student life - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Apr 2022
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Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)

didn’t just change the way she thought about fitness, it changed the trajectory of her life and career. Stocks, Storytelling, and Spin Bikes That second spin class, and all the exciting adventures that followed, may never have happened if... View Details

30 Sep 2019
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The Health Care Initiative at HBS

possibility. I had the privilege and good fortune to help launch the Health Care Initiative (HCI) at HBS in 2005. It still energizes me every day to be able to design a program that I would have wanted to participate in when I was an MBA and MPH View Details

10 Apr 2019
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Instagram Takeover - The HBS Show

The HBS Show began in 1974 and has since become a highlight of the MBA experience for the student writers, producers, dancers, actors, and musicians attending HBS. This year's performance is No Clue: The Case You Can’t Prepare For... View Details

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Business Opportunties in Climate Adaptation

By: John D. Macomber

This is a Short Intensive Program or SIP at Harvard Business School. It’s an optional student offering prior to the formal start of the Spring semester the following week. SIPs tend to cover new material on current topics, to be less formal than the HBS Case Study... View Details

Keywords: Resilience; Climate Risk; Climate Impact; Fire Protection; Insurance Risk Exposure; Hedge Fund; Public Health; Public Health Measures; Climate Change; Adaptation; Infrastructure; Real Estate Industry; Transportation Industry; Insurance Industry; United States; Africa; Latin America

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your professional career and personal life with the latest thinking on critical topics; and feel reinvigorated, inspired, and supported by the HBS community. Jun 13 13–14 Jun 2025 2025 HBS Reunions, June 12-15 We look forward to welcoming... View Details

10 May 2019
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Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA

My MBA experience was different from the majority of students. I had a three-month old when I joined, and my second child was born during the winter break of my EC year. When I started, there were four student moms in my class of around... View Details

15 May 2015
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Tips for Applying to Business School

learn more about what day-to-day life is like at school. Lastly, the easiest way to start getting information is to visit the HBS website and student clubs websites. Molly: I visited several schools to... View Details

15 Dec 2020
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MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review

thinking debt was unequivocally bad. Many people in my life discussed student loans negatively as if they were sure to become an insurmountable burden. With that in mind, I attended the college that awarded... View Details

2021
Working Paper

The Business of K-12 Education in China

By: Geoffrey Jones and Yuhai Wu

This working paper examines the evolution of K-12 education in China, especially between 1985 and the present day, drawing extensive interviews with participants in the educational sector. China has been hugely successful in reaching almost 100 percent literacy,... View Details

Keywords: K-12 Education; China; Real Estate; Early Childhood Education; Performance Evaluation; Teaching; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Personal Development and Career; Social Issues; Nonprofit Organizations; Private Sector; Education Industry; Real Estate Industry; China

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Career Coach

Ryan Kim

Ryan (HBS '02, Harvard College '95) is particularly interested in helping students and alumni find balance and meaning in their career choices. Throughout his adult life, he has attempted to balance divergent personal and career interests... View Details

Keywords: Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Search Fund; Financial Services (All); Impact Investing; Financial Services (All)

05 May 2022
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Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. The Asian Affinity Business Association (AABA), in collaboration with students and organizations across campus, is proud to share and honor the stories of our community... View Details

22 Mar 2024
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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

Nneka Chime’s (MBA 2015) career path offers an alternative road map for HBS students and alumni seeking to make a difference in the world. While seeking, she aligned her professional choices with a larger mission rather than following a... View Details

Career Coach

Michele Biamonte

to best sell their experience/skills. She enjoys helping students and alumni think strategically about their job choice + life fit and how to intentionally incorporate personal interests (family, volunteer... View Details

Keywords: Education; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All)

17 Sep 2019
Blog Post

What to Expect from your First Week at HBS

already been within the Harvard community and in Cambridge for a year and had already experienced a version of the section and the cold call. I thought I would be much more prepared than other students for my first semester at HBS, but to... View Details

11 Nov 2022
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Meet the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association

In honor of Veterans Day, we checked in with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, the club on campus for student veterans. The mission of the Armed Forces Alumni Association (AFAA) is to help talented veterans transition out of the... View Details

25 Feb 2016
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Dealing with FOMO at HBS

We’ve heard that many HBS students suffer from FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) when they first arrive on campus. There are so many events to attend, people to meet, and clubs to join – it can be a challenge to soak it all in and prioritize... View Details

10 Dec 2015
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Working with Professors at HBS

college to intern at Broadcast Music Inc. for four summers and through EBF I got to know and learn from network and studio executives about all facets of the industry. When I arrived at HBS I was determined to enhance my knowledge of Entertainment and Media by being... View Details

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Curriculum | MBA

Curriculum MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Students complete degree requirements over two academic years, augmented by coursework during August at the beginning of the program and during both January... View Details

04 Apr 2019
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Finding Your Creative Outlet on Campus

HBS students come to campus from all over the world with different industry backgrounds, passions, abilities, and motivations. The aspects that make each student unique do not disappear once they enter the... View Details

24 Feb 2015
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Finding Unity in our Diversity: The Second Annual LGBTQ Conference at Harvard

Over the weekend of Saturday, February 7th through Sunday, February 8th, 2015, the LGBT Student Association co-hosted the Second Annual LGBTQ Conference at Harvard with over 350 students and professionals in... View Details

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