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For First-Generation Students, New Initiatives and Office Bring Resources to the Forefront As Babson’s first manager of First-Generation Student Success, Michael Prinkey draws from over a decade of mentorship experience.
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Melissa Savignano
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Melissa Savignano
Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.
November 1, 2024

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Investing in AI Technologies: What We Learned from Erez Capital Founder Michael Benezra and venture partner Stephen Grant offer insights on leveraging networks and diverse skills to students in the New Tech Ventures blog.
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November 1, 2024

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Unscripted Moment: Meeting Roger and Gracie In our occasional photo series, staff photographer Nic Czarnecki shares the moment Ariel C. Armony, the College’s incoming provost and executive vice president, meets Babson’s beloved community resources dogs.
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October 31, 2024

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Insights from Environmental Entrepreneur Julie Bliss Mullen of Aclarity Julie Bliss Mullen, founder and CEO of Aclarity, shares her journey and valuable advice with students, who offer their takeaways in the latest New Tech Ventures blog post.
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October 30, 2024

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WATCH: New Provost on Innovation and Change In the final installment of a three-part video introduction, Ariel C. Armony, Babson’s incoming provost and executive vice president, discusses his view on how Babson is leading on innovation.
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October 29, 2024

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You Don’t Need Thousands to Turn Your Business Idea into Reality Anastacia Yefimenko ’25 launched her company, Elcove, on a low budget by being resourceful and creative. She shares her tips in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.
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October 28, 2024

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From Singapore to Tuscany: Shruti Lohia Hora ’98 and BCW  Shruti Lohia Hora ’98, who was instrumental in the success of Babson Connect Worldwide in Singapore, will be welcoming the Babson community to Tuscany and her family’s luxury resort, Castelfalfi, for BCW in March.
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Eric Beato
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Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
October 25, 2024

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These Two Industries Are Paving the Path to Use AI Effectively You don’t have to work in retail or health care to learn from what they’re doing to leverage the power of artificial intelligence, writes professor Peter Cohan in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.
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October 25, 2024

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WATCH: New Provost on Developing Entrepreneurial Leaders In the second installment of a three-part video introduction, Ariel C. Armony, Babson’s incoming provost and executive vice president, shares his view of entrepreneurial leadership.
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October 24, 2024

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Live from New York: What 50 Years of SNL Teaches about Entrepreneurship Celebrating its 50th season, “Saturday Night Live” began as a rebellious upstart and became a cultural institution. Babson professor Jeff Shay ’87, MBA’91 reflects on its ongoing entrepreneurial spirit.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
October 23, 2024

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