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Soccer has been a central part of my life from the moment I started walking—my family recalls me always having a ball at my feet. In high school I played on the varsity team and, at 17, I joined a first-division team in Lebanon. I combined my academic and soccer pursuits by studying civil engineering at the American University of Beirut while playing for a second-division team. [...]
I have always had a deep interest in education as a catalyst for social change and I am passionate about addressing the systemic inequities in education that perpetuate poverty and income inequality. I was drawn to this internship not only for the opportunities to learn about and contribute to meaningful advancements in public education across the United States, but also because of the community element of the Education Pioneers fellowship. The fellowship has connected me with a supportive and diverse group of individuals and mentors both in DC and around the country who are committed to tackling challenges and inequities in education. [...]
As an undergraduate, I studied philosophy. My days were filled with Emmanual Kant’s reflections on the categorial imperative, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s views of friendship, and Lao Tzu’s ruminations on the Tao. But one of my favorite philosophers and concepts was Baruch Spinoza who wrote, “Nothing in Nature is random. A thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.”
At first glance, HBS’s section experience seems almost random. Put 94 people in a classroom together and see what happens. “You’ll sit next to each other every day for a year! You’ll give comments for professors from the same seats! You’ll be part of section for life!” For all of us in the Class of 2024 Section G, it was truly a transformative experience both as individuals and as a section. [...]
The HBS Summer Fellows Program enables students to apply their classroom training as they explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. This summer, we are connecting with some of our 70 Social Enterprise Summer Fellows, who are working around the world to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. [...]
It's been quite a year for HBS students, and as 2023 comes to a close we wanted to share some of the highlights from the MBA Voices Blog. [...]
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