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- 18 Sep 2015
Fall Prospective Student Diversity Day I
Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African-American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), Prospective Student Diversity Day (PSDD) is an... View Details
- 04 Oct 2024
- News
On the Vineyard, Black Alumni Reconnect With Friends and HBS
The summer weather could not have been better on August 9, when 180 HBS alumni and guests converged on Martha’s Vineyard for “HBS on the Vineyard: A Summer Reception,” an event co-hosted by HBS External Relations and the HBS African-American Alumni Association... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
AASU Looks Ahead
"Back to the Future: Leveraging Past Successes to Shape the New Millennium" was the theme of this year's African-American Student Union career and alumni conference. The 27th annual AASU event offered a variety of thought-provoking... View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes Abstract African Art
museums such as the Tate Modern showcase their works. “There is power in abstract art, not merely as a stylistic mode, but as a personal choice for generations of African-American artists,” says the former member of the Obama... View Details
- 02 Nov 2015
- News
Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans
being his own boss, Royster instead went to work at Boston-based Capital Resource Partners, then the African-American private equity firm TSG Capital in Stamford, Connecticut. At TSG he was introduced to one of its portfolio companies,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Help in the Vicinity
African-American executives in Silicon Valley. "Most executives tend to hire, recruit, and work around people who are like them," he said. "I don't think you necessarily have to have the same color skin. In fact, I know you don't. But you... View Details
- 17 Oct 2014
Prospective Student Diversity Day
This event is jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African-American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP). Throughout the event, prospective... View Details
- Alumni WDYDWYD
Jacqueline Adams
the KIPP Academy 7th graders whom I and other HBS African-American alumni have mentored in each of the last nine years. Women will no doubt continue to serve, but make no mistake. There is no “work-life balance.” There is no balance.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
information about Cyberposium 2001 can be found at www.cyberposium.com. AASU Conference Looks to the New Economy The 29th annual career and alumni conference sponsored by the HBS African-American Student Union (AASU) celebrated the... View Details
- 11 Feb 2017
- News
Harvard Business School Makes a Case for Diversity
As central as case studies are to research and learning at Harvard Business School, they’ve been missing one major feature, says senior lecturer Steven S. Rogers (MBA 1985): diversity. Notably, the stories of African-American business... View Details
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Gordy’s Motown Records became the most successful African-American enterprise of its time with sales in the early 1970s of $50 million. Gordy’s first gold record came just one year after the founding of Motown - Smokey Robinson and the... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Navigating Success in Volatile Times
The theme of this year's annual HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) conference, "Navigating Success in Volatile Times," seemed particularly apropos after the incidents of September 11. "Like many organizations with events... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Connections: Photos of Recent Alumni Events
WeMaintain celebrating at Le Hub in Paris with judges, club officers, and guests after winning the Europe regional HBS New Venture Competition Alumni Track in March. 3 Roy Willis, Ted Lewis, and Lillian Lincoln Lambert (all MBA 1969)—three of the five founders of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Power of Prayer
region. The Collective Banking Group is a national organization of African-American churches that agrees to conduct its business with partnering banks and encourages parishioners to do the same. The CBG was formed in 1993 by Reverend... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
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Harvard Business School
Postwar America . Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2012. Ingham, John N. African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994. Lambert, Lillian Lincoln. The Road to Someplace... View Details
- 21 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
Top 10 MBA Voices Articles of 2021
As 2021 comes to a close, we wanted to share a roundup of our most read MBA Voices blogposts from 2021. Revisit our 10 most popular stories from the past year highlighting HBS students, alumni, and resources for prospective students. CELEBRATING THE FIRST HBS View Details
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Secrets of the Successful Businesswoman
had seized business opportunities despite formidable odds. They included the first African-American millionaire, Celeste Walker, a child of slaves who founded a hair care empire that targeted other View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2022
- News
Nancy Lane Remembered
African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), former President of the HBS Club of New York, and the second recipient of the HBSAAA/AASU Bert King Award for Service in 1998. A generous donor, she helped lead the $5.1 million campaign to... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Marilynn Davis (MBA '82)
Transition has been a recurring theme for Marilynn Davis, who has worked in financial, general management, or consulting positions in a variety of large and small companies, including American Express, General Motors, and Carver Federal Savings, the oldest View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean’s Award
Achievement program with ninth graders at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Matthew J. Turner (second from left), for his involvement in a broad range of activities, including his section, the Entrepreneurship Club, the African-American... View Details