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Babson Briefs highlight the latest institutional and individual achievements, accomplishments, accolades, and announcements. Do you have news to share with the Babson community? Submit your Babson Brief at news@babson.edu.

Blank School Wins Boston Business Journal Fire Award for Fueling Entrepreneurial Innovation Babson’s Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and two other businesses with Babson ties, earned BostInno's 2025 Fire Awards.
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Hillary Chabot
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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.
October 9, 2025

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Babson President Stephen Spinelli Jr. Honored with Inaugural Ireland-USA Bridge-Builder Award President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD received the Ireland-USA Bridge-Builder Award for fostering entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.
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October 2, 2025

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Babson Faculty Awards Honor Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship, and Service A dozen Babson faculty members were honored earlier this month by their colleagues with prestigious College awards for their excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
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September 22, 2025

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Make Your Mark, Babson’s Annual Giving Event, Celebrates 10th Anniversary on October 15–16 Babson College’s biggest fundraising event of the year, Make Your Mark, will be held October 15–16 to support students and the community.
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September 19, 2025

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Students’ Legal Research Paper Named Finalist at ALSB Conference A legal research paper co-written by two Babson students was named a finalist in the Student Paper Competition at the Academy of Legal Studies in Business conference.
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September 17, 2025

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Errol Norwitz Named New Executive Director of the Kerry Murphy Healey Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship Errol Norwitz brings a wealth of experience as a medical doctor, administrator, academic, and social entrepreneur. Most recently, he served as president and CEO of Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
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September 4, 2025

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Kelly Lynch Earns Prestigious Award from the American Association of University Administrators The Babson executive vice president received the Mid-Career Higher Education Leadership Award for impactful work shaping the direction and success of the College.
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September 4, 2025

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Stock & Exchange, Babson’s First Food Pantry, to Open in September A new campaign, Every Can Counts, will accept food and financial donations beginning Sept. 1 through the grand opening of the food pantry at 11 a.m. Sept. 12.
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August 27, 2025

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Princeton Review Ranks Babson’s Part-Time MBA Program in Top Ten The Princeton Review ranking, of the Top 50 Online MBA Programs, is based on both institutional and student survey data. Babson landed eighth in the ranking.
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August 4, 2025

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Joanna Carey Awarded a National Science Foundation Grant to Examine River Health In a three-year project, Joana Carey, an associate professor of earth and environmental science at Babson, and a team of reserachers will examine data from more than 450 rivers across all seven continents.
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July 31, 2025

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