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- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
Girlfriends started back in 1965 by two ladies, two African American ladies, that lived in the Bronx in New York. They would visit each other’s house, drinking coffee and all. And then they just decided, well, let’s invite someone else.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
Kearney for another two. But in the back of his mind was the recollection of an experience he had in 2011, when he participated in HBS’s Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP). The one-week residential program View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping
strategic planning." COMMON CHALLENGES "Nonprofits are so resource-constrained, they typically spend a lot of time fighting fires and don't have the time to step back and really think strategically. When you're a mission-driven... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Volunteers Crack Case, Consider School's Future
I knew there had to be a hitch when HBS invited its alumni volunteers — fund agents, reunion organizers, and my fellow Class Notes correspondents — back to campus in early November for two days of free food and learning. Sure enough, when... View Details
- 30 Mar 2018
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
come from low-income neighborhoods.” While his background is in commercial real estate and corporate finance, since 2012 Majors has served as a vice president at Purpose Built Communities, an Atlanta-based, nonprofit consulting group. Established in 2009 with View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- News
One School at a Time
back on a test.” Frock was working as a high-level executive at Corning when she decided to scale back her involvement to spend more time at home with her children, then 7 and 8 years old. After becoming... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Just Doing His Job
broadcast and satellite technology “had a clear influence on the man who went on to make billions in Malaysia’s mobile phone, satellite, and pay TV business,” the Morning Herald wrote. Backed by a fortune said to be around $10 billion,... View Details
- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions. (Sprints are short, faculty-led programs that the MBA program experimented with this year, building off the popular SIP—Short Intensive Programs—that bring MBA students View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Donors Invest in Students’ Future
BARCOTT: Pledges to pay back donors in “service and deeds.” I am here tonight to thank all the donors who believe in the promise that the students in this room represent,” Rye Barcott (MBA ’09) told the nearly 550 people gathered in early... View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Charter Supporter
“Both of my parents have always been very committed to volunteer work and they always encouraged us to give back to the community,” Burke told the Capital Times. “I feel incredibly lucky to have been given... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Clubs Offer Popular Management Programs
for exposure to the case method made all the difference to Socarras, back in Charlotte. “Every week, I’d try to come up with the solution to each case before class,” she recalls. “But the course showed me that there’s no one right way to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Leadership Fellows
LEADERSHIP FELLOWS: This past winter, 19 Class of 2013 MBAs were chosen for the School's Leadership Fellows program, which supports graduates as they serve in yearlong management positions at nonprofit and public-sector organizations. View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
cancers and affect millions of lives. How did they reach this crossroads? The answer lies within a story that can be traced back to a chance meeting at HBS. In 1999, five months after enrolling at HBS, David crossed paths with Jen while... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ian Blasco
and soccer games, tennis matches, and skiing trips with my boys. Similarly, I hope that my love of travel and of adventure never dies. I will visit Machue Pichu, raft in Chile, and hike in Nepal. Finally, I hope to one day make good on my yearning to View Details
- 10 Dec 2010
- News
Notes from the Trenches
incubation period. If you put a backup plan in place, I guarantee you will quickly fall back on it.” “Just do it,” said Clark. “There will always be a reason not to. And this is the single most risk-free time in your life.” Send us a note... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
- News
Climbing to New Heights
In reaching Everest's summit, Petzel had achieved all three goals, two months to the day before his 40th birthday. "It helps if you're a Type-A personality, because of the level of perseverance required," he says. "What I enjoy most is gaining a new perspective on... View Details
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- 01 May 2013
- News
C. Bruce Johnstone, MBA 1966
to give back, so I worked with administration and development people to figure out the best way to do so. For the past 12 or so years, I've focused on fellowships. Supporting fellowships is a very direct way to View Details
- 12 May 2016
- News
Food Rescue Is on a Mission
being discarded everywhere, particularly at the local Prahran market where they regularly shopped, so he researched the issue, then reached out to lend a hand. With their three young kids, the Carsons filled the back of their Volvo... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
alma maters (Miami University of Ohio and Vanderbilt University). They've also taken a leadership role at the school, serving on the Board of Dean's Advisors and as cochairs of their 25th Reunion, and as early founding donors of the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab).... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Extending Opportunity: Brock Family Fellowship
was to go back into manufacturing after receiving my MBA, but HBS opened up a whole new world of possibilities," she says. "I had a phenomenal experience at HBS," continues Brock-Wilson. "It revealed new fields of interest, enriched my... View Details