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AASU Hosts 31st Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference

The African-American Student Union (AASU) is bringing together top black business leaders of today and tomorrow to examine various dimensions of wealth in the African-American community – from unprecedented gains in financial markets and corporate corner offices to increases in political, community, and intellectual wealth – at the 31st Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference, to… Continue reading AASU Hosts 31st Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference

Editorial

Turning this blinking cursor on a blank page into a poignant editorial on our position on The Harbus’ independence, my optimism about the incoming editorial staff, and my excitement about the upcoming changes to the paper caused a lot of anxiety and only arrived after three previous versions of this essay. Perhaps these obstacles were… Continue reading Editorial

HBS Working Knowledge Recommends

Kindred Spirits: Harvard Business School’s Extraordinary Class of 1949 and How They Transformed American Businessby David CallahanJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002 David Callahan’s engrossing study of the HBS Class of 1949 illustrates how the Depression and World War II shaped the class. The Class of 1949 was an unusual group that went on to… Continue reading HBS Working Knowledge Recommends

Editor-in-Chief's Farewell

Somehow it doesn’t feel quite right. It may say “Editor-in-Chief” under my name, but the drive behind this year’s edition of The Harbus most definitely came from someone else – a person who revamped the design, content, and attitude of The Harbus in more ways than most people recognize. That person is Nicholas Allen Will… Continue reading Editor-in-Chief's Farewell

No Respect!

Harbus Humor is the Rodney Dangerfield of the editorial room.Around the end of October Harbus Humor got the feeling that the Harbus editorial team wasn’t taking him seriously. Actually, Harbus Humor always had that feeling. Sure Harbus Humor complained whenever editorial meetings ran over, but one has to realize that Harbus Humor seeing the battle… Continue reading No Respect!

Harbus Editor Resigns

Nick Will (OI) resigned Wednesday as editor-in-chief of The Harbus after the Harvard Business School administration informed him that he was being held personally responsible for all content published by the newspaper. According to Will, the administration found a cartoon that the newspaper published in its October 28 issue to be inappropriate. The cartoon, “Pre… Continue reading Harbus Editor Resigns

Are you Committed to our Mission?

The mission of the MBA program at Harvard Business School is to develop outstanding business leaders who will contribute to the well being of society. This is certainly an ambitious goal. It might even be argued that a touch of arrogance (despite the HBS abhorrence of the word) can be found in this one sentence.… Continue reading Are you Committed to our Mission?

Sex and the Campus

Case #1: Section LoveThere seem to be unwritten norms, rules, and myths about dating on campus here at Harvard Business School. Or is there such a thing as dating “on campus?” One of the biggest unwritten rules of HBS dating is avoiding “section love” (i.e. dating someone from your section). But what’s wrong with that?… Continue reading Sex and the Campus

HBS Kicks Off $500 Million Capital Campaign

Last Saturday, September 21, HBS administration, faculty, and University President Larry Summers welcomed 350 alumni and guests in an elaborate day-long event to kick off “The Campaign for Harvard Business School.” Guests attended discussion panels throughout the day, a multimedia presentation hosted by Professor Nancy Koehn, and a banquet dinner featuring Dick Spangler (Campaign Chair),… Continue reading HBS Kicks Off $500 Million Capital Campaign

Post-Orientation: The Time is Now

After enduring weeks of anticipation, leaving old jobs and friends, completing multiple Accounting and Finance CD’s, and finally enjoying a week of parties (and, oh yeah, registration), the Class of 2004 has arrived. Our Orientation Week concluded last Friday with speeches by Dean Kim Clark and Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. It was awe-inspiring… Continue reading Post-Orientation: The Time is Now

HBS Working Knowledge Recommends:

Techniques of Financial Analysis: A Guide to Value Creation By Erich A. HelfertMcGraw-Hill, 2002 This classic teaches financial analysis for executives and entrepreneurs who have a basic understanding of accounting. It provides easy-to-use tools for financial and economic analysis, designed to help the reader grasp links between management decisions and the impact they have on… Continue reading HBS Working Knowledge Recommends:

Welcome Home!

HBS is a rite of passage of sorts, a grand thresshold through which you will struggle to pass and be transformed in the process. And though it is a truism that “home is where the heart is,” the aspect of “home” probably most overlooked is that one’s “heart” and “home” can be in many places… Continue reading Welcome Home!

Interview with Laurie Gould (MBA 1996)

What was your background prior to Harvard Business School? Prior to coming to HBS, I worked with homeless women running a shelter and drop-in center. Before working with homeless women, I was enrolled in a PhD program in theoretical linguistics. I spent a year in Kenya doing linguistic research on a Fulbright scholarship. Why did… Continue reading Interview with Laurie Gould (MBA 1996)

Staff Wins First Title in 14 Years Against MBA Population in B-League IM Tournament

When asked “how did the Staff get to win the championship?” Ab said “our team played so well together, we didn’t win the championship on raw talent – it was all a team effort. We just applied the same team chemistry we use every day here at Harvard Business School to provide service for the… Continue reading Staff Wins First Title in 14 Years Against MBA Population in B-League IM Tournament

Section E Goes to Mars

Washington, DC (sometime in the future) – In a whirlwind of fire and smoke, President Phelps Jackson’s pivotal Aerospace Subsidy Program had its first public victory today with the launch of Abdelal I. “Abbie,” as the luxury rocket is known to its Boeing developers, is the world’s first interplanetary transportation system. It’s first destination: Mars.… Continue reading Section E Goes to Mars

Deepak Chopra on "The Soul of Leadership"

On Friday, as the keynote speaker for the Mobius Forum, Deepak Chopra spoke to a crowded Spangler Auditorium on the subject of “The Soul of Leadership.” Chopra, a world-renowned author on the subject of spiritualism who often relates principles of quantum physics to Eastern philosophy, told the crowd that “a leader is the symbolic soul… Continue reading Deepak Chopra on "The Soul of Leadership"

Inaugural M”bius Forum on Leadership, Spirituality, and Values will place at HBS on April 11-12

The M™buis forum on Leadership, Spirituality, and Values is the first HBS conference to explicitly address spirituality and values in business. It will take place on April 11 and 12 at HBS and bring together senior executives, entrepreneurs, academicians, and students to explore these issues. The conference name comes from a M”bius Strip, a band… Continue reading Inaugural M”bius Forum on Leadership, Spirituality, and Values will place at HBS on April 11-12

Mickey and Dan's Excellent Adventure (in South Africa!)

The House of D is fast establishing our presence abroad. First, we rode elephants and bamboo rafts in the tropical jungles of Thailand last August. Then, we found ourselves maneuvering snowmobiles over the icy glaciers of Iceland over Columbus Day weekend. Now Spring Break has come and gone, and once again, we found ourselves taking… Continue reading Mickey and Dan's Excellent Adventure (in South Africa!)

Goldie

The hunt for what? The hunt for who? The hunt for a breath of sanity in this mad mad world? No, that hunt certainly isn’t over. Actually, no hunt is ever over, certainly not the hunt for everlasting love here at the Harvard Business School. And that is why I come to you each and… Continue reading Goldie

Infernal Rate of Return:

The HBS Show Staff returned from spring break today to release the long awaited title for this year’s extravaganza production. While the Show’s theme and many details remain shrouded in mystery, Infernal Rate of Return promises to live up to its 29-year history of wit and irreverence. Traditionally, the content of the HBS Show satirizes… Continue reading Infernal Rate of Return:

Uhm, ah, er, would you like to improve your, uhm, ah, public speaking skills?

Prior to Harvard Business School, I thought a great deal about what I wanted to focus on during my eighteen month “vacation.” The list was long and included activities similar to many of my peers: traveling to exotic places, contemplating the future, seeking interesting business ideas, spending money as if I had endless amounts of… Continue reading Uhm, ah, er, would you like to improve your, uhm, ah, public speaking skills?

Arrogance Lost

Like a lot of my classmates, I have been feeling a little shaky lately. While the company cancellations and the limited number of desirable postings in the internship database are depressing, the futile summer job search seems to have taken an even larger than expected toll on my overall mood. For us fruitless job seekers,… Continue reading Arrogance Lost

Open Invitation:

Somewhere in the midst of the Clerks (’94) and From Dusk Till Dawn (’96) era of popular culture, an extremely brilliant ambitious Canadian was shaping his unique refreshing perception of alternative mass media images. Young Jeffrey probably looked forward to the eccentric yet highly insightful episodes of Twin Peaks, Northern Exposure, and frequent re-runs of… Continue reading Open Invitation:

Where I'm From: A Young Black Male's Perspective

The day was August 20, 1990. I had just purchased a one-way train ticket out of the place I was born and raised, and in the process grown to despise. Seventeen years filled with poverty, crime, racial discrimination, police brutality, death, and all of the other social ills facing a young black male growing up… Continue reading Where I'm From: A Young Black Male's Perspective

HBS Art Appreciation Society

Although Boston’s Newbury Street galleries have traditionally catered to a more conservative clientele who prefer the representational to the conceptual, there is change in the air. Under the new direction of Abigail Ross, the Judi Rotenberg Gallery, a 30-year old veteran of the street, is undergoing a transformation of sorts. Rotenberg opened the eponymous gallery… Continue reading HBS Art Appreciation Society

HBS: Best Vocational School in the World?

I spent some time over break reflecting upon my first semester here at HBS. I have met some of the brightest, most talented students and professors I have ever been in contact with. I have been challenged to work hard0eö?`‰_TTŽoW+OŽ^UŽ.-train successful business people who will serve society, not exploit it like the robber barons of… Continue reading HBS: Best Vocational School in the World?