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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.

Kathryn Shilling '03 outsider her Newton, Massachusetts home.
The Alumni Influencers Who Help Drive Participation The College’s participation is on the rise, thanks in large part to the Babson believers who keep the alumni connected.
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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.
June 15, 2021

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Nathalya Mamane MBA’21 in her cap and gown at Commencement
Mom, Entrepreneur, and MBA Graduate The time never felt right for Nathalya Mamane, a mom of four and a business owner, to pursue her MBA. But then she decided a change was needed in her career.
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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.
June 10, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

A pen and a paper filled with charts
The Final Ledger: Closing Time in FME In the sixth and final part of an ongoing series on FME, student teams make their last sales and reflect on their yearlong entrepreneurial journey.
By
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.
June 8, 2021

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The Babson men's lacrosse team hoists the NEWMAC tournament trophy
VIDEO: A Season to Remember for Babson Athletics The spring sports teams produced perhaps the greatest single season in Babson Athletics history, capped with an unprecedented five NCAA tournament berths.
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June 7, 2021

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From left: Richard Cleary, Amir Reza, and Rob Major celebrate this year's Faculty and Staff Run for Students.
Babson Faculty and Staff Step Up Again for Students A year after the inaugural run during the peak of the pandemic, a growing group of Babson faculty and staff hit the road again to support students and raise money for the Emergency Fund.
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June 3, 2021

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Duruo Murray '21
How Babson Helped Duruo Murray ’21 Develop His Authentic Self At Babson College, Duruo Murray ’21 was able to become his authentic self, an experience he says he “could not have gotten anywhere else.”
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.
June 2, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Two Babson students hold up three fingers each, signifying the number 33
33 Reasons to Give to Babson To support the College's goal of 33% alumni donor participation—an important metric when it comes to college rankings—here are 33 ways that alumni support helps Babson thrive.
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May 28, 2021

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Streaming an MGM Studios film on a cell phone
Why Amazon’s Purchase of MGM May Not Be as Significant as It Seems While alluring on paper, Amazon’s $8.5 billion purchase of MGM Studios may lack strategy, says Lecturer Peter Cohan.
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.
May 27, 2021

Posted in Community, Insights

Google’s Calvin Pinney is pictured speaking on stage in front of a large TEDx Babson College sign.
How Can We Teach Coding to Kids from Underserved Communities? Embracing entrepreneurial thinking in teaching STEM subjects could help solve the tech industry’s diversity and inclusion problem, says Google’s Calvin Pinney.
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May 24, 2021

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Butter Chicken demonstration group
Sharing Culture, Community, and Food at the Graduate International Dinner The 2021 Graduate International Dinner provided a unique sense of community and family with interactive cooking demonstrations at the traditional end-of-year event.
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May 21, 2021

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