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Public safety dog surrounded by students.
It’s All in the Name: Hero the Dog Brings Safety and Smiles to Babson Trained by the state police, Babson’s newest Public Safety dog comes with unique skills to boost campus safety and community engagement.
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June 12, 2025

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2026-04-14 18:31:23
Runners pose for a photo on a rainy day at Babson
The 10K for Babson: A Rainy Run and a New Fundraising Record  Those running and walking in the 10K for Babson faced soggy conditions, but the annual event raised the most money in its history for the Melissa Shaak Student Emergency Fund.
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June 11, 2025

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2026-04-03 17:43:22
Olivia Soffer and Matia Cristiani high-five on a tennis court
Take Two: Babson Tennis Champions Reflect on Winning Back-to-Back Titles Tennis champions Olivia Soffer ’25 and Matia Cristiani ’26 look back on their years playing together and all the hard work that went into winning two national doubles titles.
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June 9, 2025

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2026-04-09 19:24:39
Warren Buffett
Buffett Retires: Babson Professors Highlight Lessons from a Historic Transition Warren Buffett’s retirement is more than a milestone, Babson thought leaders say. It’s also a masterclass in thoughtful succession and cultural continuity.
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May 30, 2025

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-04-09 19:24:39
The champion tennis players pose for a photo with their trophies alongside their coaches
Repeat Champs: Babson’s Doubles Team Nets Second Tennis National Title Olivia Soffer ’25 and Matia Cristiani ’26 captured their second consecutive NCAA Division III doubles national championship in women’s tennis.
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May 28, 2025

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2026-04-09 17:04:06
Side-by-side photos of the chair and the two students posing for a photo with the chair
From Text Prompt to Furniture: The Story Behind Babson’s AI Dam Chair With groundbreaking artificial intelligences advances, Vaness (Reece) Gardner ’26 and Cole Collins ’26 have created what is believed to be the first full-scale, AI-designed chair on a college campus.
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May 23, 2025

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-04-11 14:03:21
College president shakes hands with a student at the Commencement ceremony
Babson’s Graduates Remember the People Who Inspired Them In the final moments before Commencement, just before marching to the ceremony, Babson’s 2025 graduates reflected on their College journeys and the people who supported and inspired them.
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May 22, 2025

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2026-04-15 03:40:56
Babson College 2025 Commencement graduates
Commencement 2025: ‘What a Joy!’  At Babson’s Commencement on Saturday, more than 4,500 family and friends gathered to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the Class of 2025.
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May 19, 2025

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2026-04-14 23:36:45
Shenaya “Nay” Martin MBA’25 poses for a photograph
A Mother and Entrepreneur Creates Community for Her Fellow Moms As a new mom facing a challenging time, Shenaya “Nay” Martin MBA’25 founded the support group Zooming Moms. She later started a second group, Moms at Babson, as an MBA student.
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May 15, 2025

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-12 22:09:47
In a Babson sweatshirt and with his arms up, Robert Pulles poses for a photo outside Olin Hall
Robert Pullés MBA’25 Puts Smiles on People’s Faces He made connections and built bridges at Babson. Now, Robert Pullés MBA’25 will deliver the student address to his classmates at the graduate Commencement ceremony May 17.
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May 14, 2025

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2026-04-10 13:10:42