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Author: Bryan Lipiner

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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.

A four‑panel collage showing college athletics celebrations. In one image, a group of baseball players in gray and green uniforms jump into a pile on a field during a celebration, with a dugout and other players nearby. Another image shows a group standing on a tennis court holding a sign that reads ‘CHAMPIONS 2026,’ with buildings and trees in the background. A third image shows a group wearing matching ‘CHAMPIONS 2026’ T‑shirts raising a trophy together outdoors. The final image shows a lacrosse team in white and green uniforms jumping and celebrating on a field with a scoreboard and trees behind them.
Memorable Spring Season Rolls on for Babson College Athletics Babson College Athletics’ 2026 spring season has seen a record four teams win conference championships and seven teams earn bids to their NCAA tournaments.
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May 13, 2026

Tagged Athletics, Undergraduate, Campus, Student Life, Graduate

Posted in Community

2026-05-15 12:58:47
A long-distance runner crosses a marathon finish line with arms outstretched
What Did It Take to Break the Sub-2-Hour Marathon Barrier? Entrepreneurial Thinking. Smashing the sub-2-hour marathon barrier required innovation. Adidas stepped up to the line to make it happen, teaching us many entrepreneurial lessons in the process.
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May 8, 2026

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Faculty, Entrepreneurship

Posted in Insights

2026-05-15 12:58:48
Two people wearing matching black polos and caps with a red-and-white logo stand side by side in daylight in front of a white cab truck and a black box truck; one person has an arm around the other’s shoulder, and the black truck shows the logo and a partially visible phone number starting with “781.”
They’re Babson College Students—and Last Year, Their Business Made $3 Million Where else can you find a pair of student founders whose thriving business made $3 million while they pursued their undergraduate degrees? Meet Kirk McKinney ’26 and Jacob McKinney ’28, of Junk Teens.
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April 23, 2026

Tagged Undergraduate, Campus, Entrepreneurship Education, Student Life, Startups, Advice

Posted in Community, Outcomes

2026-05-15 16:27:13
The exterior of an Allbirds store in New York City
Valued at $4 Billion. Sold for $40 Million. This Is What Went Wrong with Allbirds. Allbirds was valued at $4 billion during its 2021 initial public offering. Five years later, it agreed to a sale for 99 percent less. Babson College Associate Professor of Practice Peter Cohan weighs in on what entrepreneurs can learn from what happened.
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April 13, 2026

Tagged Advice, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Startups

Posted in Insights

2026-05-15 16:27:13
Park Manor Quad at Babson College
WATCH: A Day in the Life of a Babson College Student A day in the life for a Babson student looks a bit different than one you might see from the typical college student. They shift effortlessly from class, to spending time with friends, on-campus jobs, the gym, and more.
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March 17, 2026

Tagged Undergraduate, Campus, Student Life

Posted in Community

2026-05-14 23:56:51
A view of the counter at the Village Coffee House at the Herring Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Village
WATCH: Here's What a Full Day of Eating Looks Like at Babson College There’s no shortage of good eats on the campus of Babson College. Dhruvi Gari ’28 takes us through what a full day of eating looks like for a Babson student.
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March 10, 2026

Tagged Undergraduate, Student Life, Graduate, Campus

Posted in Community

2026-05-15 16:19:17
Two students work together at a laboratory bench. One student uses a pipette to transfer liquid into a small container, while the other stands beside them observing. The workspace includes trays of plastic test tubes, a laptop, and other lab equipment. The setting appears to be a science classroom or lab with additional students visible in the background.
These Are Some of the Most Unique Things I've Learned in the Babson Classroom From liberal arts and sciences, to experiential learning, and humanities, it’s never “just business” at Babson College. Ninda Kepakisan ’28 shares a few of the most unique things she has learned in the classroom.
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February 25, 2026

Tagged Faculty, Campus, Student Life

Posted in Community

2026-05-14 01:19:37
WATCH: What’s One Babson Hack Every First-Year Student Should Know? The Babson College first-year experience is one that is wall-to-wall. So, we asked a number of current Babson College students their top “hack” for first-years. These are their answers.
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February 3, 2026

Tagged Undergraduate, Campus, Advice, Student Life

Posted in Community

2026-05-15 16:19:17
Students Win 3rd-Straight Local CFA Institute Research Challenge Babson students won CFA Society Boston’s local research challenge for the third consecutive year, and the fifth time in the last seven years.
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February 16, 2023

Tagged Finance, Class of 2023, Campus, Student Life

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-05-12 22:38:07
Entrepreneur pitches at 23rd annual Rocket Pitch
PHOTOS: 23rd Annual Rocket Pitch Launches Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Week Fifty-five entrepreneurs across 46 teams took to Babson College’s Olin Hall on Thursday night for the 23rd annual Rocket Pitch, launching the start of Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Week 2022.
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November 11, 2022

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Alumni, Campus, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Graduate, Startups, Undergraduate, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community