Harvard Business School
Harvard Names Serial Entrepreneur Jill Kravetz as Executive Director of Innovation Labs
Jill Kravetz will succeed Matthew M. Segneri ’04 as executive director of the Harvard Innovation Labs, a University-wide center that provides funding, workspace, and mentorship to entrepreneurs, Harvard announced Thursday.
Judge Dismisses Assault Charges Against Harvard Grad Students Involved in Clash at Oct. 2023 Protest
A Boston Municipal Court judge on Friday dismissed the assault and battery charges in a case against two Harvard graduate students who were charged following an altercation at a pro-Palestine protest last year.
HBS Grad Sues Harvard, HUPD Over Response to Oct. 2023 Protest Altercation
Yoav Segev, a recent Harvard Business School graduate, sued Harvard and the Harvard University Police Department on Thursday, accusing the University of failing to protect him from an antisemitic assault on campus and obstructing the investigation that followed.
Harvard Grad Schools Rebrand Diversity Offices as University Wipes DEI Messaging
Several Harvard graduate schools began shuttering their diversity, equity, and inclusion offices over the past two weeks, continuing the University’s effort to replace DEI programs that the Trump administration has broadly painted as illegal.
Judge Declines To Force Ex-HBS Prof. Gino To Pay Legal Fees for Bloggers Who Accused Her of Data Fraud
A federal judge rejected the data investigation blog Data Colada’s request to force former Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino to pay legal expenses for her since-dismissed defamation suit against them.
After Trump’s Proclamation, International Harvard Affiliates Were Held at Logan Airport. Some Were Turned Away.
A Friday court filing by Harvard International Office director of immigration services Maureen Martin documented how Harvard affiliates — including an Israeli professor, a CEO, and students and researchers from India, China, and Germany — were turned back by consulates and at Boston Logan.
Nonprofit CEO John Rice Defends Diversity Efforts in HBS Class Day Speech
In a Harvard Business School Class Day address last week, John Rice, the founder and CEO of Management Leadership for Tomorrow, contended that diversity and inclusion remained important to leveling the playing field in business — and that the term had been unjustly stigmatized.
Harvard’s 2025 Class Days
At Convocation and Class Day ceremonies last week, Harvard’s Class of 2025 gathered to celebrate their new degrees. But the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard cast a shadow over the proceedings — and graduates, faculty, and keynote speakers across Harvard’s schools paired their messages of joy with defiance.
Flush With Cash and Hype, Defense Tech Is a New Career Target for Some Harvard Students
As they enter the workforce, Harvard students are increasingly feeling the pull of defense technology firms.
Harvard Revokes Tenure From Francesca Gino, Business School Professor Accused of Data Fraud
Harvard revoked tenure from Francesca Gino, the Harvard Business School professor who has been fighting data fraud allegations for nearly four years, and ended her employment at the University last week, a Harvard spokesperson confirmed.
Harvard Graduate Students Charged After 2023 Protest Confrontation Will Avoid Trial, Judge Rules
Two Harvard graduate students facing assault charges over a confrontation at a pro-Palestine protest 18 months ago will not face a trial, Boston Municipal Court judge Stephen W. McClenon ruled on Monday.
Twenty25 Ventures To Fund Founders in HBS Class of 2025
Seven Harvard Business School students have created a fund for the Class of 2025 called Twenty25 Ventures and raised $1 million thus far to invest in founders from their graduating class over the next 10 years.
Health and Human Services Department Requests Documents From Harvard Business School Task Forces
The United States Department of Health and Human Services launched an investigation into Harvard Business School and requested that the school provide reports from working groups on free expression, antisemitism, and Islamophobia.
Trump Tariffs Mean Chaos for Consumers, HBS Professors Say
Two Harvard Business School professors and economics experts said President Donald Trump’s drastic tariff increases earlier this month will face rocky implementation and are a bad omen for U.S. businesses of many sizes.
Harvard Innovation Labs Announces 25 President’s Innovation Challenge Finalists
Harvard Innovation Labs announced 25 finalists of the President’s Innovation Challenge, a pitch competition that awards up to $75,000 to “outstanding” student or alumni ventures.