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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.

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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2026-04-18 18:40:26
Sheikha Al-Otaibi sitting outside
Sheikha Al-Otaibi ’25 Wants to Talk to You Sheikha Al-Otaibi ’25 spent her time at Babson finding out what she’s really passionate about. As the undergraduate Commencement student speaker, she’s ready to tell the whole story.
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May 13, 2025

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2026-04-18 14:25:12
Kai Ogenah shaking hands with Arthur Blank
Class of 2025: How Sports Shaped One Student’s Babson Experience Kai Ogenah ’25, an ardent sports fan, found a way to spread joy on campus on and off the court while at Babson.
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May 12, 2025

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2026-04-15 18:44:41
Students and friends celebrate and hug after winning the competition
‘Moos’ and Ahhs: Babson AI Showcase Draws Rave Reviews A high-tech solution from two MSEL students to improve monitoring herds of cows wins the top prize at the first Babson College AI Showcase, hosted by the C. Dean Metropoulos Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship.
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May 9, 2025

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2026-04-19 06:44:14
A woman stood next to a Babson student during her visit to class.
Don’t Wait to Be Ready: UX Pioneer Karen Clark Cole on Graduation and Embracing Uncertainty Tech visionary Karen Clark Cole prepares to deliver the Commencement address at Babson’s graduate ceremony, sharing advice on impact, uncertainty, and starting without fear.
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May 8, 2025

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2026-04-18 14:25:12
Heidy Magaña talking to someone at an event in Knight Auditorium
Class of 2025: How This First-Gen Student Created a Community First-generation student Heidy Magaña ’25 has spent her time at Babson building a community and growing the support available to other first-generation students.
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May 7, 2025

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2026-04-14 00:19:08
A Babson student on a trip funded by the Babson Social Innovation Fund.
Tulsa to Tanzania: Social Innovation Fund Offers Access to Experiences and Opportunities Babson’s Social Innovation Fund helped Makayla Fleming ’25 turn global experiences into purpose-driven career goals.
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May 7, 2025

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2026-04-20 16:12:55
Linda Henry rides on a duck boat during the Red Sox victory parade
Linda Henry ’00, H’19 Reflects on Babson, Boston, and the Institutions that Define a City Twenty-five years after graduating, Linda Henry ’00, H’19 still remembers her FME business and its impact on her career. This month, the CEO and co-owner of Boston Globe Media returns to Babson to deliver the undergraduate Commencement address.
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May 6, 2025

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2026-04-18 14:25:12
A young man in a hospital gurney.
'There’s Still So Much I Want to Do': Babson Entrepreneur Battles Kidney Failure Three hours a day, three days a week, Thomas Thermidor is attached to a dialysis machine after kidney failure detoured his 2025 commencement.
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May 1, 2025

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2026-04-20 16:12:55
Babson graduations lined up in the commencement procession
4 Real-World Career Tips from Recent Babson Alumni First, they come to Babson, then they take over the professional world. Recent Babson undergraduate alumni offer career advice to current Babson students.
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April 30, 2025

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2026-04-18 23:16:34