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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
¡Vamos al Cine!
will control 51 percent of the cinemas in Mexico City, one of the world's most-populated urban areas. To reach the working poor, Heyman decided to cut ticket prices by about half in low-income neighborhoods while building the same... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Having a Ball
founder and CEO of a Virginia technology company, snapped it up through his Stafford Foundation. “We’ve gotten away from the core values that made America great,” Stafford told the Washington Post (December 4, 2008). “We just need to get back to caring about each... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Up on the Green Roof
reduce the urban heat island effect, a condition created when dark, impermeable surfaces like asphalt absorb heat and radiate it back into the air, forming an urban heat dome. When it rains, a green roof... View Details
- 23 Mar 2010
- News
A Fighter in the Preservation Trenches
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Allston Options Up for Discussion
in June a forty-page report outlining design options for the new Allston campus. Of all the issues considered, “effective transportation is the most critical to the overall feasibility of the project,” concluded the report, prepared by the New York View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Education Innovation
("Charter Revolution Redux"). At Harvard, the Public Education Leadership Project is using best practices in urban school management to train the next generation of district leaders ("Minding the Gap"). The movement to rethink education... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Marilynn Davis (MBA '82)
career has also included impressive stints in public service, as CFO of the New York City Housing Authority in the 1990s and as assistant secretary for administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the first... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
cofounded a telecommunications company. I Quit, and Choose Work That Aligns with My Soul by Karyn Pettigrew (MBA 1990) (KPConsulting) A motivational speaker, coach, and consultant, Pettigrew helps people align their careers with work that complements their talents.... View Details
- 24 Feb 2016
- News
Did William Alden Invent the Car of the Future in the 1960s?
Alden envisioned a hybrid system he called the StaRRcar—a “car-like train” with small pods that a passenger could call like a taxi and would ride on rails directly to the desired destination. It was an idea ahead of its time, Adi Robertson writes for The Verge: “Once... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Film School
businesspeople, and teachers to help urban teens make films about some of the serious issues—drugs, violence, love, sex, gangs, and poverty—they face. "Our film apprenticeship programs have a track record of getting teens, including... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Taking Time Out for a Challenge
for pediatric and maternal care—provide essential non-Ebola care in a manner that protected the safety of staff and patients,” Manning says. “I’m proud that we were able to partner with volunteer groups in poor urban communities on... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New Releases
economic policies needed to enhance competitiveness. Part Three, "Competitive Solutions to Societal Problems," explores how the principles of competition can help provide realistic solutions for social problems in areas such as the environment, health care, and View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Student Benefits from Class of 2006 Fellowship
comes to HBS with a passion for education and three years of social enterprise experience. Most recently, she served as the new schools development associate at The SEED Foundation, a nonprofit that partners with urban communities to... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Khoo Teng Chye: Technology Turnaround in Singapore
more globally and to be more savvy about business and finance.” Khoo is well-equipped to lead that drive. In 1992, while still serving in the government’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, he completed the School’s Advanced Management... View Details
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
of activities celebrating its 75th anniversary, the HBS Club of Dallas recently presented a fireside chat on “The Future of Dallas,” with Cullum Clark, an urban economist and thought leader on the future of cities. Van Sheets (right),... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings
and rational process but through a subjective process. Launching Technology Ventures is for students who plan to work at start-ups and at established companies launching information technology products. Sustainable Cities: Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Finance is... View Details
Keywords: curriculum
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
A Case for Coffee
Dixon, who is director of TechnoServe’s operations in Tanzania, explained the bigger picture. Noting that completely eradicating poverty is not a feasible goal for TechnoServe, Dixon observed that “if you are going to be poor, it is better to be poor in a rural area... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ears to the Ground
division. When Ralph Clark (MBA 1993) took over as CEO of ShotSpotter in 2010, he inherited a groundbreaking technology and a broken business model. The company uses sensors, strategically placed throughout an urban area, to instantly... View Details
- 21 Oct 2013
- News
Moving the Needle
private debt and equity options. That position took her on a trip to Kenya this summer to search for investment opportunities—including microfinance, sustainable agriculture, clean cook stoves, and urban sanitation—viewing them through a... View Details
- 15 Aug 2012
- News
Shaping a Business and a Community
Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development