To get into HBS, family money matters. It’s an uncomfortable truth. “At 38 colleges in America,” The New York Times provocatively declared earlier this year, “more students came from the top 1 percent of the income scale than from the entire bottom 60 percent.” Stated another way, a child born into the top 1 percent… Continue reading Let’s talk about family wealth
Author: Robert Carpenter
What’s in a name? Businesses are reforming hiring practices; HBS should, too
Thanks to David Cameron, name-blind hiring is all the rage in the UK. “You can give someone all the opportunities in the world… but it’s no good if they’re prevented from getting on because of their gender, race, religion, sexuality or disability,” the prime minister wrote in a 2015 op-ed in The Guardian. “We have… Continue reading What’s in a name? Businesses are reforming hiring practices; HBS should, too
Making sense of Harvey, What the hurricane means for our HBS community
I recently saw a photo of my favorite Houston street art. On the side of a bridge that carries trains over interstate highway 45, big block letters remind drivers, “Be Someone.” I’ve probably read these words hundreds of times, but as of August 27, “Be Someone” doesn’t challenge drivers any more. The highway lies under… Continue reading Making sense of Harvey, What the hurricane means for our HBS community
Resolving to be Happy: HBS students could learn to settle a little more
In the wake of the financial crisis, University of Texas professor Robert Prentice proposed an overhaul of business school rankings based on long-term happiness rather than post-MBA salaries. “Any sensible person would rather be happy than rich,” Prentice wrote in 2009. “Those who choose to attend business school on the assumption that an MBA will… Continue reading Resolving to be Happy: HBS students could learn to settle a little more
Learning from the Trump Phenomenon: How Much of the 2016 Election was a Recall on Harvard?
A pickup truck rolled through Harvard Square on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 9. A man in the truck bed waved a “Make America Great Again!” banner and the passengers yelled at anyone within earshot. Even if you couldn’t make out words, the tone – somewhere between energized and vindictive – was enough. They were… Continue reading Learning from the Trump Phenomenon: How Much of the 2016 Election was a Recall on Harvard?
