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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.

Celebrating Babson’s Best The annual Best of Babson awards celebrated the achievements of the College’s undergraduate student clubs, organizations, and leaders.
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May 5, 2020

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Weissman Foundry
Creativity Abounds at the Weissman Foundry Filled with a sense of adventure, the Weissman Foundry at Babson is place for building, collaborating, and exploring possibilities.
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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.
May 4, 2020

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Babson Students in a Stay at Home Musical
The Show Must Go On (From a Distance) Faced with the cancellations of their spring shows, members of Babson’s student arts organizations came together for a stay-at-home production.
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May 1, 2020

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Working at a laptop
When Current Events Become Coursework A Management Consulting course assignment asked undergraduate students to reflect on the challenges of remote work.
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May 1, 2020

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Lessons in Mobility
FutureLab and an Unexpected Crisis: Lessons in Mobility After Babson transitioned online, students and faculty in FutureLab: Mobility Innovation worked to help the experiential program reach its potential.
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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.
April 30, 2020

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Rear Adm. John Mustin MBA’06
Bringing Comfort to New York City Bringing the Comfort, a U.S. Navy hospital ship, to New York City required lots of logistics and teamwork. Overseeing the effort was Rear Adm. John Mustin MBA’06.
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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 30, 2020

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Johnny Bui with his new book
Johnny Bui’s Journey—Student, Author, Entrepreneur As a first-generation college student, Johnny Bui ’20 transferred to Babson to immerse himself in entrepreneurship. Along the way, he wrote a book about young entrepreneurs.
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April 29, 2020

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How to prioritize your mental health
How to Prioritize Your Mental Health Babson keeps mental health at top of mind. Amid the crisis, the College established student support groups and opportunities for virtual, personal guidance.
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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.
April 28, 2020

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Students participate in the B.E.T.A. Challenge
With Centers and Institutes, Experiential Learning Carries On Among the many ways students are getting hands-on experience in a virtual environment: by engaging with our centers and institutes.
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April 27, 2020

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Babson MSEL LEAP Design Fair.
Overcoming the Challenge Sixteen teams "rose to the occasion" and showcased products months in the making at Babson's MSEL LEAP Design Fair.
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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.
April 27, 2020

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