An NBA champion, a Grammy-winning singer, and a Cameroonian prince walk right into a classroom.
It sounds just like the beginning of a comic story, but for Harvard enterprise college professor Anita Elberse, it's simply yet another day on the job.
Elberse teaches The business of leisure, Media and sports, a four-day route that consistently brings A-listers to Cambridge to gain knowledge of "new approaches for driving earnings and success in these days's enjoyment environment," among other skills.
a few of the huge names to take the category during the past include rapper-actor LL Cool J, former Miami warmth teammates Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, and actors Channing Tatum and Katie Holmes.
This yr's category, which kicked off Wednesday and runs via Saturday, has at least nine recognizable faces. Elberse posted a photograph to Instagram on Thursday wherein she's flanked by way of a few of her new college students: Grammy-profitable singer Ciara, husband and wife stars of HGTV series "Fixer higher" Chip and Joanna Gaines, "NCIS: l. a." actor Eric Christian Olsen, Cleveland Cavaliers power ahead and NBA champion Kevin Love, los angeles Clippers small forward and Cameroonian prince Luc Mbah a Moute, New Orleans Pelicans power ahead Julius Randle, former Bayern Munich goaltender and 2002 World Cup Golden Ball winner Oliver Kahn, and former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill.
"Boooom!!! We're at it again with the "enterprise of enjoyment, Media, and sports" (#BEMS) application!" Elberse captioned the picture. "As at all times, the classification comprises a couple of people with careers that stand out even from the achieved executives that invariably fill our lecture rooms…"
a few of Elberse's college students took to Instagram to share their exhilaration as smartly.
"So blessed to give you the chance to be @harvardhbs with @anitaelberse @ciara," Cahill wrote on Instagram. "Embracing every possibility and establishing existence after football."
Ciara, in the meantime, posted a thank-you to Elberse before the class even begun in a may also 20 Instagram put up.
"I always dreamt of going to school, but with the aid of God's grace, my song profession took me on a path that I'm so grateful for," Ciara wrote. "This week I bought permitted into Harvard! phrases can't describe my exhilaration! thank you @anitaelberse for a once in in a lifetime possibility to attend @Harvard BEMS."
Kevin Slane can also be reached at kevin.slane@globe.com.
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