It’s fall, and we’re back in business (school). Boston locals share the must-not-miss experiences in our little neighborhood. A markedly different fall semester took off in late August, with not just RCs arriving on campus but ECs beginning their first classes in person. With Massachusetts declaring itself “fully reopened,” outdoor life largely returned to normal… Continue reading A Boston for Everyone
Category: Culture
Introducing the Coffee and Tea Club at HBS
Founders Jiyoon Han (MBA ’22), Luqzan Mustafa Kamal (MBA ’21) and Ethan Hirsch (MBA ’21) elaborate on their love and enthusiasm for brewing. Raseem Farook (MBA ’21) reports. The spring of 2020 saw the arrival of the Coffee and Tea Club at HBS. Founded by Jiyoon Han (MBA ’22), Luqzan Mustafa Kamal (MBA ’21) and… Continue reading Introducing the Coffee and Tea Club at HBS
Tolana: Empowering Women by Empowering Mothers
“We believe a mother can shape her kids’ lives, and therefore, mothers have the power to redefine the world.” The UN’s fifth Sustainable Development Goal is to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. To HBS students María Creixell and Paula Vich Serra (both MBA ’19), empowering women starts with empowering mothers. Like… Continue reading Tolana: Empowering Women by Empowering Mothers
The Boston Symphony Orchestra Balances Sounding Good with Doing Good
The lights dim and brighten as a bell dings, notifying us to take our seats or be left in the lobby. I jump a bit, head fuzzy from the beer(s) I’d nervously downed at the bar prior to arriving. I was hedging that I’d feel out of place at the orchestra, given my understanding of… Continue reading The Boston Symphony Orchestra Balances Sounding Good with Doing Good
Impossible Burger Takes Boston
Unappetizing, dry, bland: these are the adjectives that come to mind when we hear the phrase “veggie burger” and start imagining that scary frankenpatty. Insert the Impossible Burger: a burger that bleeds and sizzles like beef but, since it’s made entirely from plants, with none of the downsides. Targeted at meat eaters, it is one… Continue reading Impossible Burger Takes Boston
Beware Social Media
Two billion people worldwide have enrolled in Facebook, and it is fair to say most of them have used the service. Many have integrated Facebook and its services deeply into their lives. While Facebook is the dominant social media product, there are other providers in America and around the world. But allow me to focus… Continue reading Beware Social Media
How You Can Tackle Global Hunger with Zero Donations: The Robin Hood Army at HBS
THE ROBIN HOOD ARMY AT HBS Did you know that, of the 800 million hungry people in the world, 82% live in countries with food surpluses? Or that one-third of the food produced around the world is never consumed? Or that, despite these figures, every 10 seconds a child dies from hunger? The challenge isn’t… Continue reading How You Can Tackle Global Hunger with Zero Donations: The Robin Hood Army at HBS
From the Editors’ Desk
Why are you here? Did you come to Harvard Business School to find your next job, make career contacts, or learn everything the case method can teach you? Did you come to make new friends, travel the world, or just spend a couple of years working out and eating right? Maybe you came to write… Continue reading From the Editors’ Desk
HBS Comedy Night: Stand up comedy for charity
The 2nd Annual HBS Comedy Night (not to be confused with the HBS Show) will showcase the talents of some of the hilarious, creative and entertaining members of the Harvard Business School community. We will be closing out the school year by retiring the cloaks of political correctness we begrudgingly wear around campus in exchange… Continue reading HBS Comedy Night: Stand up comedy for charity
Memoirs of an EC
Sasha Pang’s Three Most Important Lessons From Business School Have Nothing To Do With Business In August 2015, my husband and I packed ourselves and our beloved cockapoo into our SUV, and drove from San Francisco to Boston. As we made our way across the country, I looked forward with anticipation to the challenge and… Continue reading Memoirs of an EC
Class of 2018’s Most Eligible Bachelorettes
Andrea McGuirt, Section A What do you think is the most romantic spot on campus? Shad bball courts – “I’ll play you… For what? your heart… All’s fair in love and basketball.” What do you look for in a partner? “Who wants that perfect love story anyway, anyway – Cliché, cliché, cliché, cliché Who wants… Continue reading Class of 2018’s Most Eligible Bachelorettes
What I Wish I’d Known This Time Last Year
Rahima is now an Alumni, class of ’16. MBA Student & Academic Services thought it was worthwhile to share her advice to RCs that she wrote in the fall of her EC year. We hope you find the information to be helpful. Everyone has a different HBS experience and different learnings from their RC year,… Continue reading What I Wish I’d Known This Time Last Year
Social Impact And Balancing Social Value With Financial Value
Why investing in Education is so frustrating for the Impact investor When I was young, my family would often visit my paternal grandparents’ home in rural Kisumu, Kenya. On one of our visits, I remember pestering my mother to let me start a school in our home, after seeing how bad the local rural district… Continue reading Social Impact And Balancing Social Value With Financial Value
The Physics of Love at Harvard Business School
Ex-Military Physicist creates new HBS dating service. The Harbus heard murmurs of DatingHub, a new HBS-centric dating service, that has been gaining notoriety among the student population. We sent our intrepid reporter, Vipul Chhajer (HBS ’16), to investigate and interview the creator of this service, Asaf Lifshitz (HBS ’16). The following conversation has been edited… Continue reading The Physics of Love at Harvard Business School
Put your data analysis skills to the test – take part in the Datathon for Diabetes
Diabetes is a global pandemic. Characterized by chronic high blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) due to the body’s failure to produce enough insulin, diabetes affects over 9% of the population in the US alone, and of those people, approximately 25% are undiagnosed. More alarmingly so, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that 415 million people have… Continue reading Put your data analysis skills to the test – take part in the Datathon for Diabetes
The Road Ahead: Harvard Business School’s Upcoming Latin American Conference
By Diego Kantt (HBS ’16) & Mauricio Concha Zegarra (HBS ’16), Harvard Business School Latin American Conference Co-Chairs 2016 In October of 1972, the Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying members of a Uruguayan rugby team, their friends and family members, crashed into the Andes Mountains. Dr. Roberto Canessa made history for being one of two men… Continue reading The Road Ahead: Harvard Business School’s Upcoming Latin American Conference
HBS Director Stirs Controversy, Vows to “Make HBS Great Again”
Harvard Business School recently announced its new Director of Admissions, but little attention has been given to the school’s newly appointed Director of Strategy, Eric Drumpf. Drumpf’s radical plan to improve school admissions and programming has drawn criticism from some quarters. Despite the backlash, Drumpf vows to “make HBS great again”. At the top of… Continue reading HBS Director Stirs Controversy, Vows to “Make HBS Great Again”
Phony HBS Grad Exposed
Ross Michaels imprisoned for fraudulently claiming to be an HBS grad. It has recently come to the attention of The Harbus that Ross Michaels, a senior partner at a prestigious NYC management consulting firm, has been sentenced to two years in a white collar prison for falsely alleging to be an HBS grad. Having “graduated”… Continue reading Phony HBS Grad Exposed
Mark Your Calendars: HBS Comedy Night!
Save the Date! The HBS Comedy Night is the 1st Annual Event to showcase the talents of some of the more hilarious, creative and entertaining members of the Harvard Business School Community. The show will feature stand-up comedy acts, skits, and even a mock presidential debate! ——————————————————————– When: Tuesday, April 5th Time: 8:30 p.m. Where:… Continue reading Mark Your Calendars: HBS Comedy Night!
Flint Water Crisis: Failure of an MBA
“Educating Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World” – Harvard Business School Mission Statement The application of the MBA is undergoing an unprecedented evolution. For decades, the Master in Business Administration degree was bestowed upon the future titans (or tyrants) in the private sector. Prominent executives like Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (HBS), Nike Founder… Continue reading Flint Water Crisis: Failure of an MBA
Dear Manbassadors: A blog for men to confidentially ask the tough gender questions
Gender equality is a mission everyone can and should get behind. But sometimes it’s easier said than done. Despite having a clear goal, we all encounter difficult situations, or gray areas, that leave us sometimes confused as to the appropriate, or “correct” action. Continuing their mission of promoting gender equality, the Manbassadors of HBS have… Continue reading Dear Manbassadors: A blog for men to confidentially ask the tough gender questions
Aim High?
By Harvard Business School Professor Kevin Sharer, Former Amgen Chairman & CEO Bill floated on air as he headed out of his office, toward the bar down the street. His annual review had exceeded his highest hopes. He knew he was good, but this confirmed to him that others knew it too. “Your achievements this… Continue reading Aim High?
The Power of a Personal Vision Statement
By Heather Fischer, Harvard Business School Partner A little over a year ago, I sat in the gym parking lot with my husband, Matt, sipping on a pre-workout energy drink as we decompressed from the day. It was our regular routine to meet up after work, talk for an hour, and then head inside to… Continue reading The Power of a Personal Vision Statement
Resisting the Path of Least Resistance
By Tiffany Zhou, Harvard Business School Class of 2017 There’s been an odd gloom on campus lately, and I’m not talking about the weather. I’m talking about those of us who are still figuring out what to do this summer. It’s understandably jarring—we spent all of first semester philosophizing about leadership, changing the world, finding… Continue reading Resisting the Path of Least Resistance
Being an introverted leader
By Francisco Guarisse, Harvard Business School Class of 2017 Everybody knows it by now: the mission of Harvard Business School is to “educate leaders who make a difference in the world”. To advance this objective, the school enrolls around 900 new MBA students each year to come to Boston and learn about leadership. There is, however, an… Continue reading Being an introverted leader
LGBT Dating at HBS: The Reality
“Everyone you meet has a part to play in your story. And while some may take a chapter, others a paragraph, and most will be no more than a scribbled note in the margins, someday, you’ll meet someone who will become so integral to your life, you’ll put their name in the title.” – Beau Taplin/Life Stories… Continue reading LGBT Dating at HBS: The Reality
What Will Be Our Legacy?
By Hayling Price, Harvard MBA/MPP ’16 HBS has come quite a long way. As an American, one of my fondest memories here was the section flag ceremony that highlighted our mosaic of international perspectives. As a straight man, I’m also proud to be on a campus that observes National Coming Out Day and recently commemorated 50… Continue reading What Will Be Our Legacy?
A Word from HBS’ African American Student Union (AASU) Co-Presidents
This is Franci (section H) and Al (section D) and we’re the Co-Presidents of the African American Student Union (AASU). As many of you may know, on February 12, 1926, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week to celebrate the positive contributions made by people of African descent to our nation. For many… Continue reading A Word from HBS’ African American Student Union (AASU) Co-Presidents
Confronting Nationalism: FIELD 2
By Dmitry Zhdankin, HBS Class of 2017 In an airplane on my way back to Boston, I flipped through the pages in my passport. Several of them were now filled with brand new stamps from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and—my FIELD2 destination—the Philippines. They now officially confirmed that I got a chance to visit Asia. Yet despite… Continue reading Confronting Nationalism: FIELD 2
International Surprises: The Best of Field 2 Travels
By Annie Lindseth, HBS Class of 2017 What could possibly happen when you send 900 MBAs to 12 countries to interview locals and develop new products? It turns out that you can’t anticipate everything, even with a GEO team organizing minute details. And that’s a good thing. Unexpected experiences made Field 2 travel more fun… Continue reading International Surprises: The Best of Field 2 Travels