Early Childhood Education - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2023
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Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

01 Mar 2024
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The War Within

When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Nataliia Zhyliak’s world was upended in a matter of days. At the time, Zhyliak, a psychologist in the western Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, was working at an View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

12 Oct 2017
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Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

Photography by Craig Hall Like many people who work for change in struggling urban neighborhoods, John Majors (MBA 2000) believes that high-quality education for all children is a vital link to future success. He’s also convinced that... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

20 Dec 2023
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New School

In the early days of the pandemic in 2020, Curriculum Associates, a Massachusetts-based company that creates research-based print and online instructional and assessment tools, made the decision to make its products free to teachers and... View Details

07 Nov 2023
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Love and Money

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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On the Radar

In 2023, the United Kingdom announced its intent to build a real-time biothreat radar, and the US Department of Defense released its first-ever biodefense review, calling for an early warning system. Still, “this is very much an View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

liberal arts education he received at Hamilton and now serves as chairman of its board of trustees. Kennedy says he has developed "an appreciation for a tolerable level of risk" in trying to decide which companies to underwrite at... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Jun 2023
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Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

Kimberly Jung, pictured in a field of crocuses, returned to Afghanistan to understand how she and her cofounders could import saffron to the United States. Photo courtesy of Kimberly Jung During their first semester at HBS, former United States Army engineer officers... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 2023
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Leadership Transition for External Relations

goal. In the years since, her work with the ER team to strengthen our fundraising enterprise and grow annual giving through the HBS Fund has built a strong foundation to support the School’s core activities and strategic priorities. She View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

1977) MORE A century after the introduction of the first case to Harvard Business School, the case method remains the cornerstone of the educational experience. But it is also clear, from the scores of stories submitted here, that certain... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

20 Oct 2023
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Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

sense of rigor in the classroom have returned to what they were before the pandemic, adding that the School is also supporting students’ educational journeys at HBS in new ways. Kierstead discussed the naming of Rupal Gadhia (MBA 2004) as... View Details

01 Sep 2013
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Dynamic Duo

of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Judy, a former Fidelity Investments executive, is leading a science education initiative for early teens at the Museum of Science and... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2023
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Toward a Life Well Lived

profiles. They then write their own profiles, imagining their lives from the perspective of 10 years after graduation. “There is so much energy—but also angst—around those cases, I started to think about whether I should develop a course aimed at helping students... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Educational Support Services; Educational Support Services

01 Aug 1998
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Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

place by great Harvard Business School deans and professors and by generations of outstanding students such as those here with us today," he noted. "Thank you, Dean Clark, for giving my family this chance to continue our strong ties to the School." A Life Devoted to... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Mar 2024
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The Internet's Next Frontier

We want to train students to interrogate the topic as skeptics, address the pitfalls, and at the same time understand what new strategic opportunities there are that might be enabled by Web3 technology,” Kominers says. While acknowledging that the View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

23 May 2019
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Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

at an early age. These guiding principles have served her—and society—exceptionally well. “I have always enjoyed bridging worlds— across cultures, sectors, and disciplines. through social finance, i bring this sensibility to building new... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

is devoted to his family. Brennan often says he’s the luckiest person in the world, but it’s clear that his success involves considerable amounts of intelligence, hard work, and ambition. A middle-class kid whose early jobs included... View Details