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As part of an Entrepreneurial Leadership Village event, a healthcare expert discusses how she leads by values and stays positive during the uncertainty and disruption of the pandemic.
How to Lead in Health Care During a Pandemic As part of an Entrepreneurial Leadership Village event, a healthcare expert discusses how she leads by values and stays positive during the uncertainty and disruption of the pandemic.
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February 3, 2021

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2026-04-25 08:49:54
GameStop share price on a smartphone
The Volatility Surrounding GameStop Stock Explained What is going on with GameStop? Cutler Center Managing Director Patrick Gregory breaks down and explains the volatile week in the stock market.
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February 1, 2021

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2026-04-25 08:49:54
Portrait of Tim Ryan smiling
Taking Action on Diversity and Inclusion As U.S. chair and senior partner at PwC and co-founder of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, Tim Ryan ’88 uses his entrepreneurial skills to raise awareness and effect change.
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January 25, 2021

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2026-04-30 09:52:22
Finding Undercover Anomalies Hidden in Medical Data
Finding the Stories Hidden in Data In his research, Babak Zafari sifts through mountains of medical data trying to undercover anomalies that might be signs of fraud, waste, and abuse.
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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.
January 14, 2021

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Female doctor with mask and gloves
The Final Hurdle: Overcoming Vaccine Skepticism In the final installment of a three-part series, we examine a critical question: How can skeptical people be convinced to take the COVID-19 vaccine?
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December 18, 2020

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2026-04-25 13:32:19
A gloved hand reaches for a vial of a COVID-19 vaccine
Leadership, Logistics, and the Vaccine Rollout The massive distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine has begun. In the second installment of a three-part series, we look at the rollout’s vast logistical challenges.
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December 16, 2020

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2026-05-01 17:17:33
A syringe is inserted into a vial of COVID-19 vaccine
A Monumental Achievement, But Only the First Step The end of the pandemic finally may be in sight, but in the first article of a three-part series, we look at how the speedy development of the COVID-19 vaccine is only the beginning of the end.
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December 11, 2020

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2026-05-01 17:17:33
Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein talks to reporters before Game 6 of the 2016 National League Championship Series.
Do Leaders Have a Shelf Life? Not if They Follow This Advice. Leaders can manage in their role continuously as long they effectively balance work and life and strive to learn and grow.
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December 10, 2020

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Upskilling Illustration
Does Your Career Need Upskilling? Here's How to Start. Upskilling opportunities, from free online courses to short workshops to full graduate classes, give lifelong learners a chance to hone new skills at Babson.
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December 4, 2020

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2026-04-25 13:32:19
Online shopping for the holiday season
Earlier and More Online: How Consumers Are Shopping for the Holidays Shopping this holiday season has started earlier and moved more online than in years past, spurred by deals from retailers and implications of the pandemic.
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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.
November 30, 2020

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