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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.

Steve Case and Kerry Healey
Centennial Commencement Caps Off Celebratory Week Over the course of 72 hours, a series of historic events and celebrations forever altered the course of Babson.
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May 20, 2019

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Babson's MBAs to Watch
Poets & Quants Says Babson MBAs Are Ones to Watch Reveling in the excitement of Babson’s Centennial Commencement, the College is proud to announce two more new grads recognized by Poets & Quants.
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May 17, 2019

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Shaymaa Gaafar
Babson Launches Largest Fundraising Campaign in its 100-Year History Babson has announced the most ambitious fundraising campaign in its history, with a goal of raising $300 million and tripling the percentage of alumni who make annual donations to the college over the next four years.
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May 17, 2019

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Polina Raygorodskaya and Gustavo Trindade
How Solving 1 Problem Led to Millions in Revenue Wanderu founder Polina Raygorodskaya ’08 illustrated to the growing startup community of Miami how solving a problem led to more than $100 million in revenue.
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Bryan Lipiner
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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.
May 16, 2019

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Sebastian Fixson
Seeking Insight from Babson Faculty? On the ground and on the airwaves, Babson’s faculty and thought leaders are sharing their expertise on leadership, innovation, and family entrepreneurship.
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Bryan Lipiner
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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.
May 16, 2019

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Steve and Jean Case
Steve Case Visits an Entrepreneurial City on the Rise Steve Case, Babson’s 2019 undergraduate Commencement speaker, brought his pitch competition to Miami. The city has a diverse and thriving startup scene that includes Babson’s WIN Lab.
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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.
May 16, 2019

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Roger Babson, founder of Babson College
Beaver Tales: Remembrances of Roger Babson The College's Founder Was Known to Ride a Horse on Campus
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May 15, 2019

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Miami Design Thinking
MBA Students Propose Startup Solutions for City of Miami Last winter, members of Babson’s sunny Miami campus partnered with city officials with one goal: to improve that government’s ability to help startups thrive in the popular Florida destination.
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May 15, 2019

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TED Talks Top 10
Babson TED Talks Top 10 TEDx Babson College speakers shared pearls of wisdom on the theme Dimensions of Change. Here are the TED Talks Top 10 from Babson College.
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May 14, 2019

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LGBTQ+ Graduates Honored at Annual Lavender Graduation Several students and staff were recognized and honored for their achievements at Babson’s seventh annual Lavender Graduation.
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Bryan Lipiner
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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.
May 14, 2019

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