Author: Hillary Chabot

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.

Why Do Companies Use Hidden Fees? Hidden fees have increased amid inflation and cutbacks. Babson Associate Professor Lauren Beitelspacher explains why customers often pay up.

Tagged Commentary, Faculty, Q&A

Posted in Insights

Taking Pride in Babson for Pride Month Jacob Miles ’98 reflects on the importance of Babson’s extended family and support for LGBTQ students and alumni.

Tagged Diversity and Inclusion, Student Life

Posted in Community

Competitions Help Babson Grad Perfect Her Pitch Swarna Shiv ’23 competed in five national entrepreneurial contests that provided hands-on experience on pitching startups, enhancing business strategy, and learning what it takes to launch a successful company.

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Class of 2023, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

A Helping Hand for Haitian Relatives Joseph Noel ’24 is working to bring his Haitian relatives to the States as Haiti is rocked by yet another earthquake.

Tagged Student Life, Global, Undergraduate

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Bulgarians Learn Leadership Through Collaboration at Babson A 15-member group of Bulgarian professionals spent a whirlwind two weeks learning leadership skills as part of Babson’s B-AGILE program.

Tagged Executive Education, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Global, Entrepreneurship Education, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

Commencement Stories 2023: The Graduates Behind every cap and gown, there is a story. In this two-part series, we reflect on the stories at the 2023 Commencement, culminating with the graduate class.

Tagged Commencement, Class of 2023, Graduate, Student Life

Posted in Community

Commencement Stories 2023: The Undergraduates Behind every cap and gown, there is a story. In this two-part series, we reflect on the stories found at the 2023 Commencement, beginning with the undergraduates.

Tagged Commencement, Class of 2023, Campus, Undergraduate

Posted in Community

Competition Provides Hands-on Lesson on Impact Investing Hweedo Chang MBA’23 completed a personal goal and acquired real-world experience after competing in an impact investment program this spring.

Tagged Class of 2023, Social Innovation, VC & Investing

Posted in Community, Outcomes

Student-Run Investment Banking Program Creates Path for Career Success Joyce Wang ’23 was one of the first to participate in SPEAR IB, a Babson student-run program to help others land internships in investment banking. It not only worked to clear a path for her career but also helped countless others.

Tagged Class of 2023, Finance, Career, Undergraduate, Student Life

Posted in Community, Outcomes

Babson Honors Entrepreneurs Committed to Positive Global Change Ramón Mendiola ’86, P’20 ’21 ’23 and Pawan G. Patil have been honored with the Global Changemaker Award, which recognizes those in the Babson community for creating positive social and environmental change on a global level.

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Alumni, Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership