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- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation
Norm Liu (MBA 1982) (photo by Susan Young) Norm Liu (MBA 1982) (photo by Susan Young) DONOR: Norman C.T. Liu (MBA 1982) Fellowship; N.C.T. Liu Family Fellowship In explaining what prompted him to establish fellowships at HBS, Norm Liu (MBA 1982), the retired CEO of GE... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships
The Sky is Not the Limit Ruth Cenat (MBA 2015) plans to change America—one community at a time. “In disadvantaged areas,” Cenat says, “if local businesses thrive, the neighborhoods flourish. There is a stronger tax base, parents have jobs, and the schools receive... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Serving with Purpose and Pride
advance the School’s highest priorities. Annual gifts of all sizes enable HBS to remain at the forefront of business education, and it is particularly gratifying to see how donors have been inspired by the Campaign to increase their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Every Gift Counts
Class of 1961 Smashing the 50th Reunion participation record and their own dollar goal, the class raised an impressive $11.8 million, with 77 percent of the class contributing. Reunion Gift Cochairs Frank Klapperich and Warren McFarlan, Participation Chair Roger Hauck,... View Details
- 06 Nov 2014
- News
Building a Startup Community Beyond Commencement
As director of the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab), Jodi Goldstein (MBA 1996) has watched a number of innovative student businesses thrive at the space in its three years of operation. But watching those students lose their access to this community the moment they... View Details
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
A Family Investment
Murat Özyeg in (MBA 2003) always knew that eventually he would join the Fiba Group, the investment firm he watched his father, Hüsnü Özyeg in (MBA 1969), build in the 1980s. He was also aware that education would be key to his ability to successfully contribute to the... View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
$1 million through alumni donors in order to send two students to HBS each year. “This virtual event was held to enhance awareness of our program among the HBS community in Japan,” says Kawasaki. In addition to Professor Yoffie’s talk,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Building Capacity in the Social Sector
"It's nice to seed growth like this. All I've really done is to start the plant." — Ferdinand Thun (MBA 1960) Looking back over the two-decade history of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), former director Laura Moon says "alumni have been a mainstay."... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Educating children through inquiry-based learning
industry. In 2004, Frock embarked on what she thought would be a 9-month leave of absence from her high-level job at Corning Inc. to help start ASMS. She ended up staying at the innovative middle school, which is supported in part by Corning Inc. and private View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid
governance benchmarks based on objective, third-party assessments. Once eligible, countries put forward their own proposals showing what they need money for and how they will use it. Overall, of the Western donor countries, I'd say the... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- News
Endowment Tax Debate Puts Harvard on the Spot
is tied up by restrictions on how the money can be spent. That would force schools to raise money just to pay the new tax bill. “If donors knew that the money they bequeathed to their alma mater would partially or fully be heading to the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Wyss Celebrated for Career, Conservation
lead donor and passionate supporter of the Montana Legacy Project deal that purchased over 310,000 acres of forest land from the Plum Creek Timber Company in the western part of the state. The Wyss Foundation’s initial gift of $25 million... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Hawes Hall Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking took place in early June for Hawes Hall, a new classroom building that will be constructed adjacent to the northeast corner of Aldrich Hall, facing Baker Library. Dean Kim B. Clark opened the ceremony by welcoming the Hawes family, including Beverly and... View Details
- 15 Apr 2022
- News
Funding His Purpose
patient served—would have access to the more flexible capital of a loan. Letelier started with his own money and began to attract grantors to fund SITAWI when he had a track record of successful projects. “My pitch to the donor was, ‘If... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alvin Roth Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
kidney exchange system could be created to help match kidney donors with recipients. Al is one of the few economists who can point to real people whose lives have been saved by his work." Roth, who joined the HBS faculty in 1998, also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
A Growing Array of Engagement Opportunities
Astrong, vibrant, and active alumni community is crucial to the School's ongoing success and relevance. One of the goals of The Harvard Business School Campaign was to broaden and deepen the ways in which alumni engage with each other and with the School. The Campaign,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Marking 10-Year Connection with Japanese Earthquake Region
worked with the HBS course over the years. “We wanted them to know we have not forgotten them.” For more stories that illustrate the impact of alumni giving, plus inspiring donor profiles, visit HBS’s annual Contributors Report. VISIT... View Details
- 01 Apr 2022
- News
Nancy Lane Remembered
Photo via ARTnews: Julie Skarratt/Courtesy The Studio Museum In Harlem Photo via ARTnews: Julie Skarratt/Courtesy The Studio Museum In Harlem Pioneering executive and arts champion Nancy Lane (PMD 29, 1975) died on March 28 at age 88. Lane was a longtime board member... View Details
- 09 Feb 2015
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Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)
John C. Whitehead (MBA 1947) – business leader, community collaborator, prominent philanthropist, education visionary – died February 7 at age 92. During a long and lauded career, Whitehead guided Goldman Sachs to the forefront of global investment banking; served his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Executive Action
A rendering of the new Chao Center (Illustration by Goody Clancy) Harvard Business School broke ground for the construction of a new Executive Education facility—the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center—on April 24. The Chao Center, a 90,000-square-foot, four-story structure... View Details