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Harvard Business School Ends Required Global Immersion for First-Year MBAs
Harvard Business School will no longer require first-year MBA students to travel abroad for a global capstone project, ending a signature element of its first-year curriculum that has sent hundreds of students overseas annually since 2011.
HBS Alumnus Amit Dixit Establishes MBA Fellowship for Indian Women
Harvard Business School alumnus Amit Dixit announced last month that he had established the Shobha Dixit Fellowship Fund, a new financial aid fund aimed at supporting Indian women pursuing MBAs at HBS.
Who Does Harvard Call When Business Isn’t Booming? The Business School.
Harvard Business School has long been one of the University’s safest financial bets — but as Harvard looks to HBS for a bigger surplus, the school is finding that even its business model is not immune to the pressures hitting the rest of the University.
Mitt Romney To Address HBS Class Day, Receive Alumni Achievement Award
Former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) will return to Harvard Business School this spring as the alumni speaker for HBS Class Day, the school announced last week.
Harvard Business School Expands AI Integration Across MBA Curriculum
Harvard Business School faculty are augmenting the school’s signature case method by integrating artificial intelligence simulations, avatars, and live exercises into its classrooms — an expansion of the school’s AI push that now extends beyond a single required course.
‘Lean In and Lead’: Agribusiness Pioneer Ray Goldberg Dies at 99
Ray A. Goldberg, the Harvard Business School professor widely credited with popularizing the concept of agribusiness and reframing agriculture as an integrated global food system, died at 99.
Organic Waste, Medical Device Start-Ups Win $75,000 at HBS New Venture Competition
An organic waste start-up and a medical device company each won $75,000 at the finale of the 30th annual Harvard Business School New Venture Competition on Thursday.
Judge Rejects Former HBS Professor’s Tenure Lawsuit Against Harvard
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that Harvard did not breach its contract with former Harvard Business School associate professor Benjamin G. Edelman ’02 when it denied him tenure, ending a three-year legal fight over HBS’s internal review procedures.
Several Graduate Schools Move Instruction and Staff Remote Monday Due to Winter Storm
Several Harvard graduate schools announced they will shift all classes, events, and staff operations to a virtual format on Monday as a major winter storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall to the Greater Boston area.
Ex-HBS Professor Says Harvard Rewrote, Then Ignored, Tenure Rules in Lawsuit
Former Harvard Business School associate professor Benjamin G. Edelman ’02 argued that Harvard rewrote and then ignored its own-tenure review rules to block his promotion, according to court documents shared with The Crimson on Tuesday.
HBS Graduate Appeals Dismissal of Discrimination Lawsuit Against Harvard
Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev filed a notice of appeal Friday morning challenging a December ruling that dismissed his discrimination lawsuit against Harvard and the Harvard University Police Department.
Bill Ackman Says He Has Funded Francesca Gino’s Legal Defense Since June 2024
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill A. Ackman ’88 said he has been funding the legal defense of Francesca Gino, a former Harvard Business School professor accused of research fraud, since June 2024, challenging his alma mater in yet another high-profile dispute.
Will the AI Bubble Burst? Harvard Faculty Weigh In
Three Harvard faculty said they think fears that an artificial intelligence bubble will burst — leading stock prices to collapse in the wake of soaring investments into AI companies — are overblown and a recession is unlikely.
Judge Dismisses HBS Grad’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard
A federal judge dismissed Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev’s discrimination lawsuit against Harvard, ruling on Thursday that Segev failed to show he experienced severe and pervasive antisemitism on campus.
Harvard, HBS Graduate Clash in Court Over Motion to Dismiss Antisemitism Suit
Lawyers for Harvard issued a final ask to dismiss a lawsuit by Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev on Tuesday, writing in a reply memorandum that Segev failed to provide evidence for his claims of direct discrimination or conspiracy.
‘In Defense of Francesca Gino’: HLS Professor Lawrence Lessig Uses Podcast to Tell Former HBS Professor’s Side in Tenure Denial Story
Former Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino, together with Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, have turned to podcasting to tell her story since her tenure was revoked last semester.
Businessly Blonde: Reese Witherspoon Talks Entrepreneurship at HBS Event
Twenty-four years after Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon first asked if it’s hard to get into Harvard, she returned to campus on Tuesday to discuss entrepreneurship and female empowerment at Harvard Business School.
Shark Tank Star Kevin O’Leary Judges Six Harvard Startups at HBS Competition
Kevin O’Leary — the investor known for starring in the television show “Shark Tank” — judged six teams of Harvard students on their startup pitches at a Harvard Business School event on Monday, awarding the winning team $200,000 in total funding.
HBS Professor Arthur Schleifer Jr. Remembered for Innovative Teaching Programs, Appreciation for the Arts
While most knew Harvard Business School Professor Arthur Schleifer, Jr. for his data-driven business strategies and his innovative teaching curriculum, Schleifer was also immersed in literature and had a love for solving crossword puzzles.
From a ‘Crazy’ Class to a Campus Craze: Entrepreneurship Takes Off in Harvard College Curriculum
Entrepreneurship at the College has exploded. Once limited to extracurricular programs and social enterprise workshops, the College now offers half a dozen classes on startups, venture capital, and innovation.
Harvard Moves to Dismiss HBS Graduate’s Antisemitism Lawsuit
Harvard filed a motion on Monday to dismiss Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev’s ongoing lawsuit against the University, claiming that Segev failed to show that Harvard violated antidiscrimination law in its response to an alleged assault against him at a protest.
HBS Professor Says AI Can Boost But Not Replace Human Creativity in HAA Webinar
Jacqueline N. Lane, a professor at the Harvard Business School, argued that artificial intelligence can meaningfully amplify human creativity, but cautioned overreliance on the technology during a webinar on Thursday evening.
Novartis Global Health Head Touts Commitment to Fight Diseases in ‘Market Failures’ at HBS Talk
Lutz Hegemann, the head of global health at Swiss pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis, said the company will continue to invest in drugs to fight diseases without strong profit incentives and maintain regional commitments in Sub-Saharan Africa at a Harvard Business School talk on Friday.
HBS Professor Kent Bowen Remembered for Academic Achievements, Commitment to Family and Faith
Harvard Business School Professor H. Kent Bowen, who taught at HBS for 15 years before his retirement in 2008, died on July 17 at the age of 83.
How Alumni Entrepreneurs Are Trying to Redefine Harvard’s Reputation in the Startup World
At the inaugural Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Startup World Cup regionals on Sep. 12, Harvard graduates from 12 finalist startups made pitches for the chance to be sent to the championship round in San Francisco.
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