Babson Briefs

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.

Meet the 2025 Summer Venture Program Teams 14 student-led startups—spanning industries from health and eco-tourism to AI, tech, and sportswear—are accelerating their ventures through Babson’s Summer Venture Program (SVP).

By Thought & Action Staff

May 21, 2025

Tagged Startups, Entrepreneurship Education

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Babson’s Retiring Faculty Members Recognized for Decades of Service Ten retiring faculty members with nearly 200 years of combined service to Babson College were recognized during Commencement ceremonies May 17.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 20, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Commencement

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Class of 2025 Honored at Graduate Awards Ceremony Three members of the Babson College graduate Class of 2025 earned multiple recognitions during the Graduate Awards ceremony.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 19, 2025

Tagged Class of 2025, Graduate, Commencement

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Senior Awards Ceremony Honors the Best of the Class of 2025 Emilio Oliva ’25 and Kate Pinette ’25 received the Carroll W. Ford Scholarship as class co-valedictorians at the 2025 Senior Awards Ceremony.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 19, 2025

Tagged Class of 2025, Commencement, Undergraduate

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Babson President Stephen Spinelli Jr. Named Among Most Influential Bostonians by Boston Magazine President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD was cited as one of the 150 Most Influential Bostonians by Boston Magazine, the latest high-profile recognition for Babson.

By Thought & Action Staff

April 23, 2025

Tagged Leadership, Campus

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MSEL Duo Earns First Place at GEM Hackathon Rhaaghav Kanodia MSEL’25 and Kamo Aghbalyan MSEL’25 took first place at Babson College’s third annual GEM Hackathon, hosted by the Butler Institute for Free Enterprise Through Entrepreneurship.

By Vannessa Rodriguez

April 16, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship Education, Graduate, Research, Undergraduate, Class of 2025

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Babson Professors Selected Among Best Business and Management Scientists Four Babson College professors and prolific researchers were recently named among the top 500 Best Business and Management Scientists in the world by a leading academic platform for researchers.

By Thought & Action Staff

April 16, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Research

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Impressive Lineup of Speakers Set for Babson Connect Worldwide in Tuscany Prominent entrepreneurial leaders, alumni, and faculty will highlight the ninth edition of Babson Connect Worldwide on March 27–29 at Castelfalfi in Tuscany.

By Thought & Action Staff

March 24, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Global, Faculty

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Babson ITSD Earns CIO 100 Award for Its ‘All-In’ AI Strategy For the second year in a row, Babson’s Information Technology Services Department has been named a CIO 100 Award winner, recognized for its AI leadership.

By Thought & Action Staff

March 24, 2025

Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Campus

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Babson Academy Increases Accessibility of Entrepreneurship Education Around the World In 2024, Babson Academy found new ways to increase the accessibility of entrepreneurship education, reaffirming the power of breaking down geographic, socioeconomic, cultural, financial, and generational barriers.

By Thought & Action Staff

March 20, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Babson Academy

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