Community

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.

Kerry Healey
As a Presidency Ends, a Time to Reflect Leaving behind a wide-ranging set of accomplishments, Kerry Healey prepares to step down as Babson’s president at the end of the month.
By
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.
June 17, 2019

Posted in Community

Professor Andrew Zacharakis
‘Call Me Zach’ Professor Andrew Zacharakis talks about his career, his students, and his role with the prestigious Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference.
By
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.
June 14, 2019

Posted in Community, Insights

Stephen Spinelli and Jamie Siminoff
‘I Told You It Was a Great Idea’ From Babson to LA: alumni, students, parents, and friends filled the courtyard at Ring headquarters to celebrate Babson’s Centennial with Jamie Siminoff ’99 and Stephen Spinelli MBA’92.
By
June 13, 2019

Posted in Community

Financing Women Entrepreneurs at Diana Impact Day
Experts Gather at Babson to Disrupt Financing for Women Entrepreneurs Diana International Impact Day convened more than 250 investors, accelerators, policy-makers, researchers, founders, and other disrupters dedicated to changing the landscape of financing women entrepreneurs.
By
June 13, 2019

Posted in Community

Ken Matsuno, Dean of Faculty
3 Questions with Dean of Faculty Ken Matsuno Ken Matsuno has been a member of Babson’s faculty for more than 20 years. This June, he’ll put those years of experience to work in a new role: Dean of Faculty.
By
June 11, 2019

Posted in Community, Insights

A Babson MCFE team works with Dunkin' Brands
Real Projects for Real Companies Offering students a real-world consulting opportunity, the Management Consulting Field Experience is a quintessential Babson program that continues to expand.
By
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.
June 10, 2019

Posted in Community

Students Get Hands On to Scale a Lean Venture Students gain real-world operational growth and management experience, both at Babson and in Boston on one of the city’s highest-traffic weekends.
By
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.
June 7, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Delegates Attend Babson Academy Session, Brush Serves on CNBC Disruptor 50 Advisory Council From national and local media to the classroom, our thought leaders recently shared insight on innovative startups and entrepreneurship education.
By
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.
June 5, 2019

Posted in Community

Babson's Entrepreneurial Legacy
Babson’s Leadership Legacy Over the last 100 years, dynamic leaders have turned Babson into an entrepreneurship powerhouse.
By
June 4, 2019

Posted in Community

Student startups
Student Startups Make Summer Venture Program Find out which student startup teams will take their businesses through Babson’s intensive Summer Venture Program.
By
June 3, 2019

Posted in Community