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- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
wealth, funeral rites, and marriage, Borders and the Self elevates the question of Igbo identity by threading in the personal histories of the Ajene and Okeke families—which became united by marriage amid the backdrop of the Nigerian... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
Baker: With a strong belief in change within the system, working to reduce corruption so that free markets will function better, to the benefit of rich and poor nations alike. Photos by Katherine Lambert Corruption. Said slowly, even the... View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
of roughly 1,400 applicants, LEDA accepts 100 of the most promising students, with a broader goal of improving and diversifying the national pipeline for the next generation of leaders. “LEDA is very intentional about its selection... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 20 Mar 2019
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
achieved by mid-century; the United States needs to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2030. These sobering facts did not discourage more than 80 alumni and guests who gathered on March 7 in Los Angeles for an HBS faculty-led discussion on... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
Verdant Power cofounder Ron Smith (MBA 1979) stands aside the East River in New York, where his company launched the first commercially licensed tidal power project in the United States. It’s a muggy July day in New York City, and Ron... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin
nationalistic pride and identity but also allows them to leverage monetary policy, one of the most significant tools that governments have to affect their economies. However, we’ve seen countries like Ecuador getting rid of their national... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Mom Corps
it has expanded into four additional cities and has drawn favorable coverage in a variety of national and regional publications. O’Kelly, who recently won an entrepreneurship award from Working Mother (September 11, 2006), told the... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
A man on a mission
gives high school juniors and seniors interested in STEM subjects an early immersion in the college environment, and helped an organization win a $5 million grant to promote entrepreneurship to high school students. “It’s an opportunity to marry technical disciplines... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Global Forum Set for June
social events will take forum participants inside the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and the elegant National Building Museum for the re-creation of a White House “State Dinner” as hosted by presidents for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
A Woman in the House
Journal Gazette (October 21, 2003). The swearing-in ceremony included an audience of eight hundred enthusiastic supporters, a high-school band, and a heartfelt rendition of the national anthem. “The bipartisan crowd was liberal with its... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Lab to Open in ’11
access to Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, and a program of related activities to deepen their understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation. “Our goal is to drive innovation by connecting entrepreneurial teams, not only across the Charles River but View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
An Advocate for Women's Equality
position at First National City Bank to work to put more women in leadership roles and to serve as a spokesperson on women's issues. Even with Nixon's backing, significant pressure against her came from inside the administration. For... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
could have a large impact on global climate. When Payne signed on for the project, he didn’t realize how important his volunteer effort would become. The Arctic Ice Project has sparked the interest of such organizations as the United... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Alumni Books
Greatness by Mitt Romney (MBA ’74/JD ’75) (St. Martin’s Press) Romney asserts that America’s strength is essential for its own well-being and the world’s, but its national advantages have eroded. The United... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
driving the Porsche as his company car. “With God as my witness, that’s what happened,” says Rogers, who still seems amazed by the turn of events. Taking Dreyer’s National When Rogers and Cronk took over on May 20, 1977, Dreyer’s was a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
from the MBA Class of 1998: Marc Cenedella, founder of the Internet job search site TheLadders; Marla Malcolm Beck, cofounder of national cosmetics retailer bluemercury; and Chris Michel, cofounder of early professional social networks... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Case Study: Let’s Dance
everywhere they perform, with filters to explore genres, ensembles, studios, or professionals and the places they teach. The site is currently focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles, thanks to early funding from friends and family, but Liang is eyeing expansion in... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution
rate is 16 percent) and is paying its employees 30 percent to 40 percent above the average Jordanian wage rate in similar fields. Furthermore, the venture has the potential to open up markets to both sides that have hitherto been unreachable - the Arab market to the... View Details
- 25 Jun 2014
- News
A Man on a Mission
entrepreneurship and STEM subjects in a major at college," says Earls. "It's an opportunity to marry technical disciplines with entrepreneurial spirit. The future of this nation will require technical skills and the thinking of... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Personal crises inform a life’s work
One of the youngest women to attend HBS, Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA 1977) was building a successful investment banking career when a cancer diagnosis at age 29 spurred her to volunteer at the National Alliance of Breast Cancer... View Details