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Businessly Blonde: Reese Witherspoon Talks Entrepreneurship at HBS Event
Twenty-four years after Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon first asked if it’s hard to get into Harvard, she returned to campus on Tuesday to discuss entrepreneurship and female empowerment at Harvard Business School.
Shark Tank Star Kevin O’Leary Judges Six Harvard Startups at HBS Competition
Kevin O’Leary — the investor known for starring in the television show “Shark Tank” — judged six teams of Harvard students on their startup pitches at a Harvard Business School event on Monday, awarding the winning team $200,000 in total funding.
HBS Professor Arthur Schleifer Jr. Remembered for Innovative Teaching Programs, Appreciation for the Arts
While most knew Harvard Business School Professor Arthur Schleifer, Jr. for his data-driven business strategies and his innovative teaching curriculum, Schleifer was also immersed in literature and had a love for solving crossword puzzles.
Web Outage Leaves Faculty, Students Without Access to Canvas for More Than 12 Hours
Canvas, Harvard’s main platform for classes, was nonoperational for more than 12 hours on Monday due to a widespread web outage, leaving students and professors unable to access class materials and submit assignments.
HBS Professor Kent Bowen Remembered for Academic Achievements, Commitment to Family and Faith
Harvard Business School Professor H. Kent Bowen, who taught at HBS for 15 years before his retirement in 2008, died on July 17 at the age of 83.
What Happened to Harvard Business School’s $25 Million Racial Equity Plan? The School Won’t Say.
Harvard Business School won’t say what happened to its $25 million Racial Equity Action Plan after the plan was apparently shuttered as Harvard backs away from the language of race and diversity.
Harvard Sues Ex-HBS Professor Gino for Defamation, Accusing Her of Falsifying Evidence
Harvard sued behavioral scientist Francesca Gino for defamation in August, alleging the former Harvard Business School professor sent the school a falsified dataset to prove she did not commit data fraud.
Former Harvard Professor Alleges HBS Officials Deleted Evidence in Tenure Denial Lawsuit
Former Harvard Business School associate professor Benjamin G. Edelman ’02, who sued Harvard in 2023 after he was denied tenure, alleged on Tuesday that the University had failed to preserve evidence in the case.
The Adams-Pfoho Dining Hall War of 1999
Pranks, public shaming, football, drag, and a high-stakes tug-of-war game: A clash over lunch access sparked a memorable House rivalry for the Class of 2000.
HBS Professor Bharat Anand ’88 Tapped to Lead NYU’s Stern School of Business
Bharat N. Anand ’88, the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning and HBS professor, was named the next Dean of NYU’s Stern School of Business, the school announced on Thursday. He will depart Harvard for the new role in August 2025.