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Author: John Crawford

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.

Celebrating a Landmark Decision
Reflecting on a Landmark Decision During Pride Month For Babson’s LGBTQ community, a landmark Supreme Court ruling was a victory that was a long time coming, and it was made extra sweet for having happened during Pride Month.
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June 29, 2020

Posted in Community

2026-08-11 04:27:43
Marching for Black Lives Matter in Washington, D.C.
Hitting the Streets for Black Lives Matter In the classroom, Professor Fred Opie talks about the organization needed to sustain social movements. Marching for Black Lives Matter, a former student saw that need firsthand.
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June 25, 2020

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-07-30 07:50:59
Cleancult
When One Babson Entrepreneur Helps Another The founders of Cleancult had spent several years perfecting their product, but one hurdle still remained: finding investors. That’s when the co-founder of Bombas stepped up.
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June 22, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-28 17:39:26
More Than Profits: The Importance of Integrated Sustainability At Babson, students are taught to make sustainability and social responsibility a central part of their careers and day-to-day lives.
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June 18, 2020

Posted in Community

2026-08-12 11:48:51
AI Ethics
Why AI Ethics Are So Important In a course called Digital Transformation, Babson students explored AI ethics and how companies can employ the fast-moving technology responsibly.
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June 12, 2020

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-08-12 11:48:51
Career Resources for Alumni
Help for When Your Career Path Turns Rocky In the face of a tough job market, Babson is now offering alumni a wide variety of career resources, including webinars, online tools, and coaching.
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June 8, 2020

Posted in Community

2026-07-24 16:12:01
Trip to the Arctic
Reflecting on a Trip to the Top of the World In the Arctic Circle, a group of Babson College students takes in the region’s stark beauty and asks tough questions about economics, policy, and climate change.
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June 1, 2020

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-08-12 06:37:47
White Mountain Puzzles
The Joy of the Jigsaw Puzzle White Mountain Puzzles, co-owned by Colin Wroblewski ’03, has seen a spike in sales as people seek an uplift from an unlikely source: jigsaw puzzles.
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May 29, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-12 11:48:51
Babson students help with telemedicine
Babson Students Offer Help as Health Care Turns to Telemedicine As the pandemic disrupts health care, a community health organization turns to technology, and a little help from Babson students, to care for patients.
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May 22, 2020

Posted in Community

2026-08-04 13:13:25
Standing Together: Students Stay Connected Despite the disruption to life on campus, the Babson community purposefully helps keep students connected to their courses, to their ventures, and to one another.
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May 21, 2020

Posted in Community

2026-07-30 22:46:07