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Harvard Business School (HBS) today conferred its most important honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, on six distinguished graduates as part of the virtual graduation ceremony for the MBA Class of 2021.
This year’s award recipients are Ray Dalio (MBA 1973), founder, co-CIO, and chairman of Bridgewater Associates, a global macroeconomic investment management firm and the largest hedge fund in the world; H. Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA 1933, posthumous award), one of the first African American graduates of HBS, dubbed the “dean of Black business;” Mezuo Nwuneli (MBA 2003), cofounder and managing partner of Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers, a food and agriculture focused private equity firm working to transform the agricultural sector in West Africa; Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (MBA 1999), cofounder and managing partner of Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition, which shapes policy and implements ecosystem solutions across West Africa; Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011), an astronaut
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Washington’s public universities will no longer require the SAT or ACT. Will admissions become more equitable? By Hannah Furfaro, The Seattle Times
Published: May 23, 2021, 6:00am
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For 18-year-old Enrique Mora, a strong SAT score was supposed to be among the high-stakes barometers that would help determine how he’d spend life after high school.
Mora, a Port Angeles High School senior, knew that to get into a good college, he needed to take advanced courses and score well on a standardized test. So he collected free test-prep materials and studied hard.
But last fall, when standardized testing sites were closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mora panicked. He hadn’t yet taken the SAT, which is usually required to get into the University of Washington, his top pick. He started thinking about community college. And he remembered conversations he’d had with military recruiters, who’d encouraged him to enlist.
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