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- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
Sunday. And it's the culmination of the party, and the celebration, and the shared ethos of giving and taking responsibility. Black Rock city is a 24-hour city. So you could say you could start at 12:01 AM. All over, there is music. There... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
2002–2013 Born in Boston and raised in Medford, Massachusetts, just miles from HBS, Mike Bloomberg has pioneered innovations that have spread across the world. From Medford to Wall Street and beyond, the same core beliefs—in the importance of working hard, playing... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Remembering “Mr. Harvard”
reunion gift committees. He contributed to the School in ways that reflected his many interests: funding for a chaired professorship, supporting physical fitness programs, donating money for athletic facilities, and helping to purchase an... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Alumni Books
while witnessing the end of the studio system, the development of indepen-dent production, and the rise and fall of some of Hollywood’s most gifted (and notorious) cultural icons. Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
of the river and recently endowed the College's baseball program with a gift of $2.5 million. "There are many people along the way -- starting with your parents -- who help you to get to a position where you can make a difference,' he... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Professors Recognized with New Chair Appointments
Seth Klarman (MBA ’82). It received gifts from alumni and colleagues of Light, who served as Dean from 2005 to 2010. Thomas Eisenmann is the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration. Eisenmann, chair of the MBA Elective... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness
Goodness, draws on research from the fields of philosophy, psychology, behavioral research, and the concepts of effective altruism to outline a set of actions that we can embark on immediately to make next year better than last. Start saying no. When he turned 50,... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Look Again
“In more traditional scenes, the black woman’s gaze does not meet ours; instead she is usually looking at her employer. Here, Bazille depicts her alone, with no mistresses to marginalize her, and gives her a direct but enigmatic... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Happy New Year: The HBS Alumni Board's Newest Members Look to the Future
made during those years have sustained to this day, and it's a group I continue to learn from every year. I've never viewed HBS as simply a school or a place. I view it as a living and evolving institution gifted to us by those who came... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building
Inspired by Dean Kim B. Clark's vision for the School, Beverly and Rodney A. Hawes, Jr. (MBA '69), recently made a generous gift to HBS that will fund a new classroom building. "You can't succeed in the world today without having a global... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
because I don't have to ask anybody for money. That allows me to do what I think is right on every vote, because I don't have anybody that I have to satisfy because they contributed a lot of money. That gives me such an advantage in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
to the United States. Thanks to the Harfs’ efforts, DKMS has facilitated some 26,000 transplants and now has over 2.8 million registered bone marrow donors. Seth Klarman, MBA 1982 President, The Baupost Group, LLC At his desk on the trading floor at Baupost. Klarman’s... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
opportunity it presented. “We, as a college, felt like, ‘This gift has just been handed to our institution, our students, and our state, so let’s get after it.’” Since the introduction of Rhode Island Promise, a tuition-free,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
Whether through career choice, board membership, volunteerism, or philanthropic support, HBS graduates traditionally have shown a strong interest in giving something back to their communities. Taking this commitment a step further, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
be quite so literal, museums across the country are working hard to shed their stodgy images and appeal to a broader spectrum of visitors with blockbuster exhibitions, well-stocked gift shops, remodeled cafés, and, in some cases, even... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
if they listened long enough to give him a shot,” says HBS professor emeritus Stephen A. Greyser. “Also, it’s interesting to note that he didn’t go to the academy to get his ideas accepted; his approach was to convince important people in... View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- News
Diving into the 'Shark Tank'
boxes and were as excited to open them as our young riders. I think gifting them Surprise Rides allowed them to really connect with the joy that our product brings to kids and adults alike. We didn't have to spend any time convincing them... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
to emphasize a point. “His hands perform a rapid-fire ballet of encouragement: palms outstretched to reassure the uncertain student, wrists moving in quick circles to urge onward the confident,” noted a 1976 article in the Harvard Gazette. “The reply completed, Mr.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
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Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward
With Harvard navigating an array of pressures, Jana Kierstead, Executive Director of the MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations, spoke with Dean Srikant Datar about how HBS is responding to new challenges while maintaining its focus on strategic priorities.... View Details