Collage of photos of Babson women student-athletes
Nine on IX: Babson Student-Athletes on the Impact of Title IX On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, we reached out to nine Babson student-athlete alumni and coaches for their reflections on the role college athletics played in their personal and professional development.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
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.
June 22, 2022

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Closeup of the Pan-African flag waving
Reflections on Juneteenth from Babson Students Babson students share their thoughts on Juneteenth and how they honor the federal holiday, which Babson will commemorate at its annual ceremony on Friday, June 17.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
June 15, 2022

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Roberto Fiorentino MBA'22 next to a Babson logo
Roberto Fiorentino MBA’22 Cooks Up Babson Class Spirit Roberto Fiorentino MBA’22 jumped into the Babson College community with both feet, carefully blending Babson's classmates, social clubs, and classwork together.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
June 14, 2022

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A Target location
Target, Walmart Have Too Much Inventory. Here’s Why. Big-box stores are overloaded with inventory. Babson Professor Anne Roggeveen explains reasons for the shift in consumer-spending habits.
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Bryan Lipiner
Writer
Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
June 13, 2022

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Alexander von Cramm ’86 on Denali with his mountain-climbing gear
The Alumni Adventurers Alexander von Cramm ’86 and Michael McStravock ’14 pursued challenges that are demanding and daring. One climbed the Seven Summits, while the other ran solo across America.
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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.
June 9, 2022

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Two women at a rally protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Babson Global Scholar Grad Finds Hope, Safety After Ukraine Escape Anna Saltykova ’21 fled Ukraine shortly after Russia launched a full-scale invasion. Here's how she and her mom found refuge and a new job, thanks in part to her fellow Global Scholars from Babson.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
June 8, 2022

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Tyson Corner, Gabriel Papa, and Peter D’Ambrosio attend the shareholders event.
Networking Brings the Classroom to the Real World Babson students attended the annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting in person this year, finding themselves among top industry professionals.
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Melissa Savignano
Writer
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.
June 7, 2022

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Portrait of Shaun McMahon
An LGBTQ+ Leader, Shaun McMahon Takes Pride in Creating Change Shaun McMahon ’90 thrived while at Babson. Now, one of Massachusetts’ prominent openly gay business owners is fostering opportunities for the LGBTQ+ community on campus and beyond.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
June 3, 2022

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Flowers lie and an eternal flame burns at the Armenian Genocide Memorial
Keeping Armenian History Alive The painful story of the Armenian genocide is not always told. The leaders of Babson’s Armenian Student Association are working to change that.
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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.
May 31, 2022

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Three staff members run on the road
Babson Faculty and Staff Run Pumps Up Student Fund Babson's third annual Faculty and Staff Run to Support Students more than doubled its fundraising goal for the Student Emergency Fund.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
May 26, 2022

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