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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.

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Babson Students Pivot Business to Benefit Injured High School Athlete A team of Babson FME students pivoted their business in an effort to help injured local high school ice hockey player A.J. Quetta.
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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.
April 7, 2021

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Babson College’s Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance
Beyond Rate of Return: Babson Changes Investment Strategy Babson has long enjoyed a strong, well-performing endowment. Now, the College is looking to earn more from its portfolio than just a high rate of return.
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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.
April 6, 2021

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Headshots of the 18 B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists
B.E.T.A. Challenge Powered by Babson Faculty's Expertise The Blank Center for Entrepreneurship’s annual B.E.T.A. Challenge business competition succeeds thanks to one of Babson College’s greatest assets: its faculty.
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April 5, 2021

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Charlie Sedlock '21
In Teach for America, Charlie Sedlock ’21 Will Help Build Equity in Education Charlie Sedlock ’21 has been appointed to Teach for America and will educate underprivileged students starting this fall.
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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.
April 1, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Donna Levin on stage at an event for Babson's Blank School
CEO of Babson’s Blank School Exemplifies Why Vision Is Important in Leadership In a career spent solving problems as an entrepreneurial leader, Donna Levin, the CEO of Babson’s Blank School, knows the real impact comes by empowering others.
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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.
March 31, 2021

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Babson College students converse in a classroom.
The Best MBA for Entrepreneurship, 28 Times Running For reasons such as the power of its network and its continually evolving and improving curriculum, the Babson College MBA is the best for entrepreneurship for the 28th consecutive year.
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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.
March 30, 2021

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2021 Babson Connect: Worldwide insignia
Five Regions, Five Days: Entrepreneurial Leadership Everywhere Featuring an impressive list of esteemed speakers, the sixth edition of Babson Connect: Worldwide takes the College community around the world in five days.
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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.
March 29, 2021

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Babson’s May Commencement Speakers: Dr. Albert Bourla, Richelieu Dennis Jr. ’91, Carla A. Harris, and Jamie Siminoff ’99.
Babson Announces Speakers for Commencement Celebrations An impressive group of four innovators, leaders, and entrepreneurs will address Babson’s Class of 2021 and Class of 2020 at digital ceremonies in May.
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.
March 25, 2021

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Illustration of a diverse group of people talking
Convening Conversations About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion A group of eight Babson College faculty and staff members participated in a training session focused on designing and facilitating dialogues across divides.
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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.
March 25, 2021

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A Chevrolet Bolt on display
An Electrifying Example of Entrepreneurial Leadership With its commitment to exclusively sell zero-emission vehicles by 2035, General Motors steps off the gas in the climate change battle.
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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.
March 18, 2021

Posted in Community, Insights