Blog: Archive for the “Harvard University (Harvard Business School)” Category

According to a letter sent to all newly admitted Harvard Business School (HBS) students, HBS plans to make some “important enhancements” to its MBA program. After collecting input from its faculty, alumni, recruiters and students, HBS will be creating a new course in its required curriculum called FIELD (“Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development”), which … Read More  

Harvard Business School (HBS) is well known for using the case method, through which virtually all of the school’s classes are taught. Rather than rest on its laurels with regard to teaching the case method, HBS faculty members work hard to stay at the top of their respective games. In addition to the school’s tradition of faculty-to-faculty mentoring, … Read More  

The number of Harvard Business School (HBS) grads who take jobs on Wall Street might be an important contrarian financial indicator, according to banking industry analyst Roy Soifer, who was profiled today by Yahoo! Finance. Soifer follows the percentage of HBS grads who enter finance, and when 30% or more of HBS grads go into what … Read More  

Harvard Business School has received $50 million—its largest gift ever from a non-U.S. donor—from India’s Tata Group, according to an HBS press release. The money will fund the construction of an academic and residential building on HBS’s Boston campus for executive education participants. Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Sons Ltd., attended HBS’s Advanced Management Program … Read More  

Harvard Business School receives more than 9,000 applications each year. How will you ensure that you grab the attention of an overworked HBS admissions officer? In our newest presentation, Writing Standout HBS Essays, we will help you conceptualize your essay ideas and understand how to execute, so that your experiences stand out. You don’t need … Read More