African-American Women - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

respect. The cast of influential and colorful characters includes Madam C.J. Walker, the daughter of former slaves in Louisiana who developed a system for straightening African-American hair, which was so successful that she ranks as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

provides a venue for the exchange of ideas among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and leaders of organizations from across the globe. 2018 AASU 50 The 50th anniversary of the founding of the African-American Student Union was used as a... View Details

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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

a truly residential campus. 1959 Friends and former students fund the Georges F. Doriot International Fellowship to “educate outstanding MBA candidates from other countries.” 1963 The Smith-Roberts Fellowship is created to support professional View Details

23 May 2018
News

Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

Enterprise to list of 75 Most Powerful Women in Business 2011 Releases album, Unceasing Praise 2013 Named Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley 2014 Publishes Strategize to Win 2018 Named by Savoy Magazine to list of Most Influential Blacks in... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

as African-Americans relocate from rural South to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 20 1920 s 19 Population of urban centers overtakes that of rural communities Tight immigration restrictions Increase in divorce rates Influence:... View Details

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

routes added Influence: Medium 10 1910 s 19 Anti-immigration sentiment peaks during WWI Great Migration begins as African-Americans relocate from rural South to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 20 1920 s 19 Population of urban... View Details

11 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Meet the MBA Class of 2020

Capital & Private Equity Club, Women's Student Association, Women in Investing, Running & Triathlon Club Julio Cedeno “THE FULL-TIME EXPERIENCE WOULD HELP ME PIVOT.” HOME REGION Houston, TX UNDERGRAD EDUCATION Stanford University,... View Details

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Harvard Business School

consumers. At HBS, he helped found and was the first chairman of the African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA). In 1996, the HBSAAA launched a fundraising campaign to endow a professorship in his name. Frederick "Fred" Wilkinson Jr.... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

High Honors

president. Pounding away steadily, Fudge eventually broke through. The scene couldn't have been more symbolic of Fudge's life. As an African-American woman, she has been breaking down walls since she was a child, quietly dismantling the... View Details

Barbara G. Proctor

Proctor launched the first adverting agency owned and managed by an African-American woman in 1970. She gained a strong reputation for integrity by refusing to accept assignments for objectionable products and advertising that demeaned... View Details

Keywords: Services

21 Mar 2012
Op-Ed

Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline

had a similar high school athletic record and were black, he would have been recruited by a basketball powerhouse instead of Harvard," the questions we ignore are to what extent we implicitly believe that African-Americans have a... View Details

Keywords: by Lakshmi Ramarajan; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Apr 1998
News

Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue

luncheon talk on international business opportunities for African Americans. Afternoon panels followed on African Americans in sports management, business possibilities in Africa, and issues for African-American View Details

Alumni WDYDWYD

Jacqueline Adams

the KIPP Academy 7th graders whom I and other HBS African-American alumni have mentored in each of the last nine years. Women will no doubt continue to serve, but make no mistake. There is no “work-life... View Details

01 Apr 2022
News

Nancy Lane Remembered

African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), former President of the HBS Club of New York, and the second recipient of the HBSAAA/AASU Bert King Award for Service in 1998. A generous donor, she helped lead the $5.1 million campaign to... View Details

01 Jan 2003
News

Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969

Both convinced a dubious Lambert to apply to HBS. When she arrived on campus in the fall of 1967, Lambert discovered that she was one of just nine African-American students at the School-and the others were males. She was also one of only... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

information about Cyberposium 2001 can be found at www.cyberposium.com. AASU Conference Looks to the New Economy The 29th annual career and alumni conference sponsored by the HBS African-American Student Union (AASU) celebrated the... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

21 Dec 2021
Blog Post

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

professor Nancy F. Koehn in the opening keynote address at the Dynamic Women in Business Conference, held at HBS in late January. Organized by the HBS Women's Student Association, the eleventh annual event attracted a sold-out crowd of... View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Black History Month | Baker Library

surrogate in Harvard Library licensed resources, but can be viewed on-site via our microforms reader. Images in the highlighted content below have been digitally enhanced, where possible, to increase the legibility of Black faces. "On these pages are the black men and... View Details

12 Jan 2017
News

Personalizing Women’s Path to Success

Photos by David Kelly Crow Many women hit a point in their career when they are unsure of which path to take next or even how to move ahead. For some, that inflection point comes mid-career or after a successful run; others are simply... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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