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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.

Grad Cap Ideas
Looking for Grad Cap Ideas? Looking to decorate your mortarboard? As commencement nears, here are some ideas for decorating your grad cap, straight from past Babson graduates.
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May 13, 2019

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Stephen Spinelli on the Future of Higher Education
The Future of Higher Education Relies on Collaboration In an opinion piece published in The Boston Globe, Stephen Spinelli Jr. shared his insights into the path forward for colleges and universities.
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May 13, 2019

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Faculty Roundup 5/8
Professors Earn Tenure, Keynote International Conference From insight on grocery store prices to advice for women pitching to investors, find out how Babson’s thought leaders have been sharing their expertise.
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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 10, 2019

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The Future of Mobility
Accelerating the Future of Mobility New partnership leverages Toyota Mobility Foundation’s know-how and Babson’s entrepreneurial management expertise to develop mobility models aimed at solving real-world problems.
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May 9, 2019

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Babson's 2019 Honorary Degree Recipients
Babson to Award Eight Honorary Degrees at Centennial Commencement Eight visionary entrepreneurs will receive honorary degrees at Babson College’s Centennial Commencement ceremonies on May 18, 2019.
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May 9, 2019

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Scholars from around the world are coming to Babson entrepreneurship conferences
Scholars from Around the World Are Headed to Babson This June, hundreds of scholars will arrive on Babson’s campus for two renowned entrepreneurship research events—the Diana International Research Conference and the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference.
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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 8, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Champagne toast
Class of 2019 Toasts Its Way into Alumni Network The Class of 2019 was welcomed into Babson’s alumni network Wednesday evening at the College’s annual champagne toast.
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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 7, 2019

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Jan Singer
From Secretary to CEO: For Jan Singer, One Call Changed it All At an on-campus event with Babson’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL), former Victoria’s Secret and Spanx CEO Jan Singer zeroed in on our underestimated and undervalued ability to choose, to take control, and to change our perspectives about what it means to go to work.
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May 7, 2019

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Gina O'Connor on Breakthrough Innovation
Advancing Breakthrough Innovation with Gina O'Connor Professor Gina O'Connor wrote the book on advancing breakthrough innovation. She helps breakdown what breakthrough innovation is, and why it matters for companies.
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May 6, 2019

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Abby Beecher
Balancing Business With Being Part of the Team Abigail Beecher knows how to balance a future business career while helping lead a collegiate sports team on NCAA tournament runs in consecutive years.
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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 3, 2019

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership