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- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
mention for 30 seconds that Greece might have to do an austerity program, and they’ll repeat it 100 times over the next week. Unfortunately, 99 percent of the viewers don’t know what an austerity program is, and 99 percent don’t... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS
especially timely, coming as they did on the heels of a failed EU budget summit in Brussels and the French and Dutch “no” votes on the proposed EU constitution. For those in the audience not well-versed in European politics and economics,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
workweek is filled with staff meetings, conferences, public events, negotiations with government officials about programs and their implementation, and donor-relations work with local embassies. She finds that all these various activities... View Details
- 01 May 2015
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
societal progress by creating jobs, investing in communities, and bringing the world much-needed products and services. "In an era of budget austerity and political gridlock, business is called on to play a larger role in providing social... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
Unfortunately, 99 percent of the viewers don’t know what an austerity program is, and 99 percent don’t understand what sovereign debt is or what it means to default on sovereign debt. I think Khan Academy can fill the gap between an... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
Ventures “solidified my belief that technology has the power to dramatically change the lives of marginalized communities.” In founding The Aspen Fellowship, a 6-week program that pairs Black undergraduates with advisors, classmate Brian... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
difference in people’s lives and doing that for a city is so tangible.” Koh and Osgood both found their way to the Mayor’s office through the HBS Leadership Fellows program. Open to all graduating second-year MBA students, the program... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
HBS Posts Strong Results in 2008
The business of business education produced another year of strong results for HBS during fiscal 2008, which ended last June. Applications for the core MBA Program reached a five-year high of 8,661, and the percentage of admitted students... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
the 1960s, he felt himself drawn toward nonprofit activities. Upon graduating from HBS, Lazarus took the advice of a classmate and joined the Peace Corps in Panama, where he worked to develop a business training and education program at a... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
executive director of the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB), practices a nationally renowned model of school account-ability. Pearson oversees a $600 million budget for 57 charter operators that serve almost half of DC's public school... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
HBS alumni often describe the MBA Program as a transformational experience. That observation especially rings true for students such as Meredith Weenick, Neera Nundy, Abdu Mukhtar, and Jonathan Hodgson who participate in the Nonprofit and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
development and leadership development. The program is a joint venture with the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), originally in partnership with 9 large, urban school districts. (That number has since grown to 21.) "One of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
Christenson was, for example, among the first to bring the social sciences into the mainstream of practical business studies in the MBA Program. In 1976 he also developed a teaching program that brought HBS methods to the training of... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
making the budgets available. Then, beyond that, the private sector can play a really important role. There are a number of companies in India where there’s a mandate to set aside 2 percent of profits for corporate social responsibility.... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
we have maintained our operating budget relatively flat, which means we’ve had to take $20 million out of other areas. And that’s quite a challenge without sacrificing safety or efficiency. What other security steps have you taken? We’ve... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
particular, the diversity of the population CWE serves: About half of last year’s sixteen hundred clients were low-income individuals. The variety of the programs and services offered by CWE reflects the diversity of its clients. Those at... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade
for enterprise-sized businesses, where multiple teams (of 50 to 1,000 people) are collaborating on a single program to build hardware. Companies fitting that description tend to be in aerospace and defense, Wen says, so Stell focused on... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
Kennealey, who embraces the school’s emphasis on spiritual awareness, social responsibility, and academic excellence (98 percent of graduates are college-bound). He accepted the post at a challenging time. Salesianum had experienced several years of View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
which takes the market risk,” says Riva. Bonding Together to Beat Traffic Since its 2009 launch, the navigation app Waze has provided drivers with a crowdsourced commute, with user-supplied traffic reports providing more efficient city routes. When Waze began the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)
passions. I received a concurrent MBA/MPA from HBS and the Harvard Kennedy School and was interested in working at the intersection of multiple sectors to address societal challenges and realize our society’s potential. I also had considered PhD View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance