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- 25 Jun 2014
- News
A Man on a Mission
filled with educational endeavors, most of which involve getting kids of all ages excited about STEM subjects and entrepreneurship. Earls has led an unlikely, if inspiring, life considering his roots. He grew up in the Virginia Tidewater area, the ninth of 11 View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
fruits, which she then sells at the local market. "The impact of these loans is extraordinary," says Barry. "Poor women have shown that they are the world's best customers, repaying their loans and using their increased income to feed, clothe, and educate their View Details
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Kanwaljit Bakshi
going into science and engineering. But those paths never felt like quite the right fit. "Since high school, I had done volunteer work with homeless kids and vulnerable children and domestic violence victims," she says.... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 23 Feb 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot
children the benefit of our success but not the burden of it. I think what they would say is that the constant refrain from us has been, ‘If you’ve done the best that you can, then we will celebrate with you no matter what the outcome... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
Trade card from 1833 advertising "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." (Baker Library Historical Collections) From the time of her marriage in 1743 until her death in 1765, Sarah Chamberlain, wife of Nathaniel Chamberlain, a blacksmith in Pembroke, Massachusetts,... View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
country. It becomes part of your value system.” Warm up with Rawdon’s winter wear for children Previous Next Quiet your mind Jamie Hanna (MBA ’98) Founder, Zobha “I wanted to build a brand that inspires people to be the best versions of... View Details
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
do have two words. They are my motto for raising children to be happy, and those two words are under-program and over-invest. Under-program one is kind of obvious. The less-- like, I didn't grow up going to swimming, then skating, then... View Details
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
to citizenship for dreamers, preserving Obamacare with a public option, increasing taxes on the wealthy, and the right to abortion, recognizing that the decision would be excruciating. “The majority are just trying to make ends meet financially, stay healthy, and give... View Details
Keywords: Government
- Web
Hands-on Learning About Global Markets | MBA
conversations,” Laryea says. The students targeted two audiences: children of seniors, who supervised their parents’ care and finances, and seniors themselves, who had to be comfortable using the Ellie Care platform. For both groups, the... View Details
- Web
Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery | About
committee has painstakingly and methodically researched a painful truth: “During the 17th and 18th centuries, the sale and trafficking of human beings—in slavery—and the industries rooted in the labor of enslaved women, men, and children... View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- News
“Let Us Now Praise Famous Women”
among Val, Doris, and Marianna: one person handles e-mail for a week, another the telephone, and the third the other tasks. Recently the Records Office has begun a very valuable service: inputting from the Reunion Profile books compiled for MBA reunion classes such... View Details
- 14 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
think I'm being treated the same.’” Even in the best circumstances, many women interpret setbacks as personal failings rather than structural barriers, which harms their self-confidence. Add in a devastating pandemic that has forced many mothers to scale back... View Details
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
freedom ring (safely) Since the start of the pandemic, people have been making decisions with limited data about questions as basic as whether to get a haircut and as complex as whether to send children to school. Safety guidelines... View Details
- 06 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market
children and eight grandchildren, Marina Picasso ended up with some 10,000 of her grandfather's productions, and sent waves across the art world in February by announcing her intention to make many of them available for sale to the public... View Details
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
(libertarianism). Think of parents fashioning choices for children in ways that lead to acceptable choices instead of commanding them to do something. Contrast this with what happened in the related housing and credit meltdowns. Borrowers... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Paris Wallace
Eric Boutin in 2008 in his last year at HBS. Good Start Genetics is now a successful late stage venture with more than 150 employees. The company offers a fertility diagnostic that allows parents to determine if their children are at risk... View Details
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Making Friends with Mother Nature
greatest joys is watching the next generation of youngsters at the Wild Center learn about one of the country’s great natural places and maybe starting on a path to helping solve one of the world’s big problems. “I love watching the children,” he says. “Particularly... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
sense here that, if there is a problem, you don’t just complain and wait for government to step in,” he continues. “It’s on your conscience to solve it. That’s something we want our children to embrace. One of our daughters is in college... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
A New Approach to Health-Care Reform
is almost 100 percent effective in protecting children’s teeth against decay, only about one-third of kids get it. By contrast, in the minority of dental plans that provide comprehensive care for a yearly fixed fee, nearly all children... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- News
Embracing Chaos
Cummins, he helped establish India's first college of engineering for women, and at Microsoft, he helped create a computer literacy program that has trained 35 million children and nearly a million teachers in India to use computers. He's... View Details