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- 13 Feb 2015
- News
Lessons in Perseverance
By 1998, Pilar Deza (OPM 30, 2001) had weathered several storms on her way to becoming a leading education entrepreneur in Peru. Deza had gone from founding a nursery school in her garage with four neighborhood children to operating two... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
My Real Career
asset value. We discussed the triumphs and tragedies of raising children and how difficult it really is to make decisions amid a maelstrom of imperfect information. I found sectionmates had become intimate soul mates as I shared my recent... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Africa Looks Ahead
"How do you transform the economy? You've got to provide the basic infrastructure for people to transform their own lives. You're killing many birds with one stone. If people have power, the welder in the rural area can make money, a woman can make money, View Details
- Portrait Project
Peter Tynan
– 'of those to whom much is given, much is expected'. And when the sun finally dips towards my horizon, I want to sit back on my verandah, reach for my wife's hand and know that the world is a better place because I lived in it. A better world, because I was given... View Details
- Portrait Project
Emily Anadu
children can do things that will make them happy. I hope I never forget how to laugh or that I can't take myself, or life, too seriously. This way, when my life has come to a close, my career accomplishments are the last things that... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Warren Luke, MBA 1970
Warren Luke’s children have also earned MBAs at HBS: Catherine (MBA 2000), Kevin (MBA 2002), and Bryan (MBA 2006). “Dad instilled in the family the value of education,” says Warren Luke, who has continued the precedent set by his father... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Global Forum Set for June
for spouses or partners and for children ages 11 to 18. In addition, there are several pre- and post-forum tours, including trips to the Shenandoah and the Blue Ridge mountains and to Civil War battlefields at Manassas and Gettysburg. View Details
- 09 Oct 2019
- News
Building a Tradition of Giving
a cure and maximum impact. Now that his children are young adults, Sternlicht is handing the tradition down. The chairman and CEO of the private alternative investment firm Starwood Capital Group cites as inspiration his own father, a... View Details
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
Enabling Everyone in a Community to Contribute
Karen Fonseth (GMP 19, 2015) is CEO of Direct Action in Support of Community Homes (DASCH), a Canadian not-for-profit organization that operates more than 50 residential and outreach programs for children and adults with intellectual and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Child’s Play
Tak: Apps for childhood development. The Over in the Meadow Animated Storybook is an interactive, animated, and educational product, the first to be rolled out by a start-up called iMomConnect. It’s designed to help busy parents teach young View Details
- 20 May 2020
- News
Keeping Families Connected
like Mattel, Baby Einstein, and Sesame Street, as well as up-and-coming indie authors that expose children to new cultures, characters, and stories. Caribu also builds its own content. For example, users can visit a museum together... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
Visiting Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Tanzania, he was struck by a Tanzanian school official's comment that the food children receive at school is sometimes the only real meal they eat in a day. “The Christian Council only had enough money for... View Details
- Portrait Project
Bill Berrien
significant objectives collectively met and the satisfaction of making the whole greater than the sum of the parts. I want to set an example for my children of responsibility, accountability, hard work, and a selfless concern for others.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Library Dues
“It’s a free university for everyone, from children to scholars. I’ve always loved this library, particularly for the way it serves all people and entirely without cost to them.” The library aims to raise $1 billion over five years in... View Details
- 30 Jun 2016
- News
Sal Khan Takes Innovation Offline
multiple languages on subjects ranging from trigonometry to grammar to organic chemistry. In addition to its recent partnership with the College Board to offer free SAT test prep, the organization also educates students at its bricks-and-mortar outpost, the Khan Lab... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Changing Old Systems to Provide New Chances for Young Americans
fact that we have 4.4 million young people who are disconnected from any mainstream activity?” he asks. “So we think a lot about policy, think about what systems—educational, health care, adjudication—why aren’t those systems working for millions of Americans who... View Details
- 01 Jun 2021
- What Do You Think?
Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?
the United States, for example, millions of women left the labor force during the first two months of the pandemic. According to a study by McKinsey and Leanin.org, female workforce participation dropped to its lowest level in 32 years. Most left involuntarily to care... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Portrait Project
Umaimah Mendhro
storms, I led my way to Harvard to be amongst you. You who helped me build a school in my home-village... a place for children to craft and realize purposeful dreams. Where they can learn to reason and judge for themselves. And do not... View Details
- Portrait Project
Scott St. Germain
customers. For my friends and family, I will serve as an example by being a role model, a trusted friend, and a compassionate father and husband. When my children are asked, "So, what does your father do?", I hope that they will... View Details
- Portrait Project
Alexa Brownell
until respect melts hatred and children play memory with world capitals instead of firearms slip... View Details