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- 28 May 2014
- News
Leveling the Playing Field for all Learners
a mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone anywhere. “Khan Academy started with reproducing content and then, as it grew, our whole team [began] working with others to write exercises and simulation software. But we... View Details
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion
two years ago, and will make Northrop the fourth-largest Pentagon contractor. In a statement about the deal, Thompson said: “The unique alignment in culture and mission offered by this transaction will allow us to maintain strong... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
at Heifer, Ferrari has helped the organization set and reach a number of internal goals that he says are critical to its mission to end poverty. From revising its global systems—for accounting, project and data management, and knowledge... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
active church members and had traveled to missions in the West Indies. The couple are survived by six children: David, Hamilton, and Royster Peterson; and Jennifer, Grace, and Catherine Price. Peterson is also survived by two brothers,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Unleashed
that something about their culture needs to change. This awareness often comes later in an organization’s life cycle than it should, and part of our mission here is to shorten that timeline. For pedagogical reasons, we’re going to simply... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Remembering Dick Spangler
community, Executive Dean for Administration Angela Crispi (MBA 1990) and Dean Nitin Nohria said, “Throughout his life and career, Mr. Spangler epitomized the mission of the School, making a difference in the world and in the lives of so... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Sherman Baldwin: Leadership under Fire
Baldwin (known by the radio call sign "Tank") was on the aircraft carrier USS Midway in the Persian Gulf, flying 45 combat missions over Iraq in Operations Desert Storm and Southern Watch. As the pilot of an EA-6B Prowler, he led a crew... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 31 Mar 2022
- News
A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions
Every evening on the streets of Pune, in western India, a 67-year-old man coordinates a food drive to benefit the people in his community. As a local leader in the Robin Hood Army, a nonprofit volunteer organization, he’s on the front lines of an ambitious View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible
Swedish in advance of a trip. “People are studying practical skills, like project management, and with more commitment than ever before.” The company’s mission is to provide the necessary resources for learners who lack access to the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
fall of 2020, Boston Common had $3 billion in assets under management and a mission to be, as Aiyer explains, “responsible investors who pursue financial returns but who also use the unique access and voice we have as investors to engage... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Measured Approach
Illustration by Vahram Muradyan The mission of Educate Girls, a nongovernmental organization in Mumbai, is to get 3 million out-of-school girls in India into the classroom and to provide remedial education. To do that they first have to... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
A Wider Net
of dollars to do so. That’s our number one challenge right now: how to visibly grow the participation levels in US Soccer Federation programs and bring in more of the underserved communities.” The mission is personal for him. Soccer was a... View Details
- 24 Oct 2018
- News
Exploring the Future of Work for Women
mission is an extension of the HBS mission,” says Hughes, “in that we continue to educate leaders who make a difference in the world and who make San Diego a great place to live and work.” A Global Gathering Former classmates reconnected... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
We are poised on the cusp of a new millennium, with all the promise and possibility such a milestone implies. At HBS, our mission for the 21st century - to educate leaders - is rooted in the traditions established by those who founded the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
the results of our ongoing investment in information technology. Innovative technologies are making possible new ways of learning -- including distance learning or e-learning -- that will extend and enhance our ability to pursue the View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
opposition.” How, I wondered, can companies similarly sharpen the pursuit of their mission and goals throughout the organization? My Take-away: If companies can figure out how to get employees to personalize the mission, then the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Giving Through HBS
advance; and they give to HBS because they believe in our mission and understand that their support will be leveraged to have a broad and deep impact. Many of the big ideas that have changed the global understanding of business originated... View Details
Keywords: Professor Howard Stevenson
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
A Vision for the Earth
science: human medicine, materials science, combustion science. There are a lot of different fields that will eventually help folks here on Earth. “But another thing that I found during my mission that was the most impactful was help to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
he had with these doyens, in an easy-to-read, anecdotal form. Converting the Saints: A Study of Religious Rivalry in America by Charles Randall Paul (MBA 1972) Greg Kofford Books Inc. In this study of religious conflict in the US, the author focuses on the early... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
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A Message from Dean Clark
I know you will join me in congratulating the Class of 1972 as they observe this important milestone. This is an exhilarating time to be associated with HBS. The mission of the School - to educate leaders - has never been more important,... View Details