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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.

Babson Teams Excel at Insight Impact Data Hackathon Two teams of students from Babson’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business placed in the top three at the Insight Impact Data Hackathon this month at the College.
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March 28, 2024

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Babson to Welcome Northern Ireland’s Ulster University 25@25 for Entrepreneurial Program 
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March 21, 2024

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Babson’s Information Technology Services Department Earns CIO 100 Award Babson’s Information Technology Services Department has been named a 2024 CIO 100 Award winner for its transformative work across campus over the past two years.
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March 19, 2024

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Renowned AI Ethics Pioneer to Headline Babson Event Renowned pioneer in artificial intelligence ethics Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, named one of five key people shaping AI by Forbes, will headline a Babson College event April 2 hosted by the Butler Institute for Free Enterprise Through Entrepreneurship.  
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March 7, 2024

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Barefoot Athletics Challenge Returns to Support Babson’s Championship Pedigree The annual Barefoot Athletics Challenge is back next week, March 4-6, celebrating Babson’s athletic programs and championship pedigree.
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February 29, 2024

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Babson Team Places 6th at Rotman International Trading Competition Babson College placed sixth out of 43 leading international universities at the 2024 Rotman International Trading Competition in Toronto.
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February 28, 2024

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Babson Academy Expands Entrepreneurship Education for Youth Learners and to New Regions of the Middle East and North Africa Joining forces with the Youth Impact Lab and expanding its reach to new areas of the Middle East and North Africa are a few of the highlights from the 2023 Babson Academy Impact Report.
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February 27, 2024

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Babson’s Katherine Craven to Address Quincy College Commencement  Katherine Craven P’22, chief administrative and financial officer at Babson College since 2014, will be the guest speaker at Quincy College’s Commencement exercises May 17.
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February 26, 2024

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Babson Team Extends Winning Streak at Local CFA Institute Research Challenge  Babson College students have won CFA Society Boston’s local research challenge for the fourth consecutive year, and the sixth time in the last eight years.
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February 20, 2024

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Two Babson Ventures Named Most Disruptive MBA Startups Two Babson-born businesses—PetPax Co. and TruLeague—were named to Poets & Quants’ list of Most Disruptive MBA Startups of 2023.
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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.
February 9, 2024

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