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01 Sep 2012
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HBS Is Committed to Increasing Alumni Engagement

engagement. Alumni focus groups and interviews have been conducted around the world to better understand the motivators and barriers to alumni engagement and to further evaluate current and proposed communication channels. There were... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Skeete Tatum; engagement; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

22 Sep 2015
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On a Mission to Have an Impact

After founding the online cosmetics service Eve.com, Varsha Rao (MBA 1995) is now heading global operations for Airbnb, helping customers of this mission-driven company gain richer travel experiences by connecting them more closely to the... View Details

29 Mar 2023
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Robert Kraft Launches Campaign to Combat Antisemitism

Photo courtesy New England Patriots Photo courtesy New England Patriots New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (MBA 1965) launched a $25 million "Stand Up to Jewish Hate" campaign last week, which is "aiming to raise awareness nationwide about soaring incidents of... View Details

01 Jun 2013
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Lesson Plans

site who has lived that turnaround experience and done it with confidence would be extremely powerful." —Carl Christopher ON- AND OFF-LINE LEARNING "The US education system is doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting different results. Sal Khan (MBA 2003) and... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2013
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Revitalizing America

Faculty Opinion Illustration by Corbis/Image Zoo/Cargo Whatever the question—disaster relief, education, health care, foreign policy—national and community service is an answer. Organizing a full-time civilian service corps—the civilian... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2010
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Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Named

McKinsey & Company. Faith currently serves as the site’s content manager. Last year, sectionmate Melissa Hayes, with MillerCoors, joined as a partner. Darren’s dream is to profitably grow AbilityTrip into a major online View Details

Keywords: Awards; disability; gay rights; Accommodation; Hospitality

24 Apr 2014
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Using technology to create a platform for discussion

Having grown up outside Silicon Valley, Linda Leung (MBA 2014) is comfortable with integrating technology and business. It’s no wonder, then, that when she served as online communications manager for the HBS... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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A game-changer for migrant students

that Curiel performed during his second year at HBS and now incorporates The RFDF Stock Exchange, an online platform that offers migrant students scholarships for college, online courses in business and... View Details

07 May 2020
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Ensuring Student Equity

number of healthy snacks for the children, and activities kits—comprising games, cards, and drawing materials—to encourage family interactions. Because the North Chicago school community doesn’t have the financial resources found in... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Mar 2025
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Open Canvas

People told Dinesh Vazirani (MBA 1994) he was crazy. In 2000, he and his wife, Minal, cofounded Saffronart, an online auction house focused primarily on Indian art. With internet penetration in India low at the time, Vazirani traveled the world to conduct physical... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

14 Nov 2012
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Remembering His Roots

that Curiel performed during his second year. Classmates and cofounders Chadd Garcia and Misha Simmonds joined his effort to test that idea following graduation. The RFDF’s “Mini MBA” program offers migrant students online courses in... View Details

Keywords: farmworkers

01 Jun 2001
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Platforms and Collaborations

even superior to similar products available on the market today. The next step, according to Dean Clark, is to enhance learning through a “collaborative learning environment.” The HBS IT Group has developed a tool that will allow anyone at the School to build with ease... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 2014
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The Digital Deck

As a professor in the Strategy Unit, Bharat Anand has studied how media companies move a traditional product into the online space. Some have managed that transition well, he says, and others have not. In the early days, Anand observes,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

08 Mar 2017
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Helping vets become resident landlords

Reed Benet (MBA 1991) is founder and CEO of HeroHomes.com, an online organization that helps military veterans secure no-money-down VA loans to purchase and live in small multifamily homes for housing themselves and income purposes. In... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Making travel possible for people with physical challenges

Darren Brehm (MBA 2007) launched an online travel guide and mobile app to help people with physical challenges find accessible hotels, restaurants, and activities, as well as emergency services. AbilityTrip.com and the View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Digital ID network empowers individuals, disrupts the data brokers

While anonymity online has many benefits, there are certain contexts in which an individual would want to be known. Blake Hall (MBA 2010), an army veteran, noticed that many brands were unwilling to extend special offers View Details

01 Sep 2017
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Case Study: Confidence Builder

we create a category?” How they answered the question: “It’s a question that’s still top of mind,” says Rose. The company has focused on defining its brand as one that provides “wonder, emotion, and meaning,” and communicating those... View Details

Keywords: April White; Confi; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Sep 2015
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Getting New Ideas off the Ground

month for Internet access. We bundled a computer and online access and support for less than $25 a month and launched that business. And soon into it [we] got a call from the Ford Motor Company. The CIO said, ‘We're spending over $125... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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HBS Addresses Racial Equity

its campus, the School acted quickly to address another critical challenge, one underscored by the murder of George Floyd and other highly publicized incidents of racial injustice in the United States: How does HBS create a culture and an environment where all members... View Details