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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.

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Babson College Unveils New OneCard Design Babson College has begun rolling out a new design for its Babson OneCard, the College's identification and access card.
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August 23, 2022

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Babson Wins First NIH Grant NIH awarded Babson up to $1.5 million to create a new program teaching entrepreneurship to scientists researching substance abuse disorder.
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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.
August 22, 2022

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Julie Levinson Appointed The William R. Dill Governance Professor Professor of Film Julie Levinson has been appointed The William R. Dill Governance Professor, an endowed chair professorship.
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August 10, 2022

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Cheryl Kiser Selected as Judge for 2022 Meaningful Business 100 Cheryl Kiser, executive director of Babson College’s Institute for Social Innovation, will serve on an expert global panel of judges for the 2022 Meaningful Business 100 (MB100).
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August 2, 2022

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Patty Patria Named Babson’s New Chief Information Officer Patty Patria has been named Babson’s new chief information officer, providing strategic leadership for the planning and delivery of information technology and library services to support the College’s strategic plan.
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August 1, 2022

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Ela Gokcigdem ’24 Addresses United Nations on Protecting Our Oceans Ela Gokcigdem ’24 represented Turkey as a youth delegate at the UN Ocean Conference Youth and Innovation Forum last month in Cascais, Portugal.
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July 25, 2022

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Sustainability Key to Babson Collaborative Global Student Challenge Winners Students from across the globe—including Norway, Lebanon, and Chile—visited Babson’s Wellesley campus last week after winning the 2022 Babson Collaborative Global Student Challenge.
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July 19, 2022

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Babson Collaborative Announces Annual Awards The Babson Collaborative’s 2022 annual awards celebrated member programs, faculty members, and student ambassadors who exemplify the Collaborative's mission.
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July 19, 2022

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Cutler Center Becomes Academic Member of Mass Fintech Hub The Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance at Babson College has become an academic member of the Mass Fintech Hub, a collaborative and cross-disciplinary working group of technology innovators, financial service and investment leaders, academics, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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July 7, 2022

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Babson College Named the Best College for Business Majors by Money Magazine Babson, the longtime No. 1 school for entrepreneurship, recently ranked No. 1 among the Best Colleges for Business Majors by Money magazine.
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July 6, 2022

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