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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
of the industrialized world in educating its children and ensuring health coverage for all. Confidence in our public institutions is near all-time lows, but what about fixing them? Nearly half of us don’t even bother to vote. So it... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
fascination for Diamond, a Canadian native whose mom was one of 14 children and whose dad was one of seven. A semi-professional fastball player who played for the Canadian World Team, he was finishing college (McGill University) in 1954... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
can cause pneumonia; it had previously only been recommended for children. (The recommendation was later softened when it became clear that vaccinating children naturally led to fewer cases in older adults.) But few believed that the... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
area in 1989 so his children could attend the prestigious Cranbrook schools in the city’s northern suburbs, which his wife, Julie, had also attended. READ MORE John Rhea on why Detroit, with tens of thousands of abandoned homes, needs... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
process, managing turnarounds of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and three decades of leadership in international finance. He and two of his children recently launched Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, a private investment firm and adviser... View Details
- 18 May 2023
- News
Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes
Do, Wilfong's fundraising—through events like a children arts auction and a community 5K walk and run—allowed the nonprofit to make the same commitment to the 4th graders of the following year and each of the subsequent 5 years. By the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Complete Package
employees’ families to the office. I think it is important for the children to be able to be proud of where their parents work.” Hiring philosophy: “It’s about attitude and aptitude. It doesn’t matter if you’re from another industry so... View Details
Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Hollywood Backstory
an abrupt halt: Ellen will not be involved in anything that even remotely suggests cruelty to animals. Similarly, a friend of mine who's an Oscar-nominated cinematographer will not even consider working on films that show children getting... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
Meanwhile, birth rates declined, and children had less interest in toys that didn't offer instant gratification. Serious jolts were also taking place in the LEGO Group. Kjeld, out of the office for a year following a serious illness in... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Q&A: Suzy Wetlaufer
much more violent. I refused — the plot involved children — and a messy lawsuit ensued. It was horrible. Even after all this time, it really pains me. But everything happens for a reason. Around the time of the conflict with my publisher,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
enjoys a place of honor in the memories of travelers from around the world. Hustead estimates that 45 percent of Wall Drug’s visitors are repeats, many of whom bring their children or grandchildren to sit on the same stuffed bucking bronc... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
around was a fact that had stayed with me ever since I heard it: Black boys as young as 10 years old are no longer viewed as innocent children but as a potential threat and aggressor. That made me feel like I was on the clock with my own... View Details
- 12 Apr 2012
- News
HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups
children in real-life situations as they learn experientially through play in familiar environments using a mobile device. canada PIXIE is a website that connects passionate, small product companies, designers, and artisans with their... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
Seligman gives the reasons why she loves living in Israel, among which are that it is difficult to be bored there and that the country is so informal. Israel is also where she raised her children and found work that widened her horizons.... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
children to another area and starting my post-HBS career while my husband looked for a job in the area. I added that it would all be so easy if I could look into the future and KNOW. He, of course, needed no magic foresight. Took one look... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
victory parade through downtown San Francisco. Bottom, he speaks at a Junior Giants event, a program that brings baseball to children in low-income neighborhoods across California and neighboring states. While immersed in his front-office... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
products—including soap, toothpaste, and shampoo—to thousands of children and young adults in need in Massachusetts. “During COVID-19, what we are doing is more important than ever,” says Feingold, who retired from a 23-year career at... View Details
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
it was a very interesting transition and I learned a lot and I very much enjoyed it. Morrell: These are two fairly radical life changes. They are certainly fairly radical career changes. You and Searl have four children so there's family... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
provide services to more than 8,000 children and 6,000 adults living in nearly a 100-block area. Youth Villages, founded in 1986 in Memphis, Tennessee, serves emotionally and behaviorally troubled children... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
children attending school by 25 percent, and boosted agricultural output by two to four times, depending on the area. Now we’re talking to the UN, the World Bank, USAID, and others about scaling the village program to a countrywide level.... View Details