Community

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.

Gabriella Sally '25 presents her venture SPARC at Rocket Pitch

Live from Babson: It’s Rocket Pitch More than 40 teams of student and alumni entrepreneurs pitch their business endeavors at the signature Babson event.

By John Crawford

December 3, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Student Life, Alumni, Startups, Campus

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-11-02 04:34:09

Composite photo of Amir Reza, Candida Brush, and Dhruv Grewal

Research and Mentorship Lands Babson Faculty and Staff Bevy of Honors Babson College faculty and staff are recognized for accelerating women’s entrepreneurship and mentorship in international education.

By Leslie Macmillan

December 1, 2021

Tagged Books, Faculty, Mentoring & Networking, Research

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-11-05 04:05:06

Jerome Taillard, first recipient of the Professor George Troughton Term Chair in Finance, recently helped launch the Inclusive Teaching Training Program for all Babson faculty.

Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for All Babson Faculty A champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion since joining the College in 2015, Associate Professor Jerome Taillard recently helped launch the Inclusive Teaching Training Program for all Babson College faculty.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

November 23, 2021

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Faculty, People of Babson

Posted in Community

2026-10-29 13:49:39

Fatema Jalaly poses for a photo in front of a building.

Babson Collaborative Students Provide New Life for Afghan Refugee Afghan refugee Fatema Jalaly escaped Taliban rule thanks to a network of student peers connected through the Babson Collaborative for Entrepreneurship Education. Members of the Babson Collaborative Student Network successfully coordinated Jalaly’s 10,000-mile relocation to Chile.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

November 19, 2021

Tagged Babson Collaborative, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Mentoring & Networking, Social Innovation

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-10-28 14:42:34

Closeup of the Babson front gate with fall foliage in the background

Babson Doubles Down on No. 1 Rankings For the first time since 2012, Babson College has been ranked No. 1 for undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship education by both The Princeton Review/Entrepreneur magazine and U.S. News & World Report.

By Eric Beato

November 16, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Community

2026-11-04 16:30:41

Research Shows Women Entrepreneurs Are Key to Inclusive Economic Growth A new report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor reveals the breadth and value of women entrepreneurs and provides the first snapshot of the pandemic’s toll on them.

By Genevieve Rajewski, Leslie Macmillan

November 16, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Global, Research, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-10-25 21:38:45

President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA'92, PhD and longtime Babson College faculty member Len Green

Len Green, Vanilla Beane Inducted into Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs On Nov. 12 in New York City, Babson College inducted Len Green and Vanilla Beane into its Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs.

By Bryan Lipiner

November 15, 2021

Tagged Advice, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Household Names, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community

2026-11-01 09:23:37

Remembering Babson’s Ninth President As Babson’s president from 1989 to 1997, William Francis Glavin H’99 championed diversity and a global mindset—and helped the College build upon its legacy of entrepreneurship.

By Thought & Action Staff

November 12, 2021

Tagged Campus, Inclusive Excellence, Global

Posted in Community

2026-10-14 18:50:14

Vanilla Beane and Leonard Green Join Babson Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs Two community and entrepreneurial leaders, Vanilla Beane and Leonard Green, will be honored at The Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs Dinner on Friday, November 12, in New York City.

By Brianna Radicioni

November 11, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Faculty, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Household Names

Posted in Community

2026-11-01 19:16:30

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

November 10, 2021

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

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-11-02 04:13:54