Higher Education - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2004
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Strengthening Ties with Executive Education Graduates

company sponsorship of individual students. And Executive Education programs often draw a higher percentage of foreign participants than the MBA Program. In my PMD class, two-thirds of the students came from... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Alumni Association Board of Directors; committee; Educational Services; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
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An investment of time to advance education

a director at Facebook, as well as at Dell and Walmart, to free up time for this new position and other activities. “I want to make as much of a contribution as I can to Harvard, to higher education, and, hopefully, to View Details

09 Mar 2021
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A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible

Courses As the online education sector has grown, Alison’s “freemium” model continues to set it apart. The company is one of the largest certifiers of education globally and boasts 3 million graduates.... View Details

Keywords: April White

09 Mar 2021
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Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic

Children learning remotely often have to rely on parents or a sibling for help. The pandemic has caused the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting more than one billion learners in more than 190 countries, according... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

18 Aug 2014
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Fighting income inequality with early education reform

Anne Dias Griffin (MBA 1997) believes the early years are a critical time to correct income disparity. “There is a much higher return on investment in early childhood. It’s more expensive to intervene later,” says Dias Griffin, founder... View Details

07 Nov 2014
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Investing for the Long Term in Education

grant-making efforts. We also continue to do libraries, but in Africa, and more recently higher education in Africa. “It is an especially challenging effort, given that we are legally required to give away 5... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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HBS Collaboration Helps Management Education for Minority Students

in business education at institutions of higher learning serving primarily African Americans and Hispanic Americans. "It is an issue of national importance that minority communities achieve economic... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

06 Apr 2018
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Skills Over Degrees: Harvard Business School’s Joe Fuller Shares How Employers and Educators Can Find and Foster Skills for the Future

12 Mar 2013
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New Thinking for China

China’s educational system is undergoing a radical transformation—from an emphasis on rote memorization to teaching styles that emphasize critical and creative-thinking skills. And Chen Weiming is at the forefront of that change. Chen is... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; higher education, teaching, china, social entrepreneurship

11 Jul 2014
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The Long Road Taken

Keywords: Harvard College; higher education, teaching, china, social entrepreneurship; dean appointment; Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Ken Baumgartner - Sticking with It

Cup team, Baumgartner saw his ice time as a springboard to higher education. “I wanted to avoid spending a lifetime working in the mine,” says the fit, 36-year-old, who has been a welcome addition to the B-School Blades hockey team. “I... View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton; hockey; education; family; career paths; personal priorities; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Mining

01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap

working world, keeping education a key priority. “Student loan debt exceeds consumer credit card debt by $500 billion,” Drake continues. “We’re buying more higher ed than we are Amazon, which is just... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government