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Dan Hall and Education Pioneers colleagues at Teach For America HQ
- 13 Sep 2019
An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit
Second-year student and Social Enterprise Fellow, Dan Hall, shares his experience working at Uncommon Schools in New York City. [...]
I initially approached academics as if I was checking things off my to-do list. Read cases. Check. Say something in class to hit the minimum participation requirements. Check. Review course concepts before finals. Check. While I learned a lot by simply following instructions, I realized that I have the responsibility and ability to shape the learning to make it most valuable and meaningful for me. [...]
Moving anywhere is hard – but moving halfway across the world can come with even more challenges. MBA students come to HBS from every corner of the world, some with families, and some having never left their home country or state before. Kate Grosch (MS/MBA 2020) shares her experience growing up in Alaska - where wilderness survival and fishing were necessary parts of her childhood education. [...]
Allie Bienenstock is switching from CPG to startups with an HBS MBA
- 09 Aug 2019
Making the Switch from CPG to a Self-Driving Car Startup through my Summer Internship
Coming from an incumbent CPG company, it was a significant change working at a pre-revenue startup. At the time, I was considering whether an internship in San Francisco was the right choice for me. Seven months later, I find myself living in San Francisco and riding to work in the back of a self-driving car. [...]
Ratnika Prasad is Exploring Solutions to Climate Change at Harvard
- 25 Jul 2019
Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID
I quickly learned that beyond health or environmental benefits, government and organizations' decisions on issues of sustainability rested first and foremost on the financial benefits and cost savings. [...]
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