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Arushi Jain poses for a photo outside BRAC

Rocket Pitch Return: MBA Student Is Back with Sustainability Solution The annual Rocket Pitch gives Babson community members the opportunity to showcase their entrepreneurial endeavors. Arushi Jain MBA’22 talks about her prior Rocket Pitch experience as she returns to the signature event with a solution to eliminate traffic congestion.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Writer

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman is a writer for Babson Thought & Action. Born in New Jersey and raised in Pennsylvania, Abdur-Rahman previously worked as a staff writer for The Trentonian and Philadelphia Inquirer newspapers. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Temple University and the recipient of more than 10 journalism awards.

November 10, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Graduate, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Technology, Class of 2022

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Gerald Watson and Stephen Spinelli pose for a photo together

Gerald Watson ’76 and the Babson Black Alumni Alliance The founding chair of the Babson Black Alumni Alliance discusses how the new organization will serve Babson’s Black alumni and reflects on the College’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

By 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 9, 2021

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Alumni

Posted in Community

News, Notes, and Nods: In Memoriam Remembering the alumni and members of the Babson community who have passed recently and included in the Winter 2021–2022 edition of Babson Magazine.

By Babson Magazine Staff

November 1, 2021

Tagged Babson Magazine, Alumni

Posted in Community

Kyle Gietzen, Rachel (Secrist) Gietzen, and friends hold up a Babson Beavers flag

News, Notes, and Nods: Undergraduates The latest news, notes, and nods from Babson’s undergraduate alumni in the Winter 2021-2022 edition of Babson Magazine.

By Babson Magazine Staff

November 1, 2021

Tagged Babson Magazine, Alumni, Undergraduate

Posted in Community

Neritti Lakshman MBA’20 and Richard O’Brien MBA’20

News, Notes, and Nods: Graduates The latest news, notes, and nods from Babson’s graduate alumni in the Winter 2021–2022 edition of Babson Magazine.

By Babson Magazine Staff

November 1, 2021

Tagged Babson Magazine, Alumni, Graduate

Posted in Community

Connor Harbison an herb-filled hydroponic tower at the Weissman Foundry

Babson Resources Help Grow MBA Student’s Startup on Campus With his Babson-backed startup, Connor Harbison MBA’22 aims to help transform the campus into a more sustainable community with herb-filled hydroponic towers.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Writer

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman is a writer for Babson Thought & Action. Born in New Jersey and raised in Pennsylvania, Abdur-Rahman previously worked as a staff writer for The Trentonian and Philadelphia Inquirer newspapers. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Temple University and the recipient of more than 10 journalism awards.

October 27, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Startups, Graduate, Class of 2022

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Hollister Hall, home of Babson College Health Services

Babson College Enhances Mental Health Resources Through New Partnership New for this academic year, Babson College students have the ability to access clinical support 24/7, thanks to a new partnership.

By Bryan Lipiner

Writer

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.

October 26, 2021

Tagged Campus, Student Life

Posted in Community

Babson World Globe in Kerry Murphy Healey Park

New Faculty Award Funds Study of Healthcare Inequity in the United States An interdisciplinary team of Babson professors has begun researching the growing disparity in access to good healthcare in the United States, funded by a new faculty scholarship from The Blank School.

By Leslie Macmillan

October 20, 2021

Tagged Faculty, Research

Posted in Community, Insights

James Hoopes gestures while speaking at Faculty Research Day in 2019

Can Capitalism Be Ethical? An award-winning course taught by Professor James Hoopes asks Babson students to consider the moral risks and moral opportunities of capitalism.

By 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.

October 12, 2021

Tagged Faculty, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Insights