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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.

Seeking a Babson Alumni-Founded Business? Look to Babson Street Featuring everything from apparel and fashion, beverages, eCommerce sites, restaurants, luxury hotels, and more, Babson Street is the College’s “marketplace” of alumni-founded businesses.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

November 25, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Startups

Posted in Community

2026-04-29 07:18:31

Educating Educators, Babson Academy Pivots Toward the Future As Babson Academy embraces the new, virtual normal, it is finding innovative ways to connect with entrepreneurship educators worldwide, and discovering new opportunities.

By Elizabeth Atwater

November 25, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Global

Posted in Community

2026-04-25 01:32:42

People of Babson: Lawrence P. Ward The Vice President for Learner Success and Dean of Campus Life reflects on the trying times caused by the pandemic and social injustice, as well as a pair of recent honors recognizing his successes.

By Eric Beato

November 24, 2020

Tagged Babson Magazine, Campus, Student Life, Inclusive Excellence, People of Babson

Posted in Community

2026-04-28 06:31:51

Her Hometown Is in Her Heart Her Brazilian hometown is often on the mind of Giullia Jaques Caldeira ’24, who works to support her mom there and founded an organization aiding women in an area prison.

By John Crawford

November 23, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Social Innovation, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit, Global, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-17 08:42:43

Collage of Jeff Hoffman, Elle Macpherson, and Pitbull

Celebrity Entrepreneurs Inspire Young Entrepreneurial Leaders Pitbull, Elle Macpherson P’20, and Jeff Hoffman share their experiences and their advice to motivate and empower young entrepreneurial leaders.

By Eric Beato

November 20, 2020

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

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-18 16:15:36

Screenshot of the Impact Unplugged panel

Yes, You Can Create Positive Impact While Driving Financial Returns To maximize their impact and solve pressing problems facing society today, entrepreneurial leaders are fostering collaboration, demonstrating creativity, and empowering others.

By Alexandra Dunk

November 20, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Alumni, Advice, Entrepreneurial Leadership

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Students in Lecturer Mike McGuirk's class pose with Champion apparel.

Experiencing Experiential Learning, Even from Afar At Babson, experiential learning happens everywhere. This semester, students have worked to bring fresh ideas to film entrepreneurs and apparel companies.

By Bryan Lipiner

November 19, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Career, Corporate Innovation, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Online Classes

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2026-04-18 16:15:36

Babson MBAs Asini Wijewardane and Colleen Leung

Seizing the Moment to Help People Wade Through the Mental Health System Tapping into Babson resources, two recent MBA graduates launched a platform based on the premise that finding a therapist should not be difficult.

By Karl Klaussen

November 19, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

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2026-04-28 15:33:05

Think Big, Observe, and Create Solutions In the second part of an ongoing series about FME, students learn to think bigger about how their ventures can impact people’s lives.

By John Crawford

November 18, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Undergraduate, Student Life, Online Classes

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2026-04-18 16:15:36

Learning through experiencing different cultures around the world

‘Out of Your Comfort Zone’: How International Education Spurs Critical Thinking Understanding other cultures and other communities is key to addressing social injustice around the world and even in our own backyards.

By 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.

November 17, 2020

Tagged Global, Advice, Inclusive Excellence

Posted in Community