HBS Launches New Recruiting Program for Women
The Harvard Business School will launch a new recruiting program, called PEEK that will address the underrepresentation of women in its student body. Of the 1,859 MBA students currently enrolled in the Business School, 41 percent are female. The new recruiting program will target women’s colleges to help increase the female study body.
The program will host about 70 to 80 rising juniors, seniors and recent graduates during a weekend in June and will expose them to the Business School and familiarize them with the MBA program at Harvard. The PEEK program will diverge from a more traditional visit. Program participants will partake in assigned case studies, live on campus and meet with faculty, current students and alumni.
The PEEK Weekend is designed to help participants to develop a broader understanding of the challenges that leaders face, the many dimensions inherent in the business world and the impact participants can have on their community and the world through organizational leadership.
Deirdre C. Leopold, the managing director of HBS admissions and financial aid said, “This program is aimed at women at women-only colleges who may not have thought of a business school career. The program is for prospective students to literally take a peek at what happens in an MBA program.”
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