Rachel Pardue
B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinalists Pitch Their Startups Undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni pitched their businesses at the 2019 B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinals, in hopes of ultimately competing for $300,000 in cash and in-kind services during the finals on Thursday, April 11.
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April 5, 2019

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Cheryl Kiser
Pursuing Purpose and Profit The leader of Babson’s Lewis Institute, Cheryl Kiser, believes companies can both make money and make a difference.
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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.
April 4, 2019

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Babson's Finance Students
Babson Students Finish in the Money At local, national, and international finance competitions, students from Babson’s undergraduate, MBA, and MSF programs are teaming up to win big.
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April 3, 2019

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Seniors Named Poets & Quants Best and Brightest Scholars and student leaders Adam Kershner ’19 and Leslie Parra ’19 were named the Best and Brightest Business Majors by Poets & Quants.
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April 3, 2019

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Dr. Kenichi Matsuno, Babson's Dean of Faculty
Dr. Ken Matsuno Named Babson’s Dean of Faculty Babson College has appointed Professor Ken Matsuno to be the College’s Dean of Faculty, a role in which he will lead the full- and part-time faculty and serve on the President’s Cabinet, Academic Council, and the Operating and Finance Committee.
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April 2, 2019

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Shay Jaffar
Shay Gaafar MBA’19 — A Brand Born at Babson Shay Gaafar MBA’19 came to Babson to dive into the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Two years later, she’s leaving with her own brand.
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April 1, 2019

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Brian Barefoot Athletics Challenge Reaches New Heights In this year’s Brian Barefoot Athletics Challenge, more than 1,800 donors contributed more than $170,000—both all-time highs.
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March 29, 2019

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Babson BETA Challenge Winners
B.E.T.A. Challenge Winners: Where Are They Now? What happens after you win the B.E.T.A. Challenge? WIth this year's Venture Expo and Finale nearing, The Blank Center caught up with past winners for updates on their businesses.
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March 28, 2019

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Rachel Pardue, co-founder of LOU
"I Walked In And Knew, These Are My People" As a young entrepreneur, Rachel Pardue ’19, co-founder of LOU, often felt like the odd one out—until she found her home at Babson.
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March 28, 2019

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Katherine Craven P'22
Katherine Craven P’22 Named Chair of Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Katherine Craven P’22, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer at Babson, has been appointed Chair of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education by Gov. Charlie Baker.
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March 27, 2019

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