A Christian response to wealth fixation. Harvard Business School has a money problem. Unlike the 99.99999% of humans throughout history, HBS grads will have far more money than they need for daily survival over the course of their careers. This change in circumstances, though far better in many respects, also means we are susceptible to an unhealthy fascination with riches. Before I lose any more readers, I want to assuage your fears: this is not an article critiquing wealth

What do we say about our pop-culture stereotype as heartless mercenaries, and also to the mirror? While prowling through Spangler after hours late one evening a few weeks ago, I saw a poster for an SAS-organized talk that made me pause: “Building and Maintaining Relationships at HBS,” a panel by EC students sharing insights on how to make “authentic and meaningful friendships” at HBS. The dystopic idea that a group of late twenty-somethings needed to be taught how to make fri

Where HBS stands on today’s most hotly debated policy questions. As we began to wrap up the semester, we wanted to understand where the HBS community stands on a series of “not-so-partisan but still controversial” public-policy questions that frequently surface during discussions but rarely get measured in any systematic way. To capture that pulse, this anonymous survey was distributed to the Class of 2026 and Class of 2027 and remained open from November 18 to November 27. A

To the editor: As the Executive Director of HBS Online and Executive Education at HBS, I feel it’s important to respond to the views expressed by The Harbus News Staff in the editorial titled The Prestige Paradox of HBS Online, published on 11/05. I care deeply about the long-term value of the Harvard Business School brand not only because I’m leading these non-degree programs, but also because I am a graduate of HBS (MBA ’99). While the editorial raises important questions a

Unnati Bose (MBA ‘26) on learning, distraction, and the quiet art of thinking for ourselves. Amusing Ourselves To Death . Prescient writer Neil Postman wrote this book in 1985 about what the advent of television technology would do to American culture. In the book, he asks, “what shall we do if we take ignorance to be knowledge?” The truth is, I haven’t read the book. I looked up quotes from this book because its title arrested me. I haven’t even verified if Postman really  s

An introvert shares observations and tips for navigating the social demands of HBS. As we all know, HBS is a very special place. There’s really nowhere like it. Even though I know how important it is to be present during my two years here, I must admit that from time to time, such as in the midst of thrilling socratic debates about shower heads during Marketing or yet another dinner party conversation about pre-, intra-, and post-HBS career plans, I dissociate. As my mind wan