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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.

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.

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.

April 30, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Babson Heroes, Leadership

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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.

By Karl Klaussen

April 29, 2020

Tagged Undergraduate, Books, Startups, Class of 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

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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.

By Bryan Lipiner

April 28, 2020

Tagged Advice, Student Life

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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.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 27, 2020

Tagged Mentoring & Networking, Online Classes

Posted in Community

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Overcoming the Challenge Sixteen teams “rose to the occasion” and showcased products months in the making at Babson’s MSEL LEAP Design Fair.

By Bryan Lipiner

April 27, 2020

Tagged Class of 2020, Graduate, Online Classes, Student Life

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Whatever It Takes Entrepreneurs have shifted their companies to address coronavirus-related needs, and in the process, have learned much about the effort required to pivot.

By Bryan Lipiner

April 27, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2020, Career, Corporate Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Graduate, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Experiments and Adventures in Online Learning Professor Heidi Neck is not afraid to experiment when teaching online. Her entrepreneurship course features daily reflections, daring assignments, and, for one day, a dress code.

By John Crawford

April 24, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Online Classes

Posted in Community

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

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 24, 2020

Tagged Campus

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26.2 Miles of Motivation In an effort to raise money for members of his Vermont community, Alex Crompton ’20 ran an impromptu marathon on the back roads of his home state.

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.

April 24, 2020

Tagged Athletics, Class of 2020, Babson Heroes, Student Life, Undergraduate

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Virtual Reality: How the Babson Community United in the Face of Crisis The College completed a remarkable transformation to a virtual campus over spring break—with an eye on the future.

By Eric Beato

April 23, 2020

Tagged Class of 2020, Babson Magazine, Campus, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty

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