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Babson Named a Five-Star Best College by Money Magazine Babson College has been named one of the top colleges in the United States by Money magazine, earning a five-star rating on its 2024 list of Best Colleges.

By Thought & Action Staff

June 17, 2024

Tagged Campus, Entrepreneurship Education, Career

Posted in Babson Briefs

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Babson Earns Second Consecutive NEWMAC Men’s Presidents Cup For the second year in a row, Babson College captured the prestigious New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men’s Presidents Cup.

By Thought & Action Staff

June 11, 2024

Tagged Athletics

Posted in Babson Briefs

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Ready, Set, Go: Babson’s Annual Faculty and Staff Run Continues to Grow More than 30 Babson community members participated in the 10K Faculty and Staff Run to Support Students, the largest turnout in the event’s five-year history.

By Thought & Action Staff

June 5, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Campus

Posted in Community

Babson Earns Institution of Higher Learning of the Year Award for Supplier Diversity Babson College was honored again for its excellence in supplier diversity, receiving the Institution of Higher Learning of the Year award from the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 31, 2024

Tagged Diversity and Inclusion, Campus

Posted in Babson Briefs

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Babson Doubles Team Wins Tennis National Championship Olivia Soffer ’25 and Matia Cristiani ’26 team up to win the NCAA Division III doubles national championship in women’s tennis—the seventh national title in Babson history.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 28, 2024

Tagged Athletics, Class of 2025, Class of 2026

Posted in Community

Nada Hashmi Named to Poets & Quants’ 40-Under-40 Best MBA Professors Nada Hashmi, assistant professor of information systems at Babson College, has been named to Poets & Quants’ list of 40-Under-40 Best MBA Professors of 2024.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 21, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Graduate

Posted in Babson Briefs

C. Dean Metropoulos speaks at a podium

Babson College to Launch the C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Technology and Entrepreneurship With a gift from C. Dean Metropoulos ’67, MBA’68, the new institute is a significant step forward in Babson’s strategic initiatives to advance and elevate the pivotal role of technology in entrepreneurial education.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 21, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Campus, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Arthur M. Blank speaks at Commencement

Undergraduate Commencement Speech: Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98 In his address at the undergraduate Commencement ceremony, Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98 urged grads to embrace their own core values as their guiding star. Here are his complete prepared remarks.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 21, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2024, Commencement

Posted in Community

Side-by-side photos of Erin Tolefree and Eric Johnson

Graduate Commencement Speeches: Eric Johnson ’72, H’24, P’08 and Erin Tolefree H’24 In their address at the graduate Commencement ceremony, Eric Johnson ’72, H’24, P’08 and Erin Tolefree H’24 shared insights and lessons from their entrepreneurial experiences. Here are their complete prepared remarks.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 21, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2024, Commencement

Posted in Community

Meet the 2024 Summer Venture Program Teams Babson’s signature Summer Venture Program (SVP) this year includes 14 teams of graduate and undergraduate students that span industries like fintech, future of work, and consumer goods.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 17, 2024

Tagged Class of 2024, Class of 2025, Class of 2026, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Graduate, Startups, Undergraduate, Class of 2027

Posted in Babson Briefs