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Blank School: Dr. Shakenna K. Williams ’94 Honored by WCOE, Cindy Klein Marmer MBA’02, P’29 Appointed to GCEC Board Two prominent executive directors—Shakenna Williams ’94 and Cindy Klein Marmer MBA’02, P’29—at the Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College recently received recognition marking their impact in their respective fields.

By Thought & Action Staff

October 13, 2026

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Women's Leadership, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-10-19 02:53:23

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Scholarship Spotlight: A Long-Term Investment in Student Access Moved by his Babson experiences as a scholarship recipient, Jack Waterstreet ’04 began supporting other programs and now has started his own scholarship to create opportunities for other students.

By Thought & Action Staff

October 13, 2026

Tagged Campus, Undergraduate, Alumni

Posted in Community

2026-10-19 00:18:17

Babson’s Katherine Craven Honored with Boston Business Journal 2026 Icon Awards Katherine Craven, Babson College’s executive vice president of administration and finance, has been named an honoree of the Boston Business Journal’s 2026 Icon Awards: A Women Who Mean Business Program.

By Thought & Action Staff

September 29, 2026

Tagged Campus, Leadership, Women's Leadership

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-10-19 02:53:24

Ready, Set, Make Your Mark at Babson’s Annual Giving Event, October 14–15 Babson’s annual fundraising event, Make Your Mark, will be held October 14–15 to support students and the College community.

By Thought & Action Staff

September 29, 2026

Tagged Alumni, Campus, Graduate, Undergraduate, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-10-19 02:53:24

Babson Ranked No. 5 Overall for Median 10-year Salary by Forbes Babson College was ranked No. 5 overall for median 10-year salary by Forbes’ magazine in its list of America’s top colleges.

By Thought & Action Staff

September 25, 2026

Tagged Career, Undergraduate, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-10-19 02:06:47

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What Babson’s Deans Are Most Looking Forward to This Academic Year As undergraduate and graduate courses begin this week and next, we asked four deans at Babson College what they are most excited about this academic year.

By Thought & Action Staff

August 31, 2026

Tagged Campus, Undergraduate, Graduate

Posted in Community

2026-10-18 20:30:11

Babson Ranked No. 12 Among America’s Best Colleges by Time magazine Time magazine rated Babson among the best colleges in the nation in its inaugural rankings of the U.S. institutions that provide the best value for their students.

By Thought & Action Staff

August 25, 2026

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Undergraduate, Graduate

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-10-18 22:49:18

LinkedIn Ranks Babson No. 1 for Entrepreneurship for Second Straight Year For the second year in a row, LinkedIn named Babson the No. 1 school for the largest share of alumni who are founders and entrepreneurs in its Top Colleges rankings.

By Thought & Action Staff

August 4, 2026

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Alumni

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-10-19 03:12:45

Kristi Girdharry and Patty Patria talk while seated at a table

WATCH: From Apocalypse to Opportunity: What AI Means for the Future of Education Inspired by the documentary The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, Babson College experts Patty Patria and Kristi Girdharry explore the promises, risks, and realities of AI in higher education in this episode of Babson’s podcast, “From Problems to Possibilities: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Action.”

By Thought & Action Staff

July 31, 2026

Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Faculty, Technology, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Insights

2026-10-18 18:02:10

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Babson Completes Historic Fundraising Campaign with More Than $750 Million Raised Babson announced the completion of its Babson ELevates campaign after surpassing its ambitious $750 million fundraising goal, concluding the largest philanthropic effort in the institution’s history.

By Thought & Action Staff

July 1, 2026

Tagged Alumni, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Campus, Babson Magazine

Posted in Community

2026-10-18 18:48:33