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Establishing the Social Enterprise Initiative VIDEO: RT: 03:00

Interview clip with John Whitehead, MBA 1947, who speaks about his efforts to expand the work of the nonprofit sector, his proposal in the early 1990s to Dean John McArthur to launch a nonprofit training program at HBS, his endowment of the Social Enterprise Initiative, and its successful expansion and impact on the mission of School.

Catching up with the Next Technological Generation VIDEO: RT: 02:51

Interview clip with HBS Dean Kim Clark, who states how he prioritized a complete technological modernization at HBS in order to carry the School into the Internet Age and relates how the systems staff expeditiously engineered the total upgrading of the School and implemented advanced technologies on the campus.

The Leader of the Harvard Business School VIDEO: RT: 01:30

Interview clip with HBS Dean Kim Clark, who relates how President Neil Rudenstine requested the faculty to write letters of interest after the resignation of Dean John McArthur and how his response led to a conversation with President Rudenstine about the need for dramatic change at HBS. He recalls how he was informed of his appointment to lead the School.

Universal Values for Leadership and Education for Ethics VIDEO: RT: 05:22

Interview clip with HBS Dean Kim Clark, who speaks of his initiative to rethink the values of the HBS community and instituted a School-wide process with the faculty in the forefront to encode a universal set of values for the School. Prof. Carl Kester shepherded the herculean undertaking to re-evaluate the curriculum and the construction of its intellectual foundations by Prof. Lynn Paine, Prof. Thomas Piper, and Prof. Nitin Nohria. The Leadership and Corporate Accountability course emerged from this profound re-envisioning of the School's mission, which transformed the slate of required classes.

Looping Back: Women's World Banking, Jim Austen, Social Enterprise Initiative VIDEO: RT: 02:56

Interview clip with Nancy Barry, MBA 1975, who discusses giving back to HBS through her mutually supportive relationship with Prof. Jim Austin and their working together at Women's World Banking and on the Social Enterprise Initiative.

On Success: Don't Wait, Start Now VIDEO: RT: 01:55

Interview clip with Nancy Barry, MBA 1975, who recounts a 25th reunion panel with CEOs at which they when asked about their successes and failures regretted a lack of meaning in their careers so she advises students to follow their passions now and not to wait till later in their lives.

The Stress of Success VIDEO: RT: 00:51

Interview clip with Gwill York, MBA 1984, who talks about how it took ten years after graduating from HBS to establish her own company, Lighthouse Capital Partners, and the stress she endured and its deleterious dental effects.

Nelson Mandela and Helping to Build South Africa VIDEO: RT: 02:45

Interview clip with Teresa Clarke, MBA 1988, who describes vacationing in South Africa and the powerful experience of being invited to stay to build the nation, being inspired by Nelson Mandela to move there, and Prof. Jim Cash's directing her to the consulting firm Abt Associates, and her managing their South African operations.

A memorial fund honoring Howard Whitmore (MBA '64), former HBS administrator, is established

A memorial fund honoring Howard Whitmore (MBA '64), former HBS administrator, is established

A record 36 students take part in Nonprofit Management Fellowship Program, supported by alumni and $20,000 from annual student fund drive

A record 36 students take part in Nonprofit Management Fellowship Program, supported by alumni and $20,000 from annual student fund drive

Alfred Chandler publishes Scale and Scope

Alfred Chandler publishes Scale and Scope; subsequently wins Association of American Publishers' Knisely Award for best book on business and management, and the Leo Melamed Prize for outstanding scholarship by a business professor

Carl Kester publishes Japanese Takeovers

Carl Kester publishes Japanese Takeovers

Dennis Encarnation publishes Dislodging Multinationals

Dennis Encarnation publishes Dislodging Multinationals

Entering MBA class is 21% international

Entering MBA class is 21% international (up 5% from previous year); highest international percentage in HBS history

Following fall of Berlin Wall, HBS hosts 50 student and faculty guests from former Eastern Bloc nations

Following fall of Berlin Wall, HBS hosts 50 student and faculty guests from former Eastern Bloc nations

Four students from U.S.S.R. enroll in MBA program (first in post-World War II era)

Four students from U.S.S.R. enroll in MBA program (first in post-World War II era)

George Lodge publishes Perestroika for America

George Lodge publishes Perestroika for America

HBS and four other leading business schools sponsor Central and Eastern European Teachers Program

HBS and four other leading business schools sponsor Central and Eastern European Teachers Program, aimed at bringing 120 Eastern-bloc scholars to U.S. executive education programs within 2 years

HBS conducts its first management program in U.S.S.R

HBS conducts its first management program in U.S.S.R, in conjunction with the Institute for External Economic Affairs

James Austin publishes Managing in Developing Countries

James Austin publishes Managing in Developing Countries

James Heskett, Earl Sasser, and Christopher Hart publish Service Breakthroughs

James Heskett, Earl Sasser, and Christopher Hart publish Service Breakthroughs

John Kotter publishes A Force For Change

John Kotter publishes A Force For Change

John Quelch, Robert Buzzell, and Eric Salama publish The Marketing Challenge of 1992

John Quelch, Robert Buzzell, and Eric Salama publish The Marketing Challenge of 1992

Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, and Bert Spector publish The Critical Path to Corporate Renewal

Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, and Bert Spector publish The Critical Path to Corporate Renewal; subsequently win Association of American Publishers' Knisely Award for new perspectives on executive leadership

Michael Porter publishes Competitive Advantage of Nations

Michael Porter publishes Competitive Advantage of Nations

Michael Porter publishes The Comparative Advantage of Nations

Michael Porter publishes The Comparative Advantage of Nations

Paul Lawrence and Charalambos Vlachoutsicos publish Behind the Factory Walls

Paul Lawrence and Charalambos Vlachoutsicos publish Behind the Factory Walls

Richard Hackman publishes Group That Work (and Those That Don't)

Richard Hackman publishes Group That Work (and Those That Don't)

Richard Rosenbloom publishes 4th volume in his Research on Technological Innovation, Management and Policy series

Richard Rosenbloom publishes 4th volume in his Research on Technological Innovation, Management and Policy series

Richard Tedlow publishes New and Improved

Richard Tedlow publishes New and Improved

Rosabeth Moss Kanter becomes editor of HBR

Rosabeth Moss Kanter becomes editor of HBR

Students organize HBS Environmental Club

Students organize HBS Environmental Club; subsequently persuade HBS Publishing to use recycled paper for most case materials

William Bruns publishes "The Dangerous Morality of Managing Earnings" in Management Accounting

William Bruns publishes "The Dangerous Morality of Managing Earnings" in Management Accounting; subsequently wins Lybrand Gold Medal from National Association of Accountants

Alumni house named in honor of Gipp Ludcke and his wife for their generous gift

Gipp Ludcke (MBA '25) and his wife make generous gift to HBS; Alumni House (former Faculty Club) is renamed in their honor

C. Roland Christensen, David Garvin, and Ann Sweet publish Education for Judgment

C. Roland Christensen, David Garvin, and Ann Sweet publish Education for Judgment

Class of '56 gives reunion gift to create executive program for older alumni

Class of '56 earmarks its $1.5 million reunion gift for creation of an executive program for older alumni; result (in 1993) is Age of Options program

Class of '89 members contribute to Nonprofit Management Fellowship Program fund

More than half of members of Class of '89 contribute to Nonprofit Management Fellowship Program fund

Enrollment in entrepreneurial electives approaches 1,500

Enrollment in entrepreneurial electives approaches 1,500

Financial aid fund is created in memory of Colman Mockler

Colman Mockler (MBA '54), CEO of Gillette, dies; the Joanna and Colman M. Mockler, Jr., Financial Aid Fund is created in his memory

Frank Cespedes publishes Organizing and Implementing the Marketing Effort

Frank Cespedes publishes Organizing and Implementing the Marketing Effort

HBS cases begin to go online

HBS and Xerox begin multi-year effort, headed by Director of Cases Judy Uhl, to put School's 7,000-plus active cases on line

Joseph Badaracco publishes The Knowledge Link

Joseph Badaracco publishes The Knowledge Link

Kim Clark and Takahiro Fujimoto publish Product Development Performance

Kim Clark and Takahiro Fujimoto publish Product Development Performance

Large percent of graduating class goes into the manufacturing sector

33% of graduating class go into manufacturing sector; highest percentage since 1981

Largest and most international entering class in HBS history

Unexpectedly high "yield" rate of 88% leads to largest entering class (826) in HBS history; class also has highest percentage (24%) of international students

MBA classes suspended for consideration of AIDS in the workplace

MBA classes are suspended for an afternoon in May for in-depth consideration of AIDS in the workplace

Malcolm Smith leaves bequest to honor Marvin Bower and Grant Keehn

Malcolm Smith (MBA '28) leaves $200,000 bequest to honor Marvin Bower (MBA '30) and Grant Keehn (MBA '23)

Neil Rudenstine is installed as Harvard's 26th president

Neil Rudenstine is installed as Harvard's 26th president

Pankaj Ghemawat publishes Commitment

Pankaj Ghemawat publishes Commitment

Quinn Mills publishes Rebirth of the Corporation

Quinn Mills publishes Rebirth of the Corporation

Regina Herzlinger publishes Creating New Health Care Ventures

Regina Herzlinger publishes Creating New Health Care Ventures

Robert Hayes named first incumbent of Caldwell Professorship

Caldwell Professorship, honoring Ford executive Philip Caldwell (MBA '42), is established; Robert Hayes is named first incumbent

Robin Cooper and Robert Kaplan publish The Design of Cost Management Systems

Robin Cooper and Robert Kaplan publish The Design of Cost Management Systems

Shoshana Zuboff named first incumbent of newly endowed Hertzberg Professorship

Benjamin (MBA '33) and Lililan Hertzberg endow the Hertzberg Professorship; Shoshana Zuboff is named first incumbent

Teresa Heinz funds development of teaching materials on environmental issues

With funding from Teresa Heinz, Richard Vietor and Forest Reinhardt begin developing teaching materials on environmental issues

Two MBA student teams receive awards for outstanding research projects in agribusiness

Two teams of MBA students, all members of Class of '91, receive Uhlmann Award for outstanding research projects in agribusiness

4 members of Class of '92 win Uhlmann Award for outstanding research in agribusiness

4 members of Class of '92 win Uhlmann Award for outstanding research in agribusiness

62 Central and Eastern European professors attend intensive 7-week summer general management program at HBS

62 Central and Eastern European professors attend intensive 7-week summer general management program at HBS

Angel Gallinal Story VIDEO: 4.5 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1990s, from the perspective of being the first person in his family to enroll in business school, the sense of accomplishment of passing his first course, and the student section that became a community and later established a scholarship in memory of a deceased member.

Boston's State Street Bank sponsors 3-year, $2 million study of global financial system, to be conducted by HBS and 4 other institutions

Boston's State Street Bank sponsors 3-year, $2 million study of global financial system, to be conducted by HBS and 4 other institutions

Council on Competitiveness and HBS jointly publish "Capital Choices," a study led by Michael Porter

Council on Competitiveness and HBS jointly publish "Capital Choices," a study led by Michael Porter

Cynthia Montgomery and Michael Porter publish Strategy, an HBR survey of the field

Cynthia Montgomery and Michael Porter publish Strategy, an HBR survey of the field

David Garvin publishes Operations Strategy

David Garvin publishes Operations Strategy

Dennis Encarnation publishes Rivals Beyond Trade

Dennis Encarnation publishes Rivals Beyond Trade

Dick Dooley receives award from Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion de Empresa

Dick Dooley receives award from Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion de Empresa for his 25 years of service to IPADE

Faculty undertakes "Leadership & Learning" study of MBA program

At Dean McArthur's urging, faculty undertakes "Leadership & Learning" study of MBA program

Francis Aguilar publishes General Managers in Action

Francis Aguilar publishes General Managers in Action

HBS Club of British Columbia is established

HBS Club of British Columbia is established

HBS Publishing releases Achieving Breakthrough Service

HBS Publishing releases Achieving Breakthrough Service, its first multimedia-based management program aimed at complementing on-campus executive education programs

HBS experiments with loan-forgiveness program for graduating students who take public-service jobs

With support from Richard Menschel (MBA '59), HBS experiments with loan-forgiveness program for graduating students who take public-service jobs

Jane O'Riordan Story VIDEO: 7 minutes

Story regarding her experience attending HBS in the 1990s, including discussion of the student game, Airtime Bingo, which was played in class during case study analysis.

Joe O'Brien Story VIDEO: 13 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1990s, including the strong friendships he made at school, and the understanding of human behavior integral to conducting business, which he learned from the case study method. He also gives an account of influential professors and courses.

John Dyment Story VIDEO: 9 minutes

Story regarding his international experience attending HBS in the 1990s, pursuing a summer job in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall, forming a small company with fellow students to privatize regional telephone services in Hungary, and the complexities of running a business from a dorm room.

John Kotter and James Heskett publish Corporate Culture and Performance

John Kotter and James Heskett publish Corporate Culture and Performance

Kurt Timken Story VIDEO: 4.5 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1990s, encapsuled by the close-knit student Section A, that playfully embraced its reputation for aggressive debate. The name bestowed upon it by other sections was the Sharks.

Linda Hill publishes Becoming a Manager

Linda Hill publishes Becoming a Manager

Lisa Kennedy Duke Story VIDEO: 2 minutes

Story regarding her experience attending HBS in the 1990s, the influence of Professor Kim Clark as an example of "the personal touch" offered by HBS, and assurances about taking time off from a career for family life.

Marc Zablatsky Story VIDEO: 5 minutes

Story regarding his experience as a local lower middle-class student attending HBS in the 1990s. Topics include the decision to reapply after initial disappointment, the reaction of friends and relatives to his acceptance to HBS, the transformation of his perspective and career from local to international, and his identity as the "wildcard" of his student section.

Margaret Langan Story VIDEO: 5.5 minutes

Story regarding her experience at HBS in the early 1990s, from the perspective of the classroom, study groups, and a field study in Belgium.

Myron Howie Story VIDEO: 3 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1990s, in terms of a classroom experience where he learned that "Harvard Business School means business", and how that lesson impacts his effectiveness as an entrepreneur.

N. Craig Smith and John Quelch publish Ethics in Marketing

N. Craig Smith and John Quelch publish Ethics in Marketing

Neil Borden is elected posthumously to American Advertising Federation's Hall of Fame

Neil Borden is elected posthumously to American Advertising Federation's Hall of Fame

Renato Tagiuri and John Davis publish "On the Goals of Successful Family Companies"

Renato Tagiuri and John Davis publish "On the Goals of Successful Family Companies" in Family Business Review; subsequently win Family Business Network's annual prize

Renovated and enlarged Morgan Hall reopens

Renovated and enlarged Morgan Hall reopens, accommodating 170 faculty members, 80 support staff, and 90 researchers; a 20-by-23 foot octagonal mosaic from ancient Antioch is centerpiece

Richard Vietor and Forest Reinhardt offer second-year Seminar in Environmental Management elective

Richard Vietor and Forest Reinhardt offer second-year Seminar in Environmental Management elective

Robert Eccles, Nitin Nohria, and James Berkley publish Beyond the Hype

Robert Eccles, Nitin Nohria, and James Berkley publish Beyond the Hype

Robert Schlaifer wins Operation Research Society's Frank P. Ramsey Award

Robert Schlaifer wins Operation Research Society's Frank P. Ramsey Award

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Barry Stein, and Todd Jick publish The Challenge of Organizational Change

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Barry Stein, and Todd Jick publish The Challenge of Organizational Change

Sharon McKinnon and William Bruns publish The Information Mosaic

Sharon McKinnon and William Bruns publish The Information Mosaic

Steven Wheelwright and Kim Clark publish Revolutionizing Product Development

Steven Wheelwright and Kim Clark publish Revolutionizing Product Development

T. George Harris is named editor of HBR

T. George Harris is named editor of HBR

Teresa Heinz endows Heinz Professorship of Environmental Management in memory of John Heinz (MBA '63)

Teresa Heinz endows Heinz Professorship of Environmental Management in memory of John Heinz (MBA '63)

William Bruns publishes Performance Measurement, Evaluation, and Incentives

William Bruns publishes Performance Measurement, Evaluation, and Incentives

Women's Student Association sponsors first annual Student/Alumna Conference

Women's Student Association sponsors first annual Student/Alumna Conference; Sandra Kurtzig (4th OPM) is keynote speaker

[Four doctoral students from three countries, including HBS's Clayton Christensen, receive the POM Society's first "Abernathy Awards]>

Four doctoral students from three countries, including HBS's Clayton Christensen, receive the POM Society's first "Abernathy Awards," established in memory of William Abernathy

"Age of Options," new executive education program, is launched

"Age of Options," new executive education program aimed at helping mid-career professionals examine their career options, is launched

27% of graduating students go into consulting, 24% into manufacturing, and 17% into investment banking

27% of graduating students go into consulting, 24% into manufacturing, and 17% into investment banking

Abraham Zaleznik publishes Learning Leadership

Abraham Zaleznik publishes Learning Leadership; subsequently wins Knisely Award

Ben Shapiro and John Sviokla publish Seeking Customers and Keeping Customers

Ben Shapiro and John Sviokla publish Seeking Customers and Keeping Customers, combining HBR articles and commentaries

Bruce Scott and Robert Tucker publish South Africa: Prospects for a Successful Transition

Bruce Scott and Robert Tucker publish South Africa: Prospects for a Successful Transition

Daewoo Professorship is established; Ramchandran Jaikumar is subsequently named first incumbent

Daewoo Professorship, first HBS chair created by a Korean company, is established; Ramchandran Jaikumar is subsequently named first incumbent

David Robb Story VIDEO: RT: 01:30

Story regarding Dean Kim Clark's advice for him and his classmates at the of end of his first-year Technology and Operations Management class. In respect to how others will view them as HBS MBAs, Dean Clark said, "Remember two words: humility and respect." These words have served as guideposts for him throughout his life.

David Yoffie publishes Beyond Free Trade

David Yoffie publishes Beyond Free Trade

Entering class includes representatives from 53 countries in addition to U.S.

Entering class includes representatives from 53 countries in addition to U.S.

Executive education at HBS celebrates 50th anniversary

Executive education at HBS celebrates 50th anniversary

First "HBS Design Fair" is held in Kresge

First "HBS Design Fair" -- culmination of Management of Technology elective -- is held in Kresge; 20 student teams show products that they have designed

HBS Clubs of Beirut and Prague are established

HBS Clubs of Beirut and Prague are established

HBS Publishing is created

HBS Publishing is created as wholly-owned subsidiary of Harvard University

HBS sponsors first national satellite teleseminar for alumni

HBS sponsors first national satellite teleseminar for alumni, focusing on achieving breakthrough service; 42 HBS clubs across the U.S. (and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Barbados, and Canada) participate

Initiative in Social Enterprise is launched

An "Initiative in Social Enterprise" is launched, with significant initial funding from John C. Whitehead (MBA '47).

Kathleen Murray Story VIDEO: RT: 04:07

Story regarding how she accords a prominent position to her membership in the HBS community among her multiple life affiliations. She devotes a great amount of time and energy to her HBS alumni network and responsibilities, including serving as AMP class secretary and working with various HBS and Harvard organizations. The lifelong intellectual stimulation, learning, and friendships from her Advanced Management Program experience continually reinvigorate her connection to the School. She has even transmitted that commitment to her nephew, whom she persuaded to select HBS from among the business schools to which he was accepted.

New executive program, Managing Global Opportunities, is launched

New executive program, Managing Global Opportunities, is launched; participants spend first 2 weeks at HBS and 3rd week in Mexico

Nitin Nohria and Robert Eccles publish Networks and Organizations

Nitin Nohria and Robert Eccles publish Networks and Organizations

Regina Herzlinger and Denise Nitterhouse publish Financial Accounting and Managerial Control for Nonprofit Organizations

Regina Herzlinger and Denise Nitterhouse publish Financial Accounting and Managerial Control for Nonprofit Organizations

Richard Vietor is named president of Business History Conference

Richard Vietor is named president of Business History Conference; group's annual meeting is held at HBS

Robert Merton is elected to National Academy of Sciences and receives National Academy of Lincei (Italy) prize for insurance science

Robert Merton is elected to National Academy of Sciences and receives National Academy of Lincei (Italy) prize for insurance science

Sam Hayes publishes Financial Services

Sam Hayes publishes Financial Services

Starr Professorship is established; David Yoffie is named first incumbent

Starr Professorship, honoring Max and Doris Starr, is established; David Yoffie is named first incumbent

Stephen Bradley, Jerry Hausman, and Richard Nolan publish Globalization, Technology, and Competition

Stephen Bradley, Jerry Hausman, and Richard Nolan publish Globalization, Technology, and Competition

Stephen Greyser is elected a fellow of the American Academy of Advertising for career achievements

Stephen Greyser is elected a fellow of the American Academy of Advertising for career achievements

Thomas Piper, Mary Gentile, and Sharon Parks publish Can Ethics be Taught?

Thomas Piper, Mary Gentile, and Sharon Parks publish Can Ethics be Taught?

Two members of Class of '93 win Uhlmann Award for outstanding research in agribusiness

Two members of Class of '93 win Uhlmann Award for outstanding research in agribusiness

William Bruns publishes Accounting for Managers

William Bruns publishes Accounting for Managers

Applicants asked to agree to abide by the "Credo for the HBS Community"

All applicants to MBA Program are asked to agree in writing that if admitted, they will abide by the student-written "Credo for the HBS Community"

Albert Rodriguez Story VIDEO: RT: 06:01

Story regarding how his section played a prank on a new professor. He encourages students to demand deeper community involvement and social responsibility from firms and recommends that HBS broaden its international and global outreach.

Dean Clark appointed

Kim B. Clark, HBS professor and expert in Technology and Operations Management, is named HBS's 8th dean.

First annual HBS Business Plan Contest is held

First annual HBS Business Plan Contest is held

HBS Fund brings in a record $20 million

Through efforts of 1,000 volunteers and 12,000 donors, HBS Fund brings in a record $20 million

Carol Ruocco, manager of HBS Coop, retires after 45 years of service

Carol Ruocco, manager of HBS Coop, retires after 45 years of service

Entrepreneurial Management established as a faculty unit.

Entrepreneurial Management established as a faculty unit.

First "January cohort" is admitted since the 1940s

As part of larger effort to spur curricular innovation, first "January cohort" since the 1940s is admitted; 255 "additional" members of Class of '97 enroll (with a yield rate of 94%)

Global Initiative launched to encourage a global perspective in research, study and practice

Global Initiative launched to encourage a global perspective in research, study and practice and support the HBS community of faculty, students, and alumni in their work

High Tech and New Media Club organizes first "WesTrek," West Coast trip for students

High Tech and New Media Club organizes first "WesTrek," West Coast trip for students; 500 students tour companies in San Francisco and Silicon Valley

Very successful fund drive raises $38 million

Matthew Simmons (MBA '67), Warren Alpert (MBA 6/'47), Albert Gordon (MBA '25), James Robison (MBA '4), and Marvin Bower MBA '30) lead successful effort to raise $38 million for fund to honor John and Natty McArthur, including $5 million for a University Professorship to be named for the McArthurs

"Entrepreneurs' Tool Kit," an executive education program, is launched

"Entrepreneurs' Tool Kit," an executive education program, is launched

Allison Johnson Story VIDEO: 12 minutes

Story regarding her experience as an international public policy worker attending HBS in the 1990s; including some student misunderstanding of her humanitarian perspective, the heartening assurance of Professor Moss of the future benefit to her peers of her differing viewpoint, the impact of business training in her work, and the community spirit and global contributions made by HBS Alumni clubs.

California Research Center opens in Silicon Valley

California Research Center, HBS's first off-site research center, opens in Silicon Valley

California Research Center opens in Silicon Valley

California Research Center opens in Silicon Valley

Career Development Center renamed in honor of William Wilder

Canadian financier and executive William Wilder (MBA '50), a supporter of Canadian students at HBS, is recognized with the renaming of Career Development Center in his honor

Caty Szyman Story VIDEO: 5.5 minutes

Story regarding her experience attending HBS in the 1990s, from the perspective of being the first person in her family to attend Harvard and as a Midwesterner ("a girl from Minnesota") who gained an international perspective and experience.

Darren Kelly Story VIDEO: 3 minutes

Story regarding his experience at HBS in the 1990s, referring to a classroom discussion and a punk rock band comprised of HBS students.

Jamal Hussein Story VIDEO: 12 minutes

Story regarding his experience as an international CPA attending HBS in the 1990s, including the preparation HBS gave him for dealing with competition and stress in his work, and how he contributes to the betterment of his homeland, Somalia.

Jennifer Scott Fonstad Story VIDEO: 6 minutes

Story regarding her experience attending HBS in the 1990s, as a member of the committee that launched the Business Plan competition.

Jim Slayton Story VIDEO: 11 minutes

Story regarding his experience as an openly gay student attending HBS in the 1990s, his attempts to marry his partner or have the union blessed on campus, and his legacy as President of the HBS Gay and Lesbian Student Association.

Kal Bittianda Story VIDEO: RT: 05:57

Story regarding how his section bonded after the tragic death of a classmate. He describes co-writing a case study with Prof. Hugo Uyterhoeven. During the 1990s dot com boom, a group of his section mates formed F Corps to share entrepreneurial ideas, which came to fruition in many collaborations.

New comprehensive executive program, The General Manager, is launched

New comprehensive executive program, The General Manager, is launched

Professor Robert C. Merton receives Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in the Economic Sciences

Professor Robert C. Merton receives Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in the Economic Sciences for helping to develop new methods for determining the value of derivatives; is named (in 1998) the John and Natty McArthur University Professor.

The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit is first offered

42 alumni enroll in The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit, a program supported by Edmund Hajim (MBA '64), and designed to help HBS graduates launch businesses

Carolee Reiling Story VIDEO: RT: 04:28

Story regarding her applying to HBS, her experiences as a visually impaired student, and her approach to time management. On a whim, she decided to fill out an HBS application, which she did in pencil. She is blind in one eye and she appreciated the caring support from the School and her classmates. A second-year student's advice of taking afternoon naps to manage her academic and social lives let her down one day in her Accounting course, but she succeeded with her sense of humor and determination.

Asia-Pacific Research Center established in Hong Kong

Asia-Pacific Research Center established in Hong Kong

HBS Bulletin marks 75th anniversary

HBS Bulletin, alumni magazine, marks 75th anniversary

Japan Research Center established in Tokyo

Japan Research Center established in Tokyo

McArthur Hall is dedicated

McArthur Hall, new 96,000-square-foot executive education facility, is dedicated

Working Knowledge is launched

New HBS alumni web portal, Working Knowledge, is launched

Investing in the Information Infrastructure VIDEO: RT: 02:11

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan who talks about how Deans John McArthur and Kim Clark managed the Harvard Business School's resources to build the technological infrastructure to capitalize on the Internet.