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Dean Nitin Nohria welcomed more than 2,500 participants to the June 11 event led by Senior Lecturers Andy Zelleke and Tony Mayo. Following the Dean’s introduction, HBS alumni, staff, and students—Mia Mends (MBA 2003), George Ellis (MBA 1984), HBS CIO Ron Chandler, Chichi Anyoku (MPP/MBA 2021), Ronnie Wimberley (MBA 2021), Priyanka Chaurasia (MBA 2021), and Mike Klain (JD/MBA 2022) —shared their lived experiences in reaction to and in reflection of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and those before them. Walking into Harvard Business School as frien...

Cory Richards On June 27, 2020, Eric Roza masked up and flew from Boulder, Colorado, to San Jose, California, where he rented a car and began driving south. A tech entrepreneur who made his name and fortune with a data company he sold to Oracle for $1.2 billion in 2014, Roza, 53, had just spent, according to one source, $200 million buying CrossFit Inc., the largest fitness chain in the world, somewhat bigger than Dunkin’ and somewhat smaller than Domino’s. At its peak, you could have found one of the more than 15,000 CrossFit affiliates at most latitudes and longitudes around the world�...

‘There is a hostile environment for Black workers today” says Black union boss Dr Patrick Roach While the odds are stacked against black workers, the efforts we put in now to tackle the many injustices we face will see us reap the rewards – and they may come sooner than we might think, says Patrick Roach A SCANDAL: Black workers are three to four times more likely to die at work in the the current COVID-19 pandemic RACISM IS at work and it exists. But, as trade unions, we are committed to eradicating the prejudice and discrimination and disadvantage that continue to deny many black wor...

Fri, 01/29/2021 - 6:13pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine The Lake Champlain Chamber today announced its 110th Annual award recipients via YouTube Live. Five awards were presented recognizing businesses and business leaders for their accomplishments and contributions to our community. An in-person celebration will be scheduled at a later date. Awards were presented to:  Emerging Leader Award - presented to Kim Anderson with Community Health Centers of Burlington. This award recognizes an emerging leader who combines professional success with community leadership. Kim’s tireless work at Co...

Long-time UofL faculty member joins School of Medicine to lead anti-racism initiatives John Chenault John Chenault will join UofL School of Medicine Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) as associate professor-director of anti-racism initiatives on Feb. 1. In this new position, Chenault will support anti-racism in medical student education and lead the development, implementation and evaluation of initiatives guided by the School of Medicine UME Anti-Racism Task Force. He also will provide instruction to faculty and medical students related to undoing race-base...