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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.

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.

By Brianna Radicioni

February 4, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Household Names

Posted in Community

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.

By 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

Tagged Research, Faculty

Posted in Community, Insights

Babson Graduates Are Career Ready Ninety-nine percent of Babson’s class of 2019 are employed or continuing their education.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

February 3, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Career, Undergraduate

Posted in Community

Create Your Own MBA Adventure Online classes, concentrations, intensity tracks, and one on one advising are only a few of the ways Babson students can customize their MBA experience.

By Elizabeth Atwater

January 30, 2020

Tagged Graduate, Ranking

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Ring Founder and Babson Alumnus Named AACSB Influential Leader Jamie Siminoff ’99, founder and chief inventor at Ring, has been honored as a 2020 AACSB Influential Leader.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

January 28, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Household Names, Leadership, Startups

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

From Venture Funding to Sustainable Business, Faculty Recognized and Promoted Babson College faculty are promoted, receive tenure, and are recognized for what they bring to the classroom.

By 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.

January 27, 2020

Tagged Faculty

Posted in Community

Not Sure What to Do with the Leftover Meals on Your Dining Plan? Here’s an Idea. Taking inspiration from a popular entrepreneurship course, Babson students hatched a plan to feed the homeless in Boston.

By 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.

January 24, 2020

Tagged Student Life, Undergraduate, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Community