Heller MBA is on the Move:  Ranked Number 38 Amongst 149 Programs

Every two years, the Aspen Institute's Beyond Grey Pinstripes Program releases a ranking on the degree to which MBA programs integrate social, ethical and environmental issues into their curricula. The Heller MBA Program was just ranked number 38, globally, out of the Aspen Institute's Top 149 MBA programs, moving from its previous position of number 45.  Further, the program now enjoys the number two position amongst Boston area schools. Click here to read more.

Heller Student Interviewed on Fox News

Heller MBA/MA student Ross Lohr was interviewed by Fox News about Project Repat, the non-profit clothing company he co-founded. The company "repatriates" secondhand clothing from Africa and sells it to provide funding for schools in Tanzania. Click here to watch the interview.

Heller Students Team Up with MoJo

Team Consulting Project client MoJo in Lowell, Massachusetts was featured on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.  Heller MBA student Brenna Schneider has been interning with this clothing company where single moms get a fair wage and free child care and is a member of the student consulting team working with them this summer.

Heller Alum's Organization Receives Helping Hand from Brandeis Students

Heller MBA alum Samantha Watson (MBA '06) is working with a group of Brandeis undergraduates to raise money for the SAMFund, the non-profit she founded to help young adult cancer survivors.  The goal of the campaign is to raise funds for grants and scholarships. Click here for more information.

CEO of Boston Community Capital Delivers Lecture

Elyse Cherry, CEO of Boston Community Capital, delivered the Annual Distinguished Management Lecture, the signature event of the Heller MBA Program. She inspired students with her description of an innovative and groundbreaking foreclosure relief initiative that helps families facing eviction stay in their homes. This relief effort was recently cited as a model for how local communities are meeting the challenges of touch times in troubled communities by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Click here to read more.

Heller Student Introduces Keynote Speaker

Heller MBA/MPP student Brian Schon was given the honor of introducing Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Advisor to President Obama, when she was on campus to deliver the Segal Memorial Lecture. There were over 400 people in attendance. Schon is a Segal Fellow who did his Segal internship in 2009 at Health Care for All in Boston.  MORE

Heller Student Chosen for Prestigious Graduate Fellowship

Heller MBA/MA student Caitlin Deschenes-Desmond received an Education Pioneers Fellowship and will be doing a ten-week consulting project with an education organization in San Francisco this summer. Education Pioneers is a national network of leaders and entrepreneurs committed to improving leadership within public education. They received over 2,000 applications from students at top schools throughout the country and accepted fewer than fifteen percent. MORE

A New Campaign Calls For Healthier Neighborhoods

NPR interviews Heather McMann, Heller MBA Student and Executive Director of Groundwork Lawrence, about her work with a nonprofit whose goal is to increase access to healthy food stores in low-income areas. MORE

Brandeis Project Examines State Street's Water Use

Heller MBA student Jenn Taylor leads a team of students from Brandeis University in an environmental project for State Street Corporation examining the company's water supply and sanitation levels in locations where it has offices to determine potential operational risks. MORE

Massachusetts Health Advocates Push Community-Wide Agenda

Heller MBA student Heather McMann was part of a coalition unveiling an agenda at the Statehouse with the goal of improving the health of Massachusetts citizens by promoting exercise and more nutritious eating where people live.

Shortage of Grocers Plagues Massachusetts Cities

The Boston Globe quotes Heller MBA student Heather McMann about the lack of supermarkets in Lawrence.  McMann is executive director of Groundwork Lawrence, a community development organization that has been trying to improve people’s access to healthier food. MORE