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Whether it happens in the classroom, while consulting with our partner companies, or at one of our global hubs, we bring you compelling stories about what’s happening throughout the Babson College community.

SMART Liberia
Alumnus Connection Helps WIN Lab Go Global For the first time in program history, and in partnership with alumnus Marvin Tarawally ’17, Babson’s Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab® is taking its expertise abroad to provide Liberian entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, and mindset they need to accelerate their ventures.
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August 14, 2019

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Arist
And the Finalists Are ... On September 20, 2019, as part of Babson’s Centennial Celebration, startups Arist, Gentreo, and TORq Interface will compete for upward of $100,000 at Babson ePitch: Second Century Challenge.
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August 8, 2019

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Susan Duffy
Women Supporting Women Susan Duffy, along with her colleagues at Babson’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership, works to harness the full entrepreneurial potential of women.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
August 7, 2019

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Karen Herbert-Maccaro
Karen Hebert-Maccaro Named CEO of Babson Executive Education Accomplished practitioner, educator, and thought-leader Karen Hebert-Maccaro has been named the CEO of Babson Executive Education.
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August 5, 2019

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Amara Ogukwe '22
Making Art at a Business School Art can happen anywhere, even at a bustling business school. Babson’s Sorenson Arts Scholarship program helps student artists to take time to discuss and practice their art.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
August 1, 2019

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Meagan Priest MS'19 and Oscar Flores MS'19 presenting Dottie
Summer Venture Showcase Concludes 10-Week Boston Accelerator On July 25, 13 student startup teams capped off an intense 10-week accelerator program at Babson’s Summer Venture Showcase at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
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July 30, 2019

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Entrepreneurial mindset
From Entrepreneurial Leader to Entrepreneur in Residence Tech CEO Priya Iyer takes on her newest role: Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson's Blank Center.
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July 29, 2019

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Career Fair
Babson a Founding School in Career Readiness Project There’s a new way to assess how career ready new graduates are, and Babson has been a partner in the initiative since day one.
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July 26, 2019

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St. Louis Blues president and CEO of business operations Chris Zimmerman
Savoring a Stanley Cup Victory Chris Zimmerman MBA’83 topped years of accomplishments as a hockey player, coach, and NHL executive on a special night last month at Boston’s TD Garden.
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Bryan Lipiner
Writer
Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
July 26, 2019

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Debi Kleiman
Convening Babson’s Entrepreneurial Community At the supportive community of the Blank Center, Debi Kleiman helps entrepreneurs to tell their personal stories.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
July 24, 2019

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