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How Babson Helped SkinCeuticals Rejuvenate Physician Learning As AVP of global education for SkinCeuticals, Josh Taylor knew his clients needed more than a few business courses. Working with Babson Executive Education brought so much more.

By Melissa Savignano

March 20, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Executive Education, Corporate Innovation

Posted in Community, Outcomes

The U.S. Capitol building with financial graphics overlaid.

What Makes an Economy Healthy? A Babson Professor Decodes the Top Indicators and What They Miss The stock market and job reports dominate headlines. Babson’s Associate Professor Joshua Stillwagon explains their impact on the economy.

By Hillary Chabot

March 19, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Economics

Posted in Insights

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Jahazii Wins $10,000 at Inaugural Zest for Africa Challenge The Zest for Africa Challenge, a new pitch competition organized by the Black Graduate Club, aims to provide early-stage African founders access to Babson resources.

By Hillary Chabot

March 19, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Graduate, Startups, Class of 2025

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Soft skills such as emotional intelligence and adaptability, have become vital in today's workplace, Babson management experts said. (Photo: Viacheslav Yakobchuk)

What Are Soft Skills and Why Are They Important in Business? Babson experts define soft skills, such as emotional intelligence and communication, and explain why they are essential for career growth and success in today’s evolving workplace.

By Hillary Chabot

March 17, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Engaged students are seated at tables during a classroom presentation

Groundbreaking Babson Research Advances the Field of Entrepreneurial Leadership New research from Babson College offers the first conceptual model of entrepreneurial leadership, showing the need to build meaningful relationships, inspire creativity, and support risk-taking behaviors to solve the world’s problems.

By Eric Beato

March 12, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Faculty, Research, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

The fate of the penny is up in the air after an executive order asked the U.S. Mint to stop making the coin. (Photo: Stephen Orsillo/Adobe Stock)

Eliminating the Penny? These Babson Professors Have Thoughts It costs 3.7 cents to mint a U.S. penny. But ending penny production isn’t simple, sparking a debate about the future of physical currency.

By Hillary Chabot

March 12, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Thought Leadership

Posted in Insights

First-Year Students Inspired by the Intersection of Business and the Liberal Arts and Sciences Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Desmond came to campus to discuss how to combat poverty in America. First-year students share their big-picture takeaways.

By Melissa Savignano

March 5, 2025

Tagged Arts, Campus, Class of 2028, Undergraduate

Posted in Community

Babson first-year students showed off their FME ventures at the Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex during the annual FME Expo last week. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki)

AI Joins the Team: How FME Students Are Learning to Use Generative AI First-year Babson students harness AI to develop and launch their FME ventures—gaining an edge in the evolving entrepreneurial landscape.

By Hillary Chabot

March 3, 2025

Tagged Undergraduate, Faculty, Entrepreneurship Education, Startups

Posted in Insights, Outcomes

Two students shadow box in a fitness studio

Ring the Bell: Working Out with the Babson Boxing Club In the Babson Boxing Club’s popular classes, students learn self-defense, gain confidence, and grasp how to roll with the punches, both literally and figuratively.

By John Crawford

February 28, 2025

Tagged Campus, Class of 2025, Class of 2026, Entrepreneurship, Student Life, Undergraduate, Class of 2027

Posted in Community

Jeanie Chung and Alec Leddon pose for a photo by the Charles River

Turning Personal Loss into Life-Saving Innovation With the help of the SUD Sprint program at the Kerry Murphy Healey Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dr. Jeanie Chung is turning personal tragedy into a life-saving solution to the opioid crisis.

By Vannessa Rodriguez

February 27, 2025

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Health Innovation, Graduate

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

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