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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.

Babson Study Reveals the Power of Customer Kindness New Babson-funded research shows that customer kindness can boost employee satisfaction, reduce turnover, and spark a cycle of positivity in service industries.
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September 3, 2025

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Three photos in a side-by-side collage depict Michael Kopelman coaching, Brady Anderson in action, and the doubles team celebrating
Courting Success: How Babson Tennis Teams Transformed into National Powerhouses With championships and top-tier recruiting classes, Babson Director of Tennis Michael Kopelman has overseen the transformation of the men’s and women’s programs into national powerhouses.
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September 2, 2025

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Babson Build students from HBCUs participate in an exercise in the Weissman Foundry
An Entrepreneurial Summer: How Babson Impacts Communities Year-Round The school year may be over, but Babson’s work of educating entrepreneurial leaders doesn’t stop. In the summer, many entrepreneurs, educators, and leaders descend on campus. They come from around the globe to connect and to learn. What they take away from the College can impact their companies, their classrooms, and their communities.
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August 29, 2025

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Juan “JC” Grullon ’27 and Ty Bradford ’29 shake hands outside Publishers Hall
Publishers Hall Welcomes First-Year Students to Its Cozy Confines During move-in day, a new crop of first-year students made Publishers Hall their home. The small residence hall, built over a century ago, is known for the tight-knit communities that form there.
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August 28, 2025

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College mascot and family move in a new student to college.
Parents, Siblings, and New Students Come Together for Babson Move-In Day Families shared stories of packing, pride, and the promise of entrepreneurship as they helped the Class of 2029 settle into campus life.
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August 27, 2025

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Students holding Welcome to Babson signs at the frontgates
Move-In Day Brings Babson’s Global Campus Together More than 600 new undergraduate students move into Babson each year. The Class of 2029 brings people from nearby and thousands of miles away to celebrate new beginnings on campus.
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August 22, 2025

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Close-up photo of the Be True boulder in the foresrt
Babson Boulders: A Living Legacy Etched in Stone In a ghost town within Gloucester, Mass., College founder Roger Babson’s life lessons endure on boulders engraved with mottos adopted by every incoming undergraduate class.
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August 21, 2025

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Members of the Class of 2029 (clockwise from top left): Nouha Benhakki, Akir Davis, Ishika Gandhi, Jack Zhou, Sophia Karamanoukian, and Oliver Jones
Passion Projects and Purposeful Ventures Define the Class of 2029 As move-in day approaches, the undergraduate Class of 2029 looks ahead to what they want to accomplish and what they hope to discover over the next four years at Babson.
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August 20, 2025

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Photo of a campus building at golden hour with a beautiful white cloud amid a blue sky
LinkedIn Ranks Babson No. 1 for Alumni Network, No. 7 Overall in the United States Amid Bevy of Top Marks In its inaugural rankings of the best 50 colleges in the country, LinkedIn named Babson the No. 1 school in four categories: strongest alumni network, largest share of alumni founders and entrepreneurs, fueling business development careers, and alumni working internationally.
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August 13, 2025

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Exterior Hall of the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson
Babson’s New Doctor of Business Administration Program Draws Impressive Interest Babson’s new Doctor of Business Administration program drives incredible demand, as the first cohort of accomplished executives and leaders—from more than 700 people expressing interest—begins on campus.
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August 13, 2025

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