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Placement - Doctoral

studies, are uniquely individualized. Factors like departmental fit, location preferences, dual career choices, and family needs shape these decisions. We celebrate when students secure a position that brings them joy! View Details

02 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

19 Feb 2016
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4 Updates About Peek Weekend at HBS

for all Peek participants. 4. Some things about Peek Weekend will stay the same Not everything will be changing! Peek is still open to college students who are rising juniors, seniors, and new graduates... View Details

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

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

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy

educational institutions and nonprofits, based on our research parameters. Many of the largest grants went to the foundations or fundraising arms of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-serving... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew Lee, Brian Trelstad, and Ethan Tran

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Accounting & Management - Doctoral

individual firms; rewarding and monitoring the performance of managers; formulating, executing and evaluating strategy by firm managers; understanding the profitability of suppliers, products, customers, distribution channels, and business units; and managing franchise... View Details

11 Feb 2021
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)

What was your undergraduate university and major? How long did you defer your 2+2 admission? I’m originally from Southfield, Michigan and attended Harvard College for undergraduate and studied Economics. I deferred admission for 4 years.... View Details

25 Jan 2023

Peek

Are you a current college student? Are you curious about the MBA? Consider joining us this January for Peek to learn more about the value of an MBA for your future. This virtual program will include live online sessions with the... View Details

Career Coach

Whit Collier

Whit Collier (HBS ’04, Harvard College ’99) advises students on their paths towards alignment and fulfillment in career and life. He guides clients through transitions, challenges and inflection points,... View Details

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

in Global Society How can we best prepare students to navigate an uncertain world? How do we make sense of the changes in American and global politics over the past decades with our students? In this session, Professors Matthew Weinzierl... View Details

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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

Boston College A&M Seminar - Mark Bradshaw Time: 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Location: Cumnock 120 Organizers: Accounting & Management Unit Harvard Business School faculty and doctoral students only Contact... View Details

17 Feb 2022
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The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

start innovative nonprofit colleges. “My hope for the students is that the SIP gave them an intense, week-long opportunity to learn about and try to resolve the big questions facing the US college sector,”... View Details

17 Aug 2021
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New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

BEI recently named Courtney Fairbrother as the new Associate Director. Courtney manages student and alumni engagement and creates networks and opportunities that encourage these groups to address climate change. She also oversees the... View Details

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Value-Based Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

about value-based health care. Here we publish links to major value oriented organizations in health care. American College of Surgeons' THRIVE Initiative On July 18, 2019, the American College of Surgeons... View Details

01 Feb 2023
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Jada Haynes

The HBS 2+2 program is a deferred admission process for current students in their final year of study, either in college or a full-time master’s degree program. If you are admitted through 2+2, you work for... View Details

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Giving - Alumni

MBA students receive need-based financial aid Learn how you can support students 3,200+ Student and alumni ventures supported by the Harvard Innovation Labs Learn about the... View Details

Career Coach

Matt Spielman

Matt helped grow IAG Research, which became the arbiter of advertising effectiveness. IAG was acquired by Nielsen. Matt holds a B.A. in Economics from Columbia College and an M.B.A. from HBS. He earned his Executive Coaching... View Details

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About - Case Method Project

preference for the case method over traditional teaching approaches and textbook readings. Teachers also discovered that the case method, when combined with the proper scaffolding, can make material written for a college audience... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Doctoral

the online application system. Current GMAT or GRE scores TOEFL or IELTS scores (non-native English speakers who did not receive an undergraduate degree from a university of college where the primary language of instruction is English)... View Details

22 Feb 2023
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Meet the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)

startups focused on Climate Tech and Future of Work. Prior to HBS, I was the program manager of the NextGen Initiatives at Disability:IN, the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. In that role, I connected View Details

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