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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.

Babson Front Gate
Babson Undergraduates Welcomed Into Beta Gamma Sigma Students and families from around the world attended a virtual Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society induction ceremony.
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April 6, 2020

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Communicating in global virtual teams
When Your Class Becomes Your Reality When Emma Chanleap Bradley ’20 registered for Babson’s course, Communicating in Global Virtual Teams, she never could have imagined how applicable the topic would become in real time.
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April 3, 2020

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Helena Dweck
Sending an Air Hug Helena Dweck’s early return from a semester abroad in Italy sparked a business idea.
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April 3, 2020

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Babson Community Coronavirus Update The latest on Babson College’s response to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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April 3, 2020

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B.E.T.A. Challenge
The B.E.T.A. Challenge Goes Online Even from a distance, the Babson community came together to support this year's B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists.
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April 2, 2020

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Ideas for Keeping Health and Wellness in Check With so much uncertainty and transition, it's especially important to take care of yourself. Babson's meditation voicemail, virtual support groups, Instagram wellness challenges, and even some faculty research provide a starting point.
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April 2, 2020

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Bauer face shield
Bauer CEO and Babson Alumnus Pivots Production with Purpose You don’t need to be a founder to launch a successful business pivot. Bauer CEO Ed Kinnaly ’87 knows this well.
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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 2, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

MSEL Program
The MSEL Program Carries On With the coronavirus outbreak, the close-knit students in Babson’s MSEL program have found new ways to stay connected and do their work.
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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 1, 2020

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Global Scholars flights
Giving Back, to Move Forward Two members of Babson’s Global Advisory Board purchased flights home for students to help them quickly reunite with friends and family.
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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 1, 2020

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A Writing Center virtual consultation
A Helping Hand, From Home Six months into her new job at Babson, lecturer and Writing Center Director Kristi Girdharry wants to make sure students feel supported and connected—despite the distance.
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Brianna Radicioni
Brianna DiPietro Radicioni is the Associate Director of Content Strategy at Babson College. Her career includes public relations and strategic communications planning for corporations, nonprofit organizations, startups, and thought leaders. She is a proud alumna of Babson.
March 31, 2020

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