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...took over as President of Brigham Young University in Idaho (BYU-Idaho), he brought over a new vision for the Mormon school. Now, he’s also bringing over an entire library: BYU-Idaho has been using case studies from Clark’s alma mater since January, and is the first university to be given a site license for all of HBS’s electronic materials. “BYU is a first mover in this, because of Kim Clark’s understanding of the repository,” said Ellen J. Gandt, the director...
...gravitated to Wall Street upon graduation, Emily L. Nielson ’04 decided to head to the impoverished border town of Roma, Texas. Now, as a Teach for America corps member, she is bringing a group of 15 promising students from her high school back to her alma mater to stoke their educational ambitions. In the week since their arrival last Saturday, the students will visit MIT, Wellesley, Boston University, Boston College, Tufts, and Northeastern as well as Harvard. Nielson said she chose those universities because she wanted to expose them to selective colleges they would not usually consider...
...asking your undergraduate advisor for research funding and advice. There are no breaks for Rhodes scholars; in Oxford, you’ll be a dime per dozen. If you’re a Harvard Rhodes, expect the H-bomb to blow up in your face. Your undergrad alma mater can stigmatize you in your department and Rhodes House alike...
This time, it’s doubtful that another eminence will deign to dissect Perret’s potboiler. And thus it falls to the student newspaper at Perret’s alma mater to shed light on the author’s errata...
...moving forward.” To top things off, Walsh becomes the second straight one-and-done coach Harvard has recruited to lead its women’s program. Just last year, former head coach Stephanie Erickson departed in similar fashion, leaving to take the helm at her alma mater, Northwestern, where she is the all-time leading scorer at the school. She tabulated an 8-5-3 record in her one season at the Crimson helm, just barely missing an NCAA tournament birth. The situation is unfortunate for team members who must constantly readjust upon each coming year...