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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.

Babson graduate student at the Cutler Center finance lab
Career Momentum After Babson: MS Class of 2025 Outcomes Come to Life Carlos Roberto Dias Neto MSF’25 and Minh Phan MSBA’25 leveraged Babson’s community, career coaching, and real-world learning to secure roles in finance and analytics. They are prime examples of the strong outcomes of the MS Class of 2025.
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March 3, 2026

Posted in Outcomes

2026-03-26 13:46:10
A profile picture of Laura Gassner Otting stands against a background of other profile pictures of DBA candidates.
Beyond Pedigree: Elevating Potential Talent Using Research and Experience A bestselling author and thought leader, Laura Gassner Otting DBA’28 joins Babson’s inaugural DBA cohort to explore how organizations can spot hidden potential and redefine greatness in a post-AI world.
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February 26, 2026

Posted in Community

2026-03-25 17:14:07
A profile picture of Marco Gargurevich stands against a background of other profile pictures of DBA candidates.
A Career in Finance, A Commitment to Shaping the Next Generation  After more than two decades in the financial services industry, a casual invitation to speak at a Babson graduate class snowballed into an interest in teaching for Marco Gargurevich MBA’01, DBA’28.
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February 12, 2026

Posted in Community

2026-03-25 21:45:47
Babson professor points to research findings during presentation.
Why Faculty Research Matters: Babson Scholars on AI, Markets, and Real-World Problems With discussions ranging from artificial intelligence to monetary policy and climate challenges, Faculty Research Day spotlighted the breadth of Babson’s interdisciplinary research.
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February 6, 2026

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-03-26 11:17:30
Babson student on stage after winning $25,000 scholarship.
Sarah Starko ’27 Awarded Prestigious National Retail Federation Foundation Scholarship Sarah Starko ’27 earned the NRF Foundation’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship after a rigorous national competition, an honor that will grant her access to leaders across the retail industry.
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January 26, 2026

Posted in Community, Outcomes

2026-03-25 14:58:09
Babson teacher stands in front of class teaching entrepreneurship to faculty from around the world.
How Babson Teaches the World’s Entrepreneurship Educators At the Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators, faculty from around the world learn not only what entrepreneurship is—but also how to teach it.
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January 23, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-25 19:26:04
The numbers 2026 in fireworks celebrate the new year.
New Year's Hopes: 6 Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2026 Babson faculty members share what they are most excited about in 2026—from AI and global learning to humanity, entrepreneurship, and personal growth.
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January 5, 2026

Posted in Insights

2026-03-26 13:46:11
Side-by-side headshots of Aaron Walton and Alex Smith
The Babson Effect: Alumni Bonds That Launch Careers—and Bring Them Full Circle When Aaron Walton ’83—whose first career break came from a Babson alumnus—hired Alex Smith ’08 as his personal business manager in 2024, it was another classic example of Babson’s top-ranked alumni network in action.
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December 16, 2025

Posted in Community, Outcomes

2026-03-26 08:03:29
Babson college students in an improvisational comedy club.
From Stage to Startup: This Improv Group Prepares Babson Students for Boardroom Success  Students Against Gravity, Babson’s long-running improvisational comedy group, blends creativity and business insight, teaching students how to adapt, collaborate, and communicate under pressure.
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December 4, 2025

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-24 15:23:30
Real estate developer and babson professors discuss inclusive excellence in business.
Just Start: How to Turn Inclusive Excellence into Entrepreneurial Activity At Babson’s Inclusive Excellence Summit, real estate developer Richard Taylor demonstrates how inclusion becomes a competitive advantage while impacting the community.
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November 20, 2025

Posted in Community

2026-03-26 08:03:29