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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
My Real Career
Francisco Bay; dressed in Prada and Manolo’s; and had the token perfect child at home with a nanny. How times have changed in ten years. I now sheepishly drive a grimy, carbon-coughing Suburban and shop at Target. My primary professional...
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- 02 Jun 2015
- News
Pointing the Way to a Better World
that—whether it’s building wells in an Ethiopian village, improving educational opportunities for girls in Kenya, or stopping the cycle of violence in American cities—WuDunn and Kristof aim to show the profound impact that even one person...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Family Matters
Lailah Thompson-Woode (MBA 2021) with her children, Antonio and Yasmina Woode. Photo courtesy Lailah Thompson-Woode Lailah Thompson-Woode (MBA 2021) with her children, Antonio and Yasmina Woode. Photo courtesy Lailah Thompson-Woode As a middle schooler, Lailah...
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April White
- 20 May 2020
- News
Keeping Families Connected
call. “We could not live with ourselves if there was a child who couldn’t have a magical, memorable, experience with a grandparent because a parent had just lost their job and couldn’t pay the monthly fee,” explains Tuchman. “We’re a...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
always positioned itself as a fun toy that helps children develop, and it enjoys a healthy relationship with schools and educators throughout the world. About 90 percent of U.S. preschools and kindergartens use LEGO products. Its Learning...
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- 25 Jan 2018
- News
Living and Learning in a Local Context
As executive director of the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Kentucky, Geoff Marietta (MBA 2007) is incorporating local Appalachian culture into the education and daily lives of the rural community the school serves. In this interview,...
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- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
fascinating place. There is always something new to learn.” Paulson, the son of a child psychologist and a businessman, initially majored in philosophy. After his first year of college, however, he moved to Ecuador and started several...
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Susan Young
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
director at Summit Partners, says her connection to the contemporary art world began casually. The mother of four had taken a break from real estate development (Rouse & Associates, then AEW Capital Management) after the birth of her youngest View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
offers four humanitarian Rainbows of Hope, personal and ambitious projects that have yet to reach fruition: the Hope Scholarship, which provides funds to help eligible high school graduates attend college; Hope for Starving Children, to make sure no View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
iStock The faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School are thinking about the people of Turkey and Syria who were impacted by the recent earthquake. We have all been touched by the loss of life, the hopeful stories of survival, and the rapid response of...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
Instead, he applied to the Ph.D. program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and was accepted. Once at MIT, Nohria realized that in management education he had found his true passion. After completing the program, he turned down offers...
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Roger Thompson
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
revolved around weekly piano and ballet lessons—and art. “I was the poster child for the value of early education in the visual arts,” she recalls. “I studied on South Michigan Avenue, across from the Art...
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Jill Radsken
- 30 Sep 2014
- News
Life Lessons on the Open Seas
different worlds. I run a nonprofit, but I apply all for-profit principles to it. Consequently, we achieve great outcomes with very low cost, per participant, for our unique niche—using sailing to overcome any adversity in life,” he says. Callahan’s View Details
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Jill Radsken
- 16 Oct 2014
- News
Innovating for International Aid
little bit of help could make a big difference, and everybody just needs a chance.” Wu got his start in international aid work early. After getting his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth, he worked on development projects in Tanzania and with a center combating View Details
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Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards
Paulson & Co. Inc. My mother was a child psychologist, and very liberal-minded. She believed in helping us develop ourselves and supported us in pursuing our interests, whatever they were. Education was...
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- 16 Jan 2014
- News
Learning from Helping Others
GARRETT Ashley Garrett's 20 years as director of All Souls Soup Kitchen fed her soul. Raised and educated as a Quaker, Garrett (MBA 1987) says her family's values—consensus, equality, service, and integrity—provided her a solid foundation...
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- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
and with Marietta’s support, recently completed her undergrad degree. Pine Mountain’s approach is holistic: In addition to offering more than a dozen environmental education courses for schoolchildren that integrate science, ecology, and...
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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
Photography by Webb Chappell HBS students are already exceptionally skilled and accomplished people when they arrive at Soldiers Field. But perhaps their education here truly begins when they first understand — and are humbled by — what a...
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- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
600 people daily in East Boston and other neighborhoods, he has watched the COVID-19 pandemic hit his community particularly hard. In response, EBSC—whose programming includes everything from STEM education for teens to offering recovery...
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Susan Young
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
and dear to my heart.” Central to HCZ’s approach is a birth-to-college education pipeline of best-practice academic, community development, and health and wellness programs that serve 13,000 children and nearly as many adults. Recently...
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Deborah Blagg