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- 06 Jun 2012
- News
Fellowship Funder
School to help provide financial aid to a broad range of talented students who otherwise would be unable to attend HBS. “Commitment to meritocracy is one of our core values as a nation,” explains Mencoff. “Especially in this intensively competitive global economy, we... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater
increased federal regulations and compliance costs. The demands on universities mount each year. There are innovations to pursue and everyday activities to preserve all while trying to keep everything affordable and ensure financial... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
Odyssey afforded alumni a spectacular view of Chicago with a thunderstorm serving as a dramatic backdrop. On the final morning of the conference, alumni and guests had the option of visiting seven off-site locations, including Fox News,... View Details
- 02 Nov 2015
- News
Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans
We are focused on building, in some ways, universities that are the exact opposite of my great alma mater. We want to invest in good institutions and help make them great by making them accessible and affordable to as many people who have... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
their pitch. Europe Alexander Azoulay, MBA '03 David Merle, MBA '03 Superdome building integrated photovoltaics India Vikram Sharma, MBA '06 Crossover Energy sustainable energy services Latin America Thomaz Srougi, GMP 6 2009 Dr. Consulta View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
likely to go away anytime soon. So far, two countries have declared bitcoin as legal tender: El Salvador and the Central African Republic. Kominers: You raise a really important use case, which is financial inclusion. In some places, the transparency and security View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
New Fellowship Program Encourages Young MBAs to Work for Nonprofits
organizations around the world to avail themselves of the unique gifts and talents of HBS graduates. Our aim is to make the program a tremendous learning experience for graduates and to make it affordable for participating organizations.”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices
public policy, and social challenges. In health care, for example, the dominant policy model assumes that access and affordability are the keys to improving care for the poor. In Ashraf’s view, “We can’t solve the challenges of global... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs
flexibility afforded by a smaller community with dedicated facilities (September entry MBA students didn't return to campus until mid-January) allowed us to experiment," Schlesinger says. Students were also exposed to a broader array of... View Details
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
interacted with it...I wanted to take the chapel and make it a public space." Bob Ryan: The funeral home was in a very rundown building. If you segment the African American market, you had people who couldn’t really afford to pay for a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support
charity, to improving the well-being of communities in the developing world. SHE’s first spin-off venture addresses the widespread phenomenon of girls and women missing school or work when they are menstruating because they lack access to View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- News
A Way Forward for Women
career stage. “I’ve been very fortunate with the opportunities and experiences afforded to me throughout my career, but I still learn from the experiences of other members, just as other members may benefit from the lessons I’ve learned,”... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
the two set about the tasks of renting suitable manufacturing space, scrounging defunct factories for affordable machinery, developing recipes, and building a business from the ground up. It was a slow process, marked by sixteen-hour... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
INK: Big News for Small Business
have a life-threatening cash crunch. But if it were to happen, they would have more options to borrow at affordable rates. Fintech is going to create more access for everyone, across the board, including women and minority-owned... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Collaborative Cures
issues, makes health care an exciting space. It’s even more so now because of the feeling that there’s momentum for change. Seeing the Affordable Care Act pass and the ripple effect of conversations around values-based health care, this... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
Neurosmith. In many ways, Abercrombie was at the right place at the right time. The price of computer chips was plummeting, making it possible to deliver a lot of learning at an affordable price. After researching how children learn,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lesson Plans
learned about the effects of one-to-one tutoring—that in a live environment with one great teacher and one student, you get amazing outcomes relative to group instruction. The challenge is that we can't afford one great teacher for each... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
discussed in a pub in Toronto before he came to Soldiers Field, it was fine-tuned during his second year at HBS. “The contest and our field study afforded us the opportunity to test ideas in a relatively risk-free environment,” remarks... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Beantown as a Beacon
partnership with Harvard and MIT—brings free online middle skill-boosting and job-training courses to Boston's community centers, libraries, and high schools. As Boston Mayor Tom Menino's chief of staff Mitch Weiss (MBA 2004) noted, "Competitiveness is all about... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
the Health Connector, which acts not as an insurance company but as a purchasing agent for small employers or individuals.” A final piece of the puzzle, Pozen says, was redirecting the funds in an existing “free-care pool” to subsidize premiums for residents who could... View Details