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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.

Sustainability Through Innovation: Meet the Global Student Challenge Winners The Babson Collaborative Global Student Challenge tasks students worldwide with generating new business concepts aligned with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Here’s how the latest winners tackled the challenge.
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October 30, 2023

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Blank Center 25th Anniversary Honorees
Celebrating 25 Years at the Forefront of Entrepreneurship As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship pays tribute to 10 leaders and luminaries behind its growth and success.
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October 25, 2023

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Person's hands straightening tie
Professional Attire Fund Empowers Students to Dress for Success Fulfilling a request from students, a new professional attire fund, available through the Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development, aims to empower tomorrow’s leaders.
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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.
October 25, 2023

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Headshots (clockwise from top left) of Tia Bhalla, Madaket 'Maddie" Stoltz, Charles Price, Annie Chan, Everett Steven, and Nuchaba "Nuch" Scholte.
Class of 2027 Blank Scholars Bring Ideas and Enthusiasm to Campus For the 2027 Blank Leadership Scholars, Babson is a place to pursue their dreams and also discover new opportunities, including potential solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems.
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Melissa Savignano
Writer
Melissa Savignano
Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.
October 19, 2023

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A franchising class led by a professor of practice.
Professors of Practice: Connecting Theory and Practice Babson’s professors of practice are able to mine their real-world careers to offer students a multitude of benefits in the classroom.
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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.
October 6, 2023

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Babson Park Manor Quad with the Globe in the background
Meet the New Faculty Helping to Shape Babson’s Students New faculty on campus means a new wave of expertise and excitement. In the 2023–2024 academic year, 15 new faculty members bring their invigoration and innovation to Babson’s classrooms.
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Melissa Savignano
Writer
Melissa Savignano
Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.
September 26, 2023

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People gather outside amid columns of green and white balloons
Babson Pride: 10 Alumni Talk About Babson’s No. 10 Ranking At the traditional Back to Babson celebration, alumni across the decades shared their enthusiasm for Babson being ranked the 10th best college in America.
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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.
September 25, 2023

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Andrew and Joyce Mandell smile for a photo together
The Impact of Investing in Faculty Andrew Mandell ’61 and Joyce Mandell H’22 expand their support of Babson’s faculty by establishing a new endowed professorship, which has been awarded to Elizabeth Swanson P’19.
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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.
September 21, 2023

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Students meet with their laptops at a table in Babson Commons
No. 1 Again: What Babson’s Latest Rankings Mean for the College Babson hits an “unprecedented tier” amid a surge of sky-high rankings, including U.S. News & World Report naming the College the No. 1 undergraduate school for entrepreneurship for the 27th consecutive time.
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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.
September 18, 2023

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The Roger Babson statue stands with the Babson World Globe behind it
Trivia Time: How Well Do You Know Babson? What’s the weight of the Babson World Globe? When did Roger Babson run for president? What pro team practiced on campus in the 1960s? Test your brain on all things Babson.
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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.
September 15, 2023

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