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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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March 18, 2021

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2026-05-27 00:20:59
Facilities worker sanitizing move-in carts
Babson College Wins Award for Return to Campus Facilities Transformation Babson College received an excellence in facilities transformation award for its campus response to COVID-19.
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March 15, 2021

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2026-05-13 10:18:49
President Stephen Spinelli Jr. greets students
Reflecting on One Year, One Babson President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD reflects on a year of challenges punctuated by moments of camaraderie, community, learning, and growth.
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March 10, 2021

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2026-05-27 00:20:59
Johnson & Johnson corporate office
A Sanitizer-Moisturizer Combo and At-Home Strep Test? Babson MBAs Pitch Projects to Johnson & Johnson Ten Babson College MBA students pitched two products inspired by pandemic-exacerbated constraints to senior-level leaders from Johnson & Johnson.
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March 9, 2021

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2026-05-14 19:11:07
Earphones next to TikTok app on phone
Entrepreneurship and TikTok: How Creativity Sparks Business Growth Two Babson student entrepreneurs share how they have used TikTok, which has catapulted up download charts, to spur business growth.
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Bryan Lipiner
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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 9, 2021

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Laura Nicula ’24 skates with a teammate at 2019 competition.
Synchronized Skater Balances Babson Academics with Olympic Dreams Weissman Scholar and Team USA synchronized skater Laura Nicula ’24 pursues her dream of competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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March 2, 2021

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2026-05-21 01:50:04
Shakenna Williams ’94
People of Babson: Shakenna Williams ’94 As director of global initiatives at the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership, the Babson alumna is at the forefront of creating opportunities for women entrepreneurs, especially Black women.
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February 26, 2021

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2026-05-05 06:26:13
World-renowned opera singer Karen Slack.
Soprano Shares Her Voice and Perspectives with Babson Community Moderating a discussion with opera singer Karen Slack, Curtis Johnson ’23 helps highlight diverse voices and new perspectives on the connections between entrepreneurship and the arts.
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February 25, 2021

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2026-05-18 10:19:01
From left: Eric Johnson ’72, P’08; vice president for programming and community outreach Jane Edmonds; President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD; and Amanda Strong ’87 at the College’s 2019 Black Affinity Network Conference
Amanda Strong ’87 Drives Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Babson MLK Leadership Alumni Award winner Amanda Strong ‘87 has helped Babson transform its Board of Trustees to include more diverse perspectives.
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February 25, 2021

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2026-04-06 08:17:41
Headshots of Aakriti Narang and Deepak Punjwani
MBA Student Leaders Reimagine Forum to Focus on Crises, Change, and Opportunities Aakriti Narang MBA’21 and Deepak Punjwani MBA’21 tap into their entrepreneurial experiences to create the inaugural Babson Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Forum.
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February 22, 2021

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2026-05-16 10:44:18