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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.

Why Babson Connect Worldwide Is Heading to Singapore in 2024 Babson Connect Worldwide (BCW), the world’s premier entrepreneurship summit, will be held in Singapore in February 2024. BCW Advisory Committee member Richie Eu ’09 speaks to why Singapore is a prime destination for entrepreneurship.
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December 8, 2023

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Four Babson College students
Babson Boasts Four on BostInno’s 25 Under 25 List Four young Babson College leaders on BostInno’s 25 under 25 list were lauded for helping people get access, be heard, and be sustainable.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
December 8, 2023

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Side-by-side portraits of Erik Noyes and Anjali Bal
Two Babson Faculty Honored Among Poets & Quants’ Best Undergraduate Professors Babson Associate Professors Anjali Bal and Erik Noyes were named to Poets & Quants’ annual list of the 50 best undergraduate business professors.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
December 4, 2023

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Man and woman fit puzzle pieces together
Developing a Passion for Problem Solving Speaking from the heart, entrepreneurial leaders share their experiences and advice at the inaugural Babson Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Forum.
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December 4, 2023

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four dancers strike a pose on stage
Bringing a Bit of Bollywood to Babson Take a behind-the-scenes look as AMAN, a Babson student group that celebrates the cultures of South Asia, makes final preparations for its fall show.
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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.
November 29, 2023

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Babson student presenting her startup.
What FME Students Learned at Rocket Pitch Babson first-year students in Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship noticed several performance-boosting strategies to incorporate in their own pitches, and some to avoid, after attending this year’s Rocket Pitch.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
November 16, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

John Jacobs gestures while presenting on stage
John Jacobs and the Power of Optimism The co-founder and chief creative optimist of Life is Good delivers a powerful message of optimism in the keynote address for Babson’s Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
November 15, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Speakers stand on stage in front of a giant Thank You message
With Gratitude, Babson ELevates Its Ambitions for the Future On a night of appreciation and aspiration, the Babson community celebrates a major milestone of the Centennial Campaign—and raises the bar on its collective impact.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
November 7, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

The golf team poses for a group photo
Women’s Golf Team Fits Babson to a Tee Four first-year student-athletes make history, putting Babson’s inaugural women’s golf team on course as the College’s first new varsity program since 2001.
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Scott Dietz
Writer
Scott Dietz
Scott Dietz is Babson College's Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications. Dietz is responsible for the department's internal and external communications, including branding, campus engagement, marketing, social media, sponsorships and website management. Additional duties consist of event coverage, facilitation of interview requests, media pitching, video content, writing and editing. Before Babson, Dietz spent 13-plus years at fellow NEWMAC institution Wheaton College, worked for the NFL, New England Patriots, and in the media relations department with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. A native of South Park, PA, Dietz began his sports information career at Westminster College.
November 7, 2023

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A view of the Babson campus from a drone on a gorgeous fall day
From the President: Perpetually Aspirational Babson College has ascended to a new leadership position across higher education after being ranked the 10th best college in the country by The Wall Street Journal. This unprecedented accolade affirms that entrepreneurship has evolved from a competency that can be taught to one that must be taught.
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Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA'92, PhD
President
Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA'92, PhD
Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA‘92, PhD is the 14th president of Babson College. A successful entrepreneur, academic leader, and scholar, Dr. Spinelli assumed the role of president in July 2019, guiding the College through its centennial year and into its second century. Learn more about the President's Office.
November 7, 2023

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