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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.

BETA Finalists
The B.E.T.A. Challenge Finale is Coming. The Finalists are Ready. At the B.E.T.A. Challenge finale, Babson entrepreneurs will come together for the ultimate pitch, and an opportunity to win big.
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April 13, 2020

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Nori Horvitz
5 Questions with Nori Horvitz Nori Horvitz '20 is a student who has worked tirelessly to make Babson life as engaging as possible.
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April 10, 2020

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The Babson Campus
Babson Community Coronavirus Update The latest on Babson College’s response to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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April 10, 2020

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Babson's Tomasso Hall
Babson Moves to Test-Optional Policy for 2021–2022 Academic Year Babson waives standardized test results for 2020–2021 academic year to allow families and students more flexibility to apply during uncertain times.
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April 9, 2020

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Hollister Hall
On Campus and Virtually, Student Life Is There to Offer Support Wherever Babson College students are, student life is there to help.
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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 9, 2020

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Emily Lagasse
A Pivot for Our Furry Friends Emily Lagasse MBA’15, founder of Petwell Supply, pivoted her business model in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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April 9, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

The lobby of Babson College's virtual career fair
A Career Fair Continues Babson College’s virtual career fair gave graduate students the opportunity to interview for open positions with top employers, from anywhere in the world.
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Bryan Lipiner
Writer
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 8, 2020

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Boyd Technologies
To Fill a Drastic Need The family manufacturing firm of Matthew Boyd MBA’07 is shifting production to make urgently needed medical masks. “We feel an obligation to help,” says Boyd.
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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 7, 2020

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For Alumni, B.E.T.A. a Chance to Win Big and Give Back The impact of Babson’s global alumni network can be seen and felt in many ways throughout the duration of the annual B.E.T.A. Challenge.
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April 7, 2020

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The Babson College Trading Team
Taking Trading Strategies to Toronto Members of the Babson Trading Team followed up on last year’s top performance with one of their highest finishes in recent history.
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Bryan Lipiner
Writer
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 6, 2020

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