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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
practices, which resulted in an offer to teach at Howard University. There, Fitzhugh created a marketing program and organized the school’s Small Business Center, in addition to introducing generations of black students—including HBS’s... View Details
- 19 May 2020
- News
Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online
Clubs News Clubs News Black Businesses Get Pandemic Survival Tips Via Webinar Series The HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), in partnership with Steven Rogers (MBA 1985), the MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer of Business... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Nelson Mandela’s Right-Hand Man
stated that investment is sorely needed to help reduce unemployment, one of South Africa’s most pressing problems. A positive sign, he said, is the increasing involvement of blacks in business. HBS professor Linda Hill, the event’s... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Ann M. Fudge
succeed,” she says. “Treating them with respect is crucial.” The recipient of numerous honors (including the HBS Alumni Achievement Award in 1998), Fudge has been named one of the “Ten Most Powerful Black Women” by Ebony magazine and has... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension
was an ad for Black Friday 2011 that featured an unusual entreaty: Don’t buy this jacket. The effort encouraged people to keep their gear in use for longer and repair it when required, supported by 35 Patagonia repair centers around the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Planning the Future for Harlem’s Beloved Sylvia’s Restaurant
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS
community informed, doing monthly debriefs with leadership across the School and kicking off a “Lunch and Learn” series for staff. EMBRACING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION READ MORE STORIES EMBRACING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION READ MORE STORIES What... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 18 Jul 2019
- News
Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Reflects on the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
of black against the gleaming gray. Soon Neil and Buzz would be back inside. They could all go home. In an interview in Popular Science, Collins, now 88, discusses his route to mission, which included a West Point education followed by a... View Details
- 06 Jan 2021
- News
A Message from Dean Srikant Datar
additional assistance, to partnering with entities like the Executive Leadership Council to increase the number of successful Black executives. As I think about the Dean's Anti-Racism Task Force: [It] has... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
Alvarez has visited farms, slaughterhouses, packing plants, and supermarkets to explore issues of concern to managers working around the world and across the supply chain. “We try to get into the weeds of what’s happening and speak to the people who are doing the work... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
attended and taught at Tuskegee Institute and knew Booker T. Washington, brought his family to Philadelphia during the great black northward migration before World War I. America’s father served in the Army in World War I in France, and... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
Worcester, Brockton Interfaith Community, Elevated Thought in Lawrence, as well as statewide initiatives, such as Data for Black Lives, EdLaw Project, and Lawyers for Civil Rights. Grant decisions are made by representatives from the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 15 Nov 2019
- News
Diversity as a Driver of Performance
2006. The appointment made him one of only seven African American leaders at the helm of S&P 500 companies. In an interview with Black Enterprise, Zeitlin talks about how diversity and inclusion are critical to the strategy for Tapestry’s... View Details
Keywords: Retail Trade
- 16 Nov 2021
- News
Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest
address on leadership and responsibility, Frazier spoke about co-founding OneTen, a coalition of leading organizations committed to “upskilling, hiring, and promoting one million Black Americans into... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
would end with the South becoming an independent nation—one that would keep slavery intact. The president was racked with worry. He knew he could not relinquish universal emancipation as a condition of ending the war. He could not send View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
Emeritus—died on August 20, 2019, outside Boston. His energy and leadership kept HBS at the forefront of business education and laid a foundation of intellectual growth and development on which the School continues to build today. His... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
monumental but rather modest, and many architects did not design their final resting places. Light, Bright, Damn Near White: Stories and Reflections of a Multi-Racial Black Man’s Battles with Racism in America by Richard Lawrence (PMD 30,... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Advancing Racial Equity
values, and to act to promote racial equity both on campus and beyond. HBS is taking significant steps to welcome and promote Black talent, advance research related to race and use case discussions to educate students about racism, engage... View Details
- 03 Aug 2020
- News
A Clean Start
other chemicals) from carbon dioxide. His goal was to demonstrate—through research, discovery, and good business—a new way forward in reducing CO2 emissions. The first step was to lay out the photosynthesis process in black and white on a... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency
both physically and mentally," says the energetic Meyer. While she finds her new post all-consuming, Meyer says it is a thrilling time to be involved in her country's government. South Africans are clamoring for leadership that will... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker