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HBS's "Dept. of Public Business" is transferred to Harvard's new "Dept. of Government"

HBS's "Dept. of Public Business" is transferred to Harvard's new "Dept. of Government"

HBS offers six-week summer courses in Military Stores Keeping and Cost Inspection for War Contracts

At request of government, HBS offers six-week summer courses in Military Stores Keeping and Cost Inspection for War Contracts

Corporation approves five-year "joint program" of HBS and Engineering School

Corporation approves five-year "joint program" of HBS and Engineering School

HBS begins teaching Army and Navy officers at Soldiers Field in preparation for teaching at Army Industrial College

HBS begins teaching Army and Navy officers at Soldiers Field in preparation for teaching at Army Industrial College; by 1941, they total 135 Army and 55 Navy officers.

"Extra Session" begins in January for unemployed/qualified applicants; allows earning of degree in 16 months

"Extra Session" begins in January for unemployed/qualified applicants; allows earning of degree in 16 months

Harvard and Yale Corporations approve joint Harvard-Yale business/law program

Harvard and Yale Corporations approve joint Harvard-Yale business/law program

First students in joint Harvard-Yale business/law program enroll

First students in joint Harvard-Yale business/law program enroll

"Railroad weekends" begin

Four "railroad weekends," organized by Philip Cabot, are held in winter and spring at HBS; attended by 70 business leaders; series continues until beginning of World War II

Donham asks faculty to approve a one-year "Bachelor of Commerce" degree, in anticipation of war-related enrollment declines; faculty votes "no"

Donham asks faculty to approve a one-year "Bachelor of Commerce" degree, in anticipation of war-related enrollment declines; faculty votes "no"

Relocation of Army Industrial College to HBS falls through

Relocation of Army Industrial College to HBS falls through

Since 1921, HBS has educated 135 men for Army and 55 men for Navy at Soldiers Field in preparation for teaching at Army Industrial College

Since 1921, HBS has educated 135 men for Army and 55 men for Navy at Soldiers Field in preparation for teaching at Army Industrial College

Drop in MBA enrollment is made up for by new Industrial Administrator enrollments

Drop in MBA enrollment--from 850 in fall of '40 to 501 in fall of '41--is made up for by new Industrial Administrator enrollments

Navy Supply School moves to HBS

Navy Supply School moves to HBS; Professors Robert Anthony, Sterling Livingston, and Charles Anderson enroll in first run to be able to teach if necessary

faculty approves a three-term, 12-month "Industrial Administrator" program

On March 19, faculty approves a three-term, 12-month "Industrial Administrator" program to train production supervisors

Army Statistical School begins operation

Army Air Forces ask HBS to plan and operate an Officers Candidate School for statistical officers under direct government contract; begins operating in June, and includes the first of 6,400 students whom HBS will train in 9 military programs during the war.

Donham proposes to faculty that HBS agree to offer a government-sponsored retraining program

In last initiative of his deanship, Donham proposes to faculty that HBS agree to offer a government-sponsored retraining program for a "group of older men [making] the conversion from peacetime to wartime employment"

Harvard University Trade Union Program is launched as 9-month

Harvard University Trade Union Program, under direction of Professor Sumner H. Slichter, is launched as 9-month program by HBS, the Littauer School, and Department of Economics

Army Supply Officers Training School is established in April

Army Supply Officers Training School is established in April

HBS works with School of Public Administration and Department of Economics to establish Trade Union Fellowships program

HBS works with School of Public Administration and Department of Economics to establish Trade Union Fellowships program

Harvard offers "Management Training Program" for women

Harvard offers "Management Training Program" for women; HBS provides faculty and teaching materials

Navy Industrial Accounting course begins in October

Navy Industrial Accounting course begins in October

Navy Supply Corps Midshipmen-Officers School launched

In February, 180 Midshipmen report for first run of Navy Supply Corps Midshipmen-Officers School, a 12-month program to study management problems inherent in Navy supply operations

The first War Production Training class begins in February

The first "War Production Training" class, a wartime program aimed at making older managers useful to the war effort, enrolls in February; it later emerges as direct precursor to the Advanced Management Program for senior executives.

Army Air Forces War Adjustment Course begins in August

Army Air Forces War Adjustment Course begins in August

Faculty declines to offer a war-surplus disposal training program for civilians in federal government

Faculty declines to offer a war-surplus disposal training program for civilians in federal government

Navy War Adjustment Course -- for training officers in contract settlement -- begins in June

Navy War Adjustment Course -- for training officers in contract settlement -- begins in June

Advanced Management Program begins

A group of 60 executives and veterans enroll in the first run of the "Advanced Management Program," first run of wartime-originated program with no government support

Harvard Research Center in Entrepreneurship is established under direction of Joseph Schumpeter and HBS librarian Arthur Cole

Harvard Research Center in Entrepreneurship is established under direction of Joseph Schumpeter and HBS librarian Arthur Cole

John D. Rockefeller pledges $5 million toward new HBS buildings if another $5 million can be raised by July 1950

John D. Rockefeller pledges $5 million toward new HBS buildings if another $5 million can be raised by July 1950

Trade Union Program is shortened to 13 weeks, and is run at same time as AMP to facilitate management-labor interactions

Trade Union Program is shortened to 13 weeks, and is run at same time as AMP to facilitate management-labor interactions

"Mobilization Analysis Center," under direction of Stanley F. Teele, is created in December at the request of the armed forces due to Korean mobilization

"Mobilization Analysis Center," under direction of Stanley F. Teele, is created in December at the request of the armed forces due to Korean mobilization

Fritz Roethlisberger begins offering Human Relations Clinic

Fritz Roethlisberger begins offering Human Relations Clinic (continues through 1954)

HBS joins with other institutions to help found American Universities Field Staff, which sends correspondents throughout the world

HBS joins with other institutions to help found American Universities Field Staff, which sends correspondents throughout the world

First Young Presidents' Organization Seminar is held

First Young Presidents' Organization Seminar is held

Program in Agriculture and Business is launched

Program in Agriculture and Business is launched

Management Training Program offered at Radcliffe

The faculty votes to join Radcliffe College in offering a one-year "Management Training Program" for women at Radcliffe.

Summer Case Writing Seminar begins

With Ford Foundation support, HBS creates a Summer Case Writing Seminar for deans and professors from other schools; continues through 1965

2 faculty advisory committees -- Domestic Programs and Foreign Programs -- are set up to help HBS choose appropriate partners

2 faculty advisory committees -- Domestic Programs and Foreign Programs -- are set up to help HBS choose appropriate partners

HBS and Radcliffe formalize their working arrangement in the "Management Training Program" for women

HBS and Radcliffe formalize their working arrangement in the "Management Training Program" for women

John Davis and Ray Goldberg inaugurate HBS "agriculture and business" program

John Davis and Ray Goldberg inaugurate HBS "agriculture and business" program

Faculty approves a "more demanding" curriculum for the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration

Faculty approves a "more demanding" curriculum for the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration

Faculty approves a 3-week prematriculation program for all first-year students who are not native English speakers

Faculty approves a 3-week prematriculation program for all first-year students who are not native English speakers

Faculty approves new committee structure consisting of policy committee, program operating boards, and administrative boards

Faculty approves new committee structure consisting of policy committee, program operating boards, and administrative boards

International Teachers Program is established to help train foreign teachers

With Ford Foundation and AID support, the International Teachers Program is established to help train foreign teachers; 18 teachers from 12 countries begin arriving at HBS

Middle Management Program is suspended after its fifth session

Middle Management Program is suspended after its fifth session

New "International Teachers Program" enrolls 18 teachers from 12 foreign countries

New "International Teachers Program" enrolls 18 teachers from 12 foreign countries

HBS establishes a 12-month "Institute of Basic Mathematics for Application to Business"

HBS establishes a 12-month "Institute of Basic Mathematics for Application to Business" with Ford Foundation support, to upgrade key leaders of business doctoral programs; 41 applicants from 32 universities enroll

Faculty votes to extend International Teachers Program by one year

Faculty votes to extend International Teachers Program by (only) one year, to see what Stanford will do with large grant in this area

Howard Raiffa and Robert Schlaifer sponsor first run of "Decision under Uncertainty" seminar

Howard Raiffa and Robert Schlaifer sponsor first run of "Decision under Uncertainty" seminar; runs through 1964

Paul Lawrence teaches in International Teachers Program

Paul Lawrence teaches in International Teachers Program

Howard Raiffa offers faculty program in basic mathematics for application to business

In July and August, Howard Raiffa offers faculty program in basic mathematics for application to business

Informal relationship between HBS and INSEAD begins

Informal relationship between HBS and INSEAD (at Fontainebleau, France) begins

USDA asks HBS to develop a program to help extension personnel work with agricultural marketing firms

USDA asks HBS to develop a program to help extension personnel work with agricultural marketing firms

Stepehen Greyser and Thomas Raymond initiate "Institute in Arts Administration

Stepehen Greyser and Thomas Raymond initiate "Institute in Arts Administration," in collaboration with Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Baker Library sponsors colloquium on Source Materials in Business and Economic History

Baker Library sponsors colloquium on Source Materials in Business and Economic History, sponsored by new 5-year Kress Foundation grant

HBS co-hosts summer program to encourage careers in business

HBS co-hosts (with sponsoring companies) a summer program for 51 undergraduates to encourage careers in business

Dean Baker asks Chris Christensen to develop a program to help other HBS professors improve their teaching

Dean Baker asks Chris Christensen to develop a program to help other HBS professors improve their teaching

Baker calls for Trade Union Program review

Baker, concerned about the "undynamic" Trade Union Program, which has little interaction with rest of HBS, calls for a program review

HBS and Harvard Law School establish the JD/MBA program

HBS and Harvard Law School establish the JD/MBA program: the School's first joint-degree program.

Jay Light: Envisioning a Prospectus of Excellence and Leadership VIDEO: RT: 07:15

Story regarding the elements of his vision for leading HBS into the 21st century and for ensuring the continuation and broadening of the School's leadership and excellence: widening the scope of its collaborations with other Harvard departments and schools, universities, companies, and other entities; an initiative in the vital health care sector, in which many faculty members are actively engaged; an initiative in science-based businesses as knowledge industries will assert themselves ever more prominently in the future; and the design and plans for the physical expansion of the School, consistent with the original McKim, Mead, and White blueprint for the campus.

The Leader of the Harvard Business School VIDEO: RT: 02:34

Interview clip with HBS Dean Jay Light regarding his selection to be dean of the Harvard Business School, his adjustment to the great challenges of the position, and his love of the responsibilities and opportunities of the role.

Fouraker begins multi-year effort to reduce the number of "short private programs" on campus

Fouraker (with the help of Colyer Crum) begins multi-year effort to reduce the number of "short private programs" on campus, to be replaced by School-sponsored programs

Stephen Greyser becomes executive director of the HBS-affiliated Marketing Science Institute

Stephen Greyser becomes executive director of the HBS-affiliated Marketing Science Institute

Ford Foundation cuts its support of International Teachers Program

Ford Foundation cuts its support of International Teachers Program by $330,000; ITP relocates to Europe

On Success: Big Problems, Big Solutions VIDEO: RT: 01:18

Interview clip with Nancy Barry, MBA 1975, who defines success as having a massive impact on big problems with big solutions and cites the example of the Enterprise Solutions to Poverty initiative.

The "Associates Fellows" program is established

The "Associates Fellows" program, aimed at helping graduating MBAs spend a year working with faculty on research, is established

"Non-Profit Management Fellowships Program" is established

"Non-Profit Management Fellowships Program" is established, offering stipends to students taking non-profit summer jobs

Bob Halperin Story VIDEO: 9 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1980s. He speaks of his leadership role in founding the HBS Social Enterprise Fellowship Program, which eventually merged with other programs to become the Social Enterprise Initiative. He proudly recounts the steps taken to make this "fragile" program permanent.

Summer Venture in Management is offered for the first time

Summer Venture in Management -- a program aimed acquainting minority college students with business and management education -- is offered for the first time

HBS participates in newly established University-wide Program in Ethics and the Professions

HBS participates in newly established University-wide Program in Ethics and the Professions

TRIAD Design Project launched

HBS, Harvard's Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, and Boston's Design Management Institute launch the "TRIAD Design Project," focusing on importance of industrial design

HBS and National Alliance of Business form "Business/Education Leadership Project

HBS and National Alliance of Business form "Business/Education Leadership Project": a summer program in which MBA students study educational administration

Faculty undertakes "Leadership & Learning" study of MBA program

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

Initiative in Social Enterprise is launched

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

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

HBS announces Leadership Initiative, aimed at creating a "canon of business leadership"

HBS announces Leadership Initiative, aimed at creating a "canon of business leadership"

HBS announces creation of Service Leadership Fellows Program

HBS announces creation of Service Leadership Fellows Program, providing subsidies to 10 or more newly minted MBAs interested in working at public and nonprofit organizations

Harvard launches "Green Campus Loan Fund"

Harvard launches "Green Campus Loan Fund"; over next 5 years, HBS borrows $1.6 million interest-free to promote energy efficiency on campus

Leadership and Values Initiative created

Leadership and Values Initiative, led by students in partnership with faculty and staff, was created to broaden Community Values into an aspirational and integrative program

Rodrigo Lara Story VIDEO: 12 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 2000s, from the perspective of an international non-English speaking student who benefited from the Pre-MBA program and the bonds made within his student section.

European Research Center opens in Paris

European Research Center opens in Paris

HBS Health Care Initiative is launched

HBS Health Care Initiative is launched

HBS and Harvard Medical School launch joint degree program

HBS and Harvard Medical School launched a 5 year, joint degree program in 2005. Special seminars are taught at both the business school and at the medical school

HBS offers healthcare courses for MBA, executive education and MD/MBA students

HBS offers healthcare courses for MBA, executive education and MD/MBA students, including Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital in Healthcare, Innovating in Healthcare, Managing Medicine, and Healthcare Delivery: Achieving Organizational Excellence

HBS and Kennedy School of Government inaugurate integrated joint degree program

HBS and Kennedy School of Government inaugurate integrated joint degree program

Edward Keith Story VIDEO: RT: 02:43

Story regarding how the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina happened when he, who is from New Orleans, started the MBA years of his joint JD/MBA Degree program. Dean Kim Clark let him know at once that the School would provide any assistance he needed. This personal concern touched him deeply, and he knew HBS was the right place for him to achieve his goals of helping others.

Hunter Pierson Story VIDEO: 7.5 minutes

Story regarding his experience as a teacher and a native of New Orleans attending HBS in the 2000s, studying public education in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as a participant of the New Orleans Service Immersion program. The "exhilirating, exhausting days" interviewing school principals (including a HBS alumnus), led to deep friendships, personal growth, and an independent research project to develop a case study about the New Orleans Public Education System.

Bernardo Novick Story VIDEO: RT: 07:26

Story regarding his endorsement of the Pre-MBA Program to prospective students and his recommendation to all students to manage their time wisely and to regard their HBS years as a cornerstone of their lives and not just a career stepping-stone. The Pre-MBA environment was the setting for developing tight bonds that have carried on into the MBA Program and was a productive introduction to the case method. The India Immersion program was a unique platform for learning deeply about a country and its people. With the multitude of options at HBS, he exhorts students to steer their HBS course prudently and efficiently.

Durdana Achakzai Story VIDEO: RT: 03:22

Story regarding her smooth transition into the flow of HBS through the Pre-MBA Program and her intentions of carrying forth the principles of business ethics and corporate social responsibilities into her role as a business leader. She commends Pre-MBA staff members, Maureen Walker and Joyce Majewski, for their dedication to ensuring the success of the experience and the international faculty for sharing their stories of acclimating themselves to life in the United States. The multiplicity of ideas and opinions expressed during class discussion serve as the basis for truly informed decision making. In her future capacities, she will construct her leadership on the foundational teachings of courses such as Leadership and Corporate Accountability.

Efe Pazarceviren Story VIDEO: RT: 06:48

Story regarding the academic and social benefits he derived from participation in the Pre-MBA Program. As the program dates conflicted with his wedding plans, he at once modified his schedule, and so the program improved his problem-solving skills even before it started. In this risk-free environment, his classmates and he had a platform from which to grasp the fundamentals of the case method and to develop study and classroom discussion strategies. He formed relationships and initiated networks that will persist through his HBS years and beyond. The rapid pace of the Pre-MBA Program simulated the intensity of the MBA Program and honed his time management skills. Through the program, he has already forged his bonds with the HBS community.

Esther Rodriguez-Fernandez Story VIDEO: RT: 04:13

Story regarding how the Pre-MBA Program provided her with an invaluable head start before being immersed in the HBS experience. At her MBA interview, she met a number of fellow Spaniards who wholeheartedly endorsed the program as an avenue to creating her first HBS family. She availed herself of the profusion of services to prepare herself academically and to arrange the everyday details of residence in a new country. Faculty members explicated the mechanics and nuances of the case method in classroom scenarios without the stress of close observation of her performance, and this introduction has been priceless to her. Her classmates and she have coalesced into a supportive group on which they can rely throughout their MBA years.

Garry Thaniel Story VIDEO: RT: 05:00

Story regarding how during the Analytics Program, Prof. Jan Hammond urged students to fulfill their responsibilities to make the world a better place. In the Service Immersion New Orleans program to assist the city recover from the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, he worked as a consultant to the Archdiocese to open a clinic for the working uninsured of the city. These experiences have reinforced his belief in the School's commitment to training world leaders.

Gina Liao Story VIDEO: RT: 07:49

Story regarding her pleasant surprise at the warm and supportive environment of the Pre-MBA Program and the caring and personal attention from the faculty and staff. The program supplied the academic preparation for the academic system of the MBA Program. The international students found numerous affinities among themselves that flourished into harmonious unity. She extends her heartfelt gratitude to program staff members for their concern for her well-being. The most memorable moment of her first year was the frank and candid discussion of a case on child labor in Southeast Asia in Prof. Sandra Sucher's Leadership and Corporate Accountability course.

Joanne Chang Story VIDEO: 7 minutes

Story regarding her experience attending HBS in the 2000s as a first-generation immigrant from South Korea and the first person in her family to go to college. She discusses the Healthcare Initiative at HBS, the Biomedical Enterprise Program (a joint program between M.I.T. and Harvard University), and the impact of these unique collective programs on her decision to attend HBS. She appreciates the international perspective at HBS, as reflected in a section flag ceremony representing the students' international diversity. She recalls Professor DeLong challenging students not to avoid confronting "messy situations", such as the conflicts between financial and ethical concerns that often arise in healthcare-related case studies.

Kristin Meyer Story VIDEO: 4 minutes

Story regarding her experience attending HBS in the 2000s, encapsuled in the international perspective she gained from attending the Middle-East Immersion program.

Limor Moshkovich Story VIDEO: 2.5 minutes

Story regarding her experience attending HBS in the 2000s, encapsuled in her organization of and participation in the China-Vietnam Immersion program (China and Vietnam: Faces of Revolutionary Change), and her hopes for the impressive elementary school children she met on that trip.

Stephanie Balois Story VIDEO: RT: 06:34

Story regarding her bonding with classmates during her Pre-MBA Program, the power of the HBS learning model, her admiration of alumni dedication, and her plan to convey her passion for the School to the next generation of students. She formed fast and lasting friendships in the course of her Pre-MBA. The Priscilla Ball was one of the most exciting events of her HBS years to date. As an international student far from home, she feels that her section members are a second family. During the Leading in Business and Beyond Global Summit, she attended a session on the future of the MBA Program and was taken aback by the passionate concern of the alumni which she intends to emulate for succeeding classes of students.

Tiffany Singleton Story VIDEO: RT: 09:17

Story regarding her excitement with the avenues HBS has provided to prepare her for a career in nonprofit management as her way of making a difference in the world and her anticipation of graduation as a joyful moment to share with her family. A fellow graduate of Dillard University and an HBS MBA recommended the program to her. Composing her application essays evoked profound ruminations on possible career courses and signalled the School's commitment to leadership development. In her interview, she spoke passionately of her pride in her alma mater and New Orleans, as both rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina. She was ecstatic at her acceptance, especially since her family could partake in the proud occasion. Currently she heads the student-led New Orleans Immersion initiative to aid in the recovery of the city, and in alignment with such work, she has designed her second-year curriculum to pave the way for a leadership role in the nonprofit sector.

Ziquan Zhang Story VIDEO: RT: 03:51

Story regarding his motivation for coming to HBS from China as the desire to contribute his business acumen to his country's development. Organizing the Asia Business Conference supplied him with the platform for cross-cultural leadership. To relate how inspirational the HBS community is for him, he tells how two Class of 1961 Section C members presented flags and sang a song of their own composition to wish success on his Section C.

Shaohui Chen Story VIDEO: RT: 05:57

Story regarding his view of the Pre-MBA Program as an invaluable mini-MBA Program and his summation of the steps of preparing, studying, and discussing a case. Participating in the Pre-MBA Program acclimated him to life at HBS and in the United States in numerous ways, especially introducing him to the curriculum, methods, and faculty of the MBA Program. He analyzes the stages in the life cycle of a case: researching and investigating on your own; reviewing your findings with your learning team and exchanging feedback and ideas; presenting your interpretations in class and attempting to influence and convince your classmates; comprehending the professor's take-aways and absorbing the lessons of the case.

Yiwen Jin Story VIDEO: RT: 06:16

Story regarding her transformational self-discovery during her Pre-MBA Program experience. The safe, risk-free, and congenial atmosphere of the program empowered her to bolster her self-confidence and to transition into the cultural milieu of the United States. Overcoming her initial nervousness, her first contribution to classroom discussion was brief but liberating. She is very proud of her election to the position of section international representative. The section flag ceremony was one of the highlights of her section's activities. As a result of the program, she views herself as a completely new person.

Ani Kharajian Story VIDEO: 08:01

Story regarding her years managing international Executive Education programs. She recounts the transformational experience of leading the Senior Executive Program for Southern Africa and how she convinced HBS to extend the program so that the participants could come to the School. She describes her professional growth through these programs and their global impact.