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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.

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Video, Sports, and Cooking: 5 Interesting Summer Courses for High School Students From social media to sports, and from cooking to storytelling, here are five more interesting pre-college courses in the Blank School Summer Program for rising high school juniors or seniors.

March 6, 2026

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Pre-Collegiate, Summer Education, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Built to Last: Helping Prepare Founders for the Entrepreneurial Journey A lifelong entrepreneur, James Agnew MBA’21, DBA’28 has returned to Babson for the DBA program to help understand and educate other founders on their entrepreneurial journeys—and even inspire his family.

March 5, 2026

Tagged DBA Profiles, Doctor of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community

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Want to Study Business and Finance? Try These 5 Summer Courses for High School Students Skills such as business strategy, investing, and personal finance are critical for success in any role or professional field. Here are five pre-college courses in the Blank School Summer Program for rising high school juniors or seniors interested in business and finance.

March 4, 2026

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Pre-Collegiate, Summer Education, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Bridging How Humans and Intelligent Technology Can Learn Together Vik Murty MBA’03, DBA’28 has spent his career focused on how individuals and organizations adapt when working alongside intelligent systems. He joined Babson’s DBA program to research and explore answers.

March 3, 2026

Tagged DBA Profiles, Doctor of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community

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Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Try These 5 Summer Courses for High School Students Skills such as business strategy, investing, and personal finance are critical for success in any role or professional field. Here are five pre-college courses in the Blank School Summer Program for rising high school juniors or seniors interested in business and finance.

March 2, 2026

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Pre-Collegiate, Summer Education, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

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Here’s the Pitch: Babson Kicks Around Collaboration with Top Italian Soccer Club A contingent from Babson Athletics visited Italy to discuss a strategic collaboration with Udinese Calcio, a top-flight soccer club, that could include an international trip for Babson’s men’s and women’s soccer programs.

February 23, 2026

Tagged Athletics, Global

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‘Paving the Way’ in Pursuit of a Degree Triple Crown With an eye on improving the consulting world and influencing the future of her industry, Anna Ivashko ’11, MBA’20, DBA’28 pursues her third Babson degree in the new Doctor of Business Administration program.

February 17, 2026

Tagged Alumni, DBA Profiles, Doctor of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Education, Graduate, Undergraduate, Entrepreneurial Leadership

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Summer at Babson Introduces New Opportunities for High School and Babson Students Babson’s expanded summer portfolio includes existing programs such as Summer Study and launches the new Blank School Summer Program, an immersive learning experience for rising high school juniors and seniors, as well as initiatives for current students.

February 5, 2026

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Graduate, Professional and Executive Education, Undergraduate, Pre-Collegiate

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Entrepreneurs collaborate at a table during an Entrepreneurial Family event at the Foundry

What Is Total Entrepreneurial Activity, and Why Is It Important? One of the key metrics to evaluate the state of entrepreneurship is Total Entrepreneurial Activity, which was created by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and measures the rate of early-stage engagement. Babson professors explain its importance.

February 2, 2026

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty

Posted in Insights

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Mission Driven: She’s an Advocate for Women’s Financial Empowerment Sumeit Aggarwal MBA’05, DBA’28, the co-founder of a social enterprise for women-owned startups, hopes to create more entrepreneurial opportunities for women. That’s just one reason she is in the inaugural cohort of Babson’s DBA program.

January 27, 2026

Tagged Alumni, DBA Profiles, Doctor of Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Graduate, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership, Class of 2028

Posted in Community