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- 01 Jun 2013
- News
A Case For Fellowships
LEOPOLD At HBS we often say that fellowships are the lifeblood of the School. During my 20-plus years serving on the MBA Admissions Board—and the last 7 as its director—I have witnessed firsthand the truth of that statement. Fellowships,... View Details
- 12 Dec 2024
- News
Trailblazers
In 1959, HBS began allowing women who had graduated from the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration (HRPBA) to apply for admission to the second year of the MBA program. Women were first permitted to enroll in the two-year MBA program in 1963, where they... View Details
- 06 May 2015
- News
Recruiting the next generation of leaders
Shari Hubert (MBA 2000) is bringing her career full circle as associate dean of Admissions at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. (Published May 2015) View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
A talent scout for tomorrow’s Africa
In his role as vice president of admissions for the Africa Business Club at HBS, Olujimi Williams (MBA 2015) does more than just acquaint prospective students with the School; he serves as a link to his native continent for any candidate... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
businesses. ” — DEIRDRE LEOPOLD, managing director of MBA admissions and financial aid, commenting on the increasing numbers of women heading to business schools. (Forbes.com, April 16, 2010) “CEOs who actually take the trouble to delve... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Volunteer Program Attracts ’09 MBAs
participate in the program, which involves new MBAs in admissions outreach, reunion planning, club and association events, and career and professional development focus groups. The program continued this spring with a call for volunteers... View Details
- 31 Jan 2018
- News
A Visible Example of What’s Possible
in the School’s admissions office. Her corporate career began at the Los Angeles Times, where she started as a planning analyst and later became general manager of new business development. She also worked at Walt Disney Publishing before... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
@Soldiers Field
Photo courtesy of Harvard Business School Former Baker Scholar and Bain consultant Chad Losee (MBA 2013) succeeded Dee Leopold (MBA 1980) as managing director of MBA admissions and financial aid in March. “My goal as Dee’s successor,”... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
MBA Program:Rapid Innovation in '96
the MBA Program Office. Admissions As part of its ongoing commitment to attract and admit the best candidates to the School, the MBA Program now requires all applicants to take the Graduate Management View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
MBAs by the Numbers
With a record number of applicants — more than ten thousand — to the MBA Class of 2004, it seems that the acronym “B2B” could now stand for “Back to Business” School. From this impressive pool, MBA Program admissions officers selected a... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity
impact in business and society. This effort is amplified by HBS’s Racial Equity Plan, which calls for the School to attract additional Black talent to all parts of the community and that has, in turn, inspired new efforts by the MBA View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders
future leaders can come to realize their potential. We want to remove the financial barriers that stand in their way and alleviate the burden of debt so they can focus on becoming leaders who make a difference in the world.” HBS separates View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
New Chairman Updates Development in MBA Program
technology, as well. Among many examples, entering students can now prepare for HBS online, as well as find their schedules, courses, and assignments online once they arrive. Prospective students can access admissions information and... View Details
- 19 Jun 2019
- News
Connecting Patients and Providers
the average American hospital loses $80 million a year in neglected patient referrals and other processing inefficiencies. The solution, Jarzabek says, is Trustedoctor’s “E-Link”, a secure online platform which streamlines communication between inbound patients, View Details
Keywords: April White
- 18 Aug 2015
- News
New HBS Fund Chairs
serves over 20,000 meals annually. Her new career as a professional photographer marries her love of the arts with her business skills. She has also worked as a voice actor, lacrosse and volleyball coach, admissions assistant, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Microsoft’s Ballmer Makes His Pitch
portable digital media device, designed to challenge Apple’s wildly successful iPod, to market too late? Without hesitation, Ballmer candidly replied, “Sure, it’s too late” — an admission greeted with approving applause. But that turned... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support
remember writing essays for admission to HBS and talking a lot about leadership and impact,” she recalls. “I can’t think of a better way to be a leader and have impact than what I am doing now.” Scharpf created SHE in the fall of 2007 to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Shari P. Hubert
copresident of the African American Student Union (AASU), as a panel chair at the 1999 HBS Entrepreneurship Conference, and as a member of the Finance and Management Consulting clubs. She has also worked with the Admissions Office and the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa
Graduating magna cum laude in 1996, Akinola was accepted at HBS but deferred admission while she returned to Africa, this time to the city of Accra, Ghana. “In Benin, we had talked about the possibility of reaching street kids in their... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Realizing a Dream
who applied, was waitlisted, and then rejected. “I gave it everything I had,” he recalls. He was ready to give up, but his then wife encouraged him to follow up with a call to HBS’s admissions director, Laura Gordon Fisher. “I know who... View Details