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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining a Resilient Democracy
revise rules that make it possible today for rogue legislators to hold up bills that an overwhelming majority of citizens want. Term limits are Braun’s number one recommendation for constructive systemic change. Leading by example, he set... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
Lifting Fallen Families
the number of people the organization is able to find and assist. The initial $20,000 investment now allows the Kims, 17 years later, to see how the Children of Fallen Patriots has made an impact on families, and sometimes they get to see... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
Drew Faust observes, “John and Jenny are putting their mark on the future through the generations of students they are educating and the discoveries that will unfold new human possibilities in the years ahead.” Paulson also supports a maternity hospital in Ecuador,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
How Green Is the Valley: HBS Students Explore Booming California Industries
According to the West Club's trip organizers, Francis Tapon (HBS '97) and Nadine Weil (HBS '97), students benefited enormously from the experience. "Many participants told us they learned a lot, made a number of significant contacts, and... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 21 Jan 2014
- News
Climbing to New Heights
feet) is the world's tallest mountain. That idea grew into the challenge, well known among serious mountaineers (including a number of HBS alumni), of also climbing the rest of the famed "Seven Summits"—the tallest mountain on each of the... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 05 May 2022
- News
Lesson Plans
Academy is the established, go-to education platform for learners of all ages. But two years ago, the organization faced a test, one that recalled the role those video lessons played in the lives of his displaced cousins. [music] News clips: With the increased View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
The Young Presidents' Organization. There I encountered much less formally dressed people, hunched over what appeared to be the day's cases. They were crunching numbers and cramming for the work they obviously had not completed the night... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
headlines and rack up revenues in the billions, a number of smaller U.S. companies — some publicly traded, others privately owned — refuse to be overshadowed. However modest their comparative size, their market share still reaches into... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
noting that Hasbro (the owner of Parker Brothers) has come out with a number of new versions of Trivial Pursuit in the last five years. Furlong thinks that Cranium has forced other game makers to focus on new ways to gain, or at least... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
appointed joint interim directors, asking them “to step up and take more responsibility,” and gave more authority to her executive assistant to act as a gatekeeper for issues as they arose. “My number one thing is that I didn’t want to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
In Memoriam
the Finance Unit (from 1969 to 1973) and taught in both the MBA and the Executive Education programs. He also played an influential role as the Business School’s representative to a number of University committees that affected faculty... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Rethinking the Fashion Beat
Instilling Production with Principles Instilling Production with Principles Áslaug Magnúsdóttir Customizing Couture Online Customizing Couture Online Jamal Motlagh Taking Tailoring High Tech Taking Tailoring High Tech Katrina Lake Dressing by View Details
- 23 Dec 2009
- News
In the Zone
While a number of organizations work to address the inequities that exist in America’s public schools, one in particular has caught the eye of President Obama. And with good reason: the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), recently featured on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Batteries Included
Depleted batteries can be taken to charging stations in port while charged batteries are loaded on board, allowing the ship to get back underway quickly. “The way the math works with swapping is, you need a critical mass, a certain number... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
would suggest otherwise. In April there was a 30 percent month-over-month decrease in the number of VC deals in the US. I have always appreciated that health care is an essential industry—one with a mission where you can feel good about... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
Association has around 800 members globally.” That number speaks to the fact that since many older LGBTQ+ students were not out while at HBS, they may still lack awareness that they can affiliate with the HBS PRIDE Alumni Association.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream
a formal research project, in which we're gathering that information, doing the research, and trying to bring the actual numbers to light, so that we can make a change in the culture of work. Hanna: How would you advise people to design... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
From the Editors
Fenn, Jr., Edward L. Anthony (MBA '52), and Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (51st PMD). Volume I, number 1 of the Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin appeared on January 3, 1925, after a three-year trial as a special section of the Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
adjustment for older faculty who had taught only in a single-sex classroom. "One senior professor was always hesitant to call on me until I spoke to him about it," says Wilkinson. "We got that settled." It was a new experience for many of the male students, too, in a... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
expertise as well as money, and thus the venture capital industry was born. Among those joining AR&D in 1947 was a returning U.S. Navy veteran named Bill Elfers. Just four years later, he became vice president and was soon the number two... View Details