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Amy Reinhard
I can't stand sitting on the sidelines. I've always wanted to be in the game. When I was eight years old, I told my parents I wanted to play Little League baseball with the boys. Luckily, my parents didn't... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
A Passion for Education
parents. The Robert L. Ryan Fellowship has supported 18 students since Ryan launched the fellowship in 2004. Providing funding for future generations of MBA students is a fitting way for Ryan to recognize the value of education that his View Details
- Portrait Project
Sarah Sommer
"Your daughter is deaf and she may never read beyond a fourth grade reading level," the doctor told my parents when I was two. 30 years later when I greet each day by putting on my "ears" -- my cochlear implants -- I... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
The Play's the Thing
Baron, the first non-European to win the prestigious award. "I think it's a well-made story, and it's funny," said Baron, a former executive with American Express and Coca-Cola who later became a television and movie writer. "It's really about View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
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1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School | MBA
the assignments and course material covered during their leave. Parental Leave Policy and Resources for Students Experiencing the Birth of a Child or Adoption While Enrolled at HBS Students who are adopting a child or whose partner will... View Details
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Michelle Henry
On day 34 of not eating, I stopped being hungry. It was a Friday night in March 2014, and the smell of pizza filled the house. My parents scarfed down slices as quickly as they could, hiding from me. I breathed in the pepperoni-scented... View Details
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Hugh Yoon
My younger sister suffers from an acute mental disability. With the mental development of a young child, she has trouble controlling her emotions, and her behavior can be erratic. I cannot describe the sacrifices my parents have made for... View Details
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Mathew Turner
"...to whom much is given, much will be required..." Luke 12:48 I will give back... to my family, my country and our world... .because I have been blessed with a lot: parents that instilled the values in me to beat the harsh... View Details
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Forward Fellowship | MBA
household expenses during that time Provided parents with financial support prior to and/or will provide support during their MBA program We award Forward Fellowships in addition to, not instead of, need-based HBS Scholarships to further... View Details
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Mike Cohen
When it comes to the legacy I hope to leave, I have some tough acts to follow. My grandparents escaped death in Nazi concentration camps to provide a safer environment to raise their children. Thirty years later, my parents fled a... View Details
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Brendan Sullivan
elderly Japanese women and men. They respond with curiosity by stroking my blonde, almost white, hair. My reluctance during this weekly ritual led to protests that my parents dismissed. My mother, a Colombian immigrant, and my father, an... View Details
- 08 Aug 2016
- News
Writing the Book on Balance
her signature in the 500 books we had printed.” As for managing the demands of a busy working parent (she oversees a large senior housing portfolio for a REIT), she observed, “Three years ago, I made a decision to adjust my work hours to... View Details
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Kyle Caven
“Don’t embarrass us.” The last words I heard from my parents before every high school football game and wrestling match seemed to convey a focus on results and triumph. I felt enormous pressure to succeed and make them proud. Eventually,... View Details
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Kevin Omwega
"I'm scared," I said, as we walked into our new home. The house had no lights, no furniture, no running water, nothing. My elder brother Eric, who had remained in Kenya when my parents pursued their education in the U.S., stood... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
independently from their parent organizations. Even in ventures with comparable staffing levels and start dates, those that had separated from the core business were more innovative and had higher market-penetration rates than those that... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
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Sue Yang
untold opportunity in a new country. It was the 1990s, and my parents had just emigrated from Shanghai, with me in tow. Shanghai had afforded them rare passage from poverty and illiteracy to higher education, and rarer still, to America.... View Details
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Ilene Lang
My parents raised me to set my sights high. But at age 11, a religious teacher said I could not be a leader because I was a girl. In my high school, only boys could run for senior class president so I had to settle for vice president. A... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
computer company back into an industry leader. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Finance and Business by Steven Rogers (MBA 1985) (McGraw-Hill) Rogers, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management, provides practical insights about financing entrepreneurial ventures. The... View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Alumni Startup Enters the Shark Tank
This Friday night, Remento enters the Shark Tank. The startup, cofounded by CEO Charlie Greene (MBA 2021) in 2021, will be featured on this week’s episode of the long-running business show, pitching its “no-write life story book” vision to Sharks at 8/7c on ABC. We... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
soberly. "I think the best way I can help children is to work to improve the emotional health of their parents and families." "I think the best way I can help children is to work to improve the emotional health of their View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick