Community

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 with Habitat for Humanity
A Break to Serve Others In honor of National Random Acts of Kindness Day, we’re recognizing Babson students who, every year, choose to spend their school breaks away from home, helping others.
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February 17, 2020

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Tom Callahan '14 and Alexis (Ferraro) Callahan '15
#LoveBabson This Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating Babson love stories. Did you find love at Babson, or did it grow here? We want to know!
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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.
February 14, 2020

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Brad Feld at Babson
Building Startup Communities with Brad Feld At a fireside chat with members of the Babson community, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and author Brad Feld painted an incredibly rich picture of entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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February 12, 2020

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Women in STEM
Developing Her Own Opportunities As technology shapes the future, the world looks to women like Gia Douglass ’23 pursuing careers in STEM and diversifying the industry.
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February 11, 2020

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Professor Gina O’Connor at Faculty Research Day (credit: Paige Brown)
A Grant, Term Chair, and Tips for Employee-Manager Relations Faculty members have been awarded a term chair and a grant for their research and teaching excellence, and for what they will bring to the classroom.
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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.
February 10, 2020

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The Butler Institute for Free Enterprise Through Entrepreneurship
A New Institute Takes a Broader View of Entrepreneurship The Butler Institute for Free Enterprise Through Entrepreneurship, funded through a $10 million gift from the Butler family, will examine how government and society can help entrepreneurship to thrive.
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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.
February 7, 2020

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Healthy college student tips
How to Keep Health and Wellness Top of Mind This Semester To take care of business, you have to take care of yourself. So we asked Babson’s wellness experts for their advice on being well this spring.
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February 7, 2020

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Wes Woodson '20
Embracing Who We Are In the face of adversity, Wes Woodson ’20 discovered his passion for entrepreneurship and ability to embrace change. He encourages others to do the same.
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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.
February 5, 2020

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Stanley A. Motta (left) and Ramón Mendiola Sánchez (right)
Renowned Entrepreneurs to Be Honored at Babson Connect: Worldwide in Panama Stanley A. Motta and Ramón Mendiola Sánchez—known for their impact in tackling business challenges across industries—will each be honored at the sixth edition of the world’s premier entrepreneurship summit.
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February 4, 2020

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Professor John Marthinsen at Faculty Research Day.
Interdisciplinary Research Takes Center Stage Babson Faculty Research Day highlights interdisciplinary approach and accelerates connections and collaborations for further research opportunities.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
February 4, 2020

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