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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Again and Again
about 50-50, “which, as a social scientist, is of interest,” Norton says. But more interesting is when he asks people to flip the order of their routine: In other words, if you usually lead with your teeth, try showering first tomorrow.... View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
John Crowley’s Extraordinary Measures
FAMILY PORTRAIT: John and Aileen Crowley with Megan, John Jr., and Patrick. When John Crowley (MBA ’97) flew to Portland, Oregon, last spring to watch the filming of a movie about his life, what he saw was “beyond surreal.” The actors’ trailers all sported the full... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
and president of OceanCycle, a social enterprise focused on solving the ocean plastic problem by assisting businesses in making large volumes of products out of ocean-bound plastic. They work with companies... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Apr 2022
- News
Following the Flow of Aid
food through the World Food Programme, which has reduced the assistance it provides to people by half as a result of the food shortages. “You have mothers, who tend to live in multigenerational households, trying to figure out how to feed... View Details
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
my first earnings and open a checking account, by myself, in fourth grade. So I started doing that and then my parents, especially my dad, but my mom was into it too, made sure I had amazing summer jobs. Clearly there was quite a tailwind behind me and I was given a... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals
future. The Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Board of the Directors of the Associates, and the Visiting Committee all assist HBS in ways that bring a valuable viewpoint to the School. James C. Schroeder, executive director of... View Details
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
presence did, too. Today the PRIDE group is an association of 190 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) students and partners. It serves as a social and professional network, as well as a place to promote... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Number of Countries Visited: 55 Best Job: assisting refugees in Côte d'Ivoire Founding Member: University of South Carolina's women's soccer team Speaks: French, Spanish, Vietnamese Award Winning: salsa dancer Hero: Maya Angelou Next Up:... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
a global institution devoted to expanding low-income women's economic access, participation, and power. The second half of her summer was devoted to fieldwork with ImpactPartners, a venture philanthropy organization that assists... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Bold Idea Takes Off
when she won the Social Enterprise Pitch for Change business plan competition for Global Citizen Year (GCY), a nonprofit she envisioned to provide American teens with a “bridge year” between high school and college to work abroad. Ready... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA '77)
much sought-after speaker on social marketing and nonprofit management issues. "Breast cancer creates tremendous fear and panic and claims far too many lives," Langer observes. "But a lot can be done to equip and empower women and their... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts
unpopular social issues, enabling spirituality, redistributing wealth to the needy, supporting cultural activities, and effectively and efficiently providing long-term solutions for social needs. Government... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
deal of attention for its entrepreneurial approaches to aid over the years, from building resilience in climate-vulnerable communities with the help of NASA satellite data to delivering assistance to refugees via cryptocurrencies. It... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Debunking Teenagers: 200 Research-Based Parenting Strategies to Help Your Adolescent Successfully Navigate the “Tempteen” Years By Daphne Adler (MBA 2004) Independently Published Why are teenagers constantly tempted to behave... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
care, transportation, edtech, and fintech sectors. Ayman Ismail, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and founding director of the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) Venture Lab, pegs the earliest movements of Egypt’s venture capital... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
Program in response to last fall's terrorist attacks, was cosponsored by the HBS Social Enterprise and International Business and Development Clubs. In his dramatic introductory remarks, moderator Reynold Levy, president and CEO of the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
to be a portfolio manager at Morgan.” Proudest moment: “July 17, 1996, when my husband and I got remarried after having been divorced since 1990.” Carl Ferenbach Ill Managing Director Berkshire Partners LLC Boston, Massachusetts After his first management position as... View Details
- 12 May 2021
- News
Aid from Afar
As HBS student Shyamli Badgaiyan watched the COVID-19 crisis surge in India in recent weeks, the Delhi native felt anxious and helpless. “I found myself thinking of ways to help from afar—an instinct I would later learn many students across the country were also... View Details
- 29 Sep 2020
- News
A Righteous Path
When Rich Leimsider (MBA 2003) became the executive director of the Safe Passage Project in 2016, his mandate was to expand the organization. Today, there are 40 staffers working in partnership with 450 pro-bono attorneys to represent 1,001 young refugees who arrived... View Details