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03 Dec 2024
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Magic Numbers

beauty, or perfection, that just creates a sense of wonder and awe,” she says. “Not all the time, but once in a while, I could feel that. I could touch it.” Today, Sharma recognizes how a self-fulfilling prophecy held back many children... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

23 Mar 2020
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Signal Boost

that women and children would be hurt in traffic by exiting from the left side. Lara, then a manager of product strategy for Chrysler and the mother of an infant daughter, spoke up. “First of all, we park in parking lots, not traffic.... View Details

18 Aug 2014
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Closing the Education Gap

with me. After a decade of running Aragon, I’m using the same approaches I use in choosing investments to identify the most effective curriculum for the children in our program, while being mindful of the budgetary constraints of public... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

30 Sep 2015
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The Power of Service

positive change,” says Reilly, who did both in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Rallying City Year contacts from across the country, she founded City Year Louisiana to help with critical relief and recovery efforts just 100 days after the storm hit. “For many in... View Details

01 Dec 2009
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Education Revolution

falling short, especially in science and math. “If we don’t take control of our schools,” Compton said, “we are condemning our children to a life of struggle and declining standards of living, and that’s not the life I want to give my... View Details

Keywords: charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

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Partners & Families | MBA

Partners & Families Prospective students are often curious about whether spouses, partners, and families are integrated into life at Harvard Business School (HBS). The answer is a resounding yes! HBS warmly welcomes significant others and View Details

28 May 2019
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Action Plan: Border Crossing

Tea’s products. We chose our name because tea evokes a sense of presence, connection, and timelessness.” Rawdon’s desire to foster these cross-cultural connections also led to Tea’s partnership with the Global Fund for Children (GFC), a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Mamongae Mahlare

Allocate time and energy to initiatives for the primary benefit of my beloved South Africa Many lives were sacrificed for my freedom And with political freedom comes great responsibility To achieve economic emancipation So our children... View Details

09 Jun 2015
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Lessons in perseverance lead to high-quality schools for Peru

Pilar Deza (OPM 30, 2001) went from opening a nursery in her garage for four neighborhood children to operating some of Peru’s best-run private schools. She faced challenges all along the way, trying to create and operate new schools... View Details

10 Jul 2018
Blog Post

Embracing Entrepreneurship & the Asian American Community

children to create a more stable income. This often runs counter to our passion, interest, and growing appetite for risky careers, like startups. The challenge is balancing a more financially predictable path with one that is less certain... View Details

12 Feb 2016
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Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

three students, so the children can work with each other with minimal direction from a facilitator. The result was immediate, Mendhro says. “One of the Hindu children told us his new best friend was a Muslim... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

Portrait Project

Josh Latson

Some children are afraid of the dark, or spiders, or broccoli. I was always afraid of not being remembered – that one day I'd be gone from this earth before anybody could notice. Even when I thought of how I would like to be remembered, I... View Details

07 May 2020
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Ensuring Student Equity

learning programs, food and other basic resources, and health services for more than 1,200 children each week in this underserved community. “We had to rethink the operation of our food pantry. We had to develop learning materials that... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

Portrait Project

Kevin Mohr

I would like to write a book filled with love, comedy, episodes of tragedy, and obstacles that are heroically overcome. My book will be rather easy to write because most of the stories will come from my own life, and the people who read my book will not be able to put... View Details

Portrait Project

M. Monique McCloud-Manley

husband will never doubt my unwavering commitment to our marriage Raise children that will understand that there are no shortcuts to any place worth going Never use a lack of money as an excuse for not fulfilling my dreams Learn to give... View Details

05 Aug 2015
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Nourishing the Next Generation

says. Today, California-based Chefables prepares more than 30,000 fresh, from-scratch, and mostly organic meals: think vegetable chow mein, edamame hummus, chicken shawarma, and whole-grain pastas shaped like bunnies or bears—a day for View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Ensuring success through education

Educating a nation of children is Hüsnü Özyeğin’s (MBA 1969) investment in Turkey’s future. The successful self-made businessman and philanthropist is focused on eliminating disparities in education. He has founded dozens of schools and... View Details

Portrait Project

Olivia vonNieda

systems weaving the fabric of oppression. My privilege is more than an opportunity. It’s a responsibility. It’s a duty. I will create spaces that celebrate people for their intricate identities. I will use my spot at the table to step back and make room for voices that... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Raising the bar for financial literacy

Nan Morrison (MBA 1987) is intent on making children financially and economically literate. As CEO of the Council for Economic Education (CEE), a New York–based national nonprofit, she trains more than 55,000 teachers nationwide annually,... View Details

16 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Seeing Everyday as a New Adventure: Reflections for Father's Day

remember taking a class with my dad at the tech center in my small hometown. When I picked up tennis in middle school, he started playing as well. I am trying to follow this pattern with my own children and am loving developing new... View Details

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