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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
“A National System of Income Supplementation”
Richard America’s analysis of the crippling legacy of racial discrimination in the United States was underscored by a study released last summer. In the wake of a spate of riots in urban America in the 1960s, a federal government... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line
in perpetuity. Lyme Timber’s principals are pioneers in securing financing for conservation easements, and Hoffer helped to procure one of the first easements under the federal Forest Legacy program in Vermont, in 1995. He works at Lyme... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Building New Connections
DAS’S DEEP IMPACT Outgoing Senior Associate Dean for External Relations Das Narayandas leaves a legacy of notable accomplishments after five years in the role. Narayandas, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and... View Details
- 26 Aug 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
cofounders saw an opportunity to create a new kind of energy company—a hybrid of a traditional utility and a financial entity. Guzman Energy, a subsidiary of Guzman & Company, would not be weighed down by the same legacy investments in... View Details
- 11 Mar 2019
- News
Enabling Big Thinking
physics. “Because of the mission of the trust, it suited us to support research at HBS,” says Cameron, who recently took over for his father as chair of the trust and is also board chair of the educational philanthropy SHINE. Guiding the Ogdens’ View Details
- 14 Jan 2022
- News
Power Play
it’s a chance to make real and lasting environmental change. “Obviously, we think we can make money for our investors,” says Graziano, “but it’s also about really being able to change the electrical grid. It’s a legacy that will last... View Details
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)
and business through decades of change.” As his 50th reunion approached, Spreng considered what legacy he wanted to leave at HBS. In addition to including the School in his will, he established a charitable gift annuity (CGA). “I love the... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- News
Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George
Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George “We made a legacy gift so that our contributions will continue after our deaths,” says William W. “Bill” George (MBA 1966) of the planned gift he and his wife, Penny, established to invest in students’... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Dot Vertigo
"dot nothings"; that legacy systems can be built upon; that the United States is the Internet leader; that PCs provide the only access to the Internet; and that English is the language of the Internet. Nolan urges senior managers to look... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Totting Up the Bill for the Iraq War
legacy of this unfortunate war.” The book closes as one would hope: with proposals for change. The eighteen measures include political and legal modifications to make war authorization more difficult, greater transparency on actual war... View Details
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
concussions. That led to a meeting with Christopher Nowinski, a former Harvard football player and professional wrestler and the head of the Sports Legacy Institute at Boston University. Nowinski advised that the leading experts were... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
jury.) However, for the rest of us, the ruling will do much to define the true legacy of the Enron case. If the appellate court overturns the lower court’s conspiracy conviction, which is possible in light of recent precedent in similar... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In Character: A Case Discussion Drama
wants to cash out in a few years to achieve better work-life balance. Milan, the workhorse, hopes to carry the family legacy forward. And whatever the outcome, Danijela, the unofficial family mediator, expects her ownership stake will be... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
ecosystem for African entrepreneurs.” His work is not charity, Elumelu stresses. It is an investment. The Foundation believes that these entrepreneurs can create at least 1 million jobs in Africa and contribute at least $10 billion in revenue. “This should be a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Class of 1949 Gift Supports HBS Faculty Development
- and we did." By 1974, 45 percent of the class's members held the title of chairman, president, or CEO. Like Gregory, who spends more than half of his time assisting the Harvard School of Public Health, most '49ers are finding ways to give back to their companies,... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Outside Voices
the latter, while ancient Greece was the birthplace of academia and its educational legacy is unparalleled, the current reality is quite different: Its universities rank 41st worldwide. The country also produces disproportionate numbers... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
L. Paul Bremer: In His Own Words
and bring steady growth to the economy of Iraq. The legacy of Saddam hangs like a black cloud over every aspect of the lives of the Iraqi people, and that black cloud extends also over the economic future. Because of the criminal misuse... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
A Casual Approach to Success
advantage at Lehman was that I knew I wouldn’t stay there. I was planning to go back to San Francisco and work for my dad,” he explains. Hellman seemed to have a natural ability — he calls it genetic, given the legacy of banking in his... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
that anyone can use. He identifies three stages on this path: the Champion (Tiger Woods’s work ethic, self-confidence, and mental toughness), the Great Leader (Bob Iger’s revitalization of Disney), and the Legacy (Lance Armstrong’s good... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
its financial foundation. One of his more tangible legacies is a transformed HBS physical plant. McArthur oversaw renovations of much of the campus, including the Dean’s House, Morgan Hall, Baker Library, and several dorms, and built the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young