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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Competencies and Credentials
have been increasingly demanding a bachelor’s degree for jobs that didn’t traditionally require one. Since only a third of the US population has a bachelor’s degree, the pool of candidates for those positions is limited. Compounding the problem, the View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Be Our Guest
of Asia Pacific for Marriott International, Smith worked his way through college at his uncle’s inn in Provo, Utah. After graduation, he volunteered to be the housekeeping manager at a Marriott property in Newport Beach, California. “The... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
José Royo
high-tech skills to college graduates. "It's an ideal job, because it will allow me to work closely with software developers, have a hand in marketing and sales, and play a role in the education of new employees," he explains. But don't... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
John (“Bo”) Kemp
the experience helped him "develop the ability to learn from mistakes, heal a bruised ego, and willingly accept responsibility." After graduating from college with a degree in economics, Kemp canceled his plans to travel the world when... View Details
- 25 Jul 2013
- News
An Engine of Education Innovation
the next 15 years, the goal in our schools is to really break through to a situation where we can truly prepare kids for high-level college education and, eventually, livelihoods," says Leschly. "Because then you can break the cycle of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Family Matters
obstacle.” The experience helped shape her focus as she later pursued her career. “Being able to help my community—that’s what I’ve always wanted to do.” Engineering was the first step for Thompson-Woode. A first-generation college... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Closing the 'Network Gap'
she could help. In an open message on LinkedIn, she offered her own contacts and experiences to any Black college student or recent graduate interested in the finance or tech sectors. “The next morning, my entire calendar was booked up,”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
Lifting Fallen Families
Scott Roth (MBA 1994) in the Black Hills of South Dakota as the pair discussed ways to help. What Kim wanted to do was build a foundation that would aid in funding the college educations of military children who had lost a parent in the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Turnaround Situation
One of his agency’s current projects, the conversion of an aging 109-room motel into housing for the city’s homeless veterans, has special meaning for Cordova. Following a tour of duty as a Navy corpsman in Vietnam, Cordova attended View Details
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
Industries, a real estate investment firm he started in 1968. C.D. Spangler Construction company was founded by Spangler's father, C.D. Spangler, Sr. – a self-made man who had not been able to afford college and who, at the age of 50, was... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Ian Walsh
Ian Walsh was like many other students at Hamilton College - he majored in English and biology and played hockey and lacrosse. But he and his twin brother, Eric, were in a class by themselves when it came to career plans. While their... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual
resident chairs the House Policy Committee and is a member of several committees, including the House Leadership Steering Committee. Beyond being a politician, Cox, who learned to speak Russian in college and was editor of the Harvard Law... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
the 1950s, Sagansky recalls that TV characters like the Cartwrights in Bonanza "became an important part of my life." In high school, he followed the industry in Variety. After graduating from Harvard College in 1974, he opted to attend... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
34,000 Pages and Counting
Larson Why do we almost universally regard our college years as among the best of our lives? Pause for a moment to give that some thought. Here’s a hint: The correct answer is not sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll. When Bill McKibben, writer,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
New Magazine Makes Its Mark
Nelson. “We appeal to a 20-year-old college student just as well as a 70-year-old grandmother.” Adds Phillips: “That means we have to work harder to market our publication, but we stand to benefit in terms of building a large, diverse... View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- News
Preparing middle school students for the opportunities that lie ahead
done a lot of work supporting the public school districts and I was becoming more and more familiar with what was going on in the public schools in terms of student achievement levels and a rapid decline that you see in middle school. “When you look at American View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Tulsa Massacre Case Fosters Timely Conversations
McCray, who sees herself as an agent of change, was most interested in policy solutions. When one classmate proposed dispersing reparations in the form of college scholarships, McCray voiced concern about overlooking those who don’t... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Centennial Goes YouTube
struggles. John Whitehead (MBA 11/’47), former cochairman of Goldman Sachs, recounts how he struggled as an incoming Haverford College freshman to earn enough to cover the $900 tuition. With pluck and luck, he landed a job in the... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
George C. Lodge
Business Administration (INCAE). After enlisting in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 during World War II and graduating with honors from Harvard College in 1950, Lodge began his career as a reporter with the Boston Herald. A 1954 interview... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Ray A. Goldberg (MBA '50)
antibodies effective in fighting cancer. It all seems far removed from Depression-era Fargo, North Dakota, where Goldberg grew up and where, at age 10, he began working in his father's small hay, feed, and grain business. He later went east as a Harvard View Details