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Five Lessons from GEM's Research
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August 1, 2020

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2026-04-27 06:43:37
What Is a Stimulus Package?
What Is a Stimulus Package? A Conversation with Professor Megan Way You’ve heard about it a lot this year, but, what is a stimulus package? Associate Professor and Chair of the Economics Division Megan Way provides some answers.
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July 30, 2020

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2026-04-30 08:04:37
We Need Innovation in Leadership. Here’s How to Teach It. Babson Professor Sebastian Fixson knows that innovation in leadership is teachable. He explains why, and shows us how to teach innovation to college students.
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July 27, 2020

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2026-04-22 23:34:54
Professor Dessislava Pachamanova
Bridging Business and Health Care to the Benefit of Students By challenging students with real problems exposed through research, Dessislava Pachamanova provides an opportunity to study complexities of a crisis.
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July 20, 2020

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2026-04-17 17:36:36
Empowering words for women, by women
Empowering Words for Women, By Women A look back at some of the most empowering words for women, by women, at Babson.
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July 17, 2020

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2026-05-03 22:45:38
Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD
A Year in Review One year after becoming president of Babson, Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD, takes time to reflect on his first year and to look ahead to the work to come.
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July 1, 2020

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2026-05-03 22:45:38
A customer stocks Clorox in a shopping cart
Everybody Is Buying Disinfectant Graduate students had the opportunity to virtually engage with an executive at Clorox, which has continued to innovate while meeting heightened demand.
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June 29, 2020

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2026-04-16 23:56:53
Research insights for entrepreneurs
Leading Edge Insights for Entrepreneurs from BCERC This year’s Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference brought leading-edge research directly to entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship educators—findings that are typically directed to academic audiences.
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June 25, 2020

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2026-04-30 13:26:08
Marching for Black Lives Matter in Washington, D.C.
Hitting the Streets for Black Lives Matter In the classroom, Professor Fred Opie talks about the organization needed to sustain social movements. Marching for Black Lives Matter, a former student saw that need firsthand.
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June 25, 2020

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2026-05-03 17:06:09
AI Ethics
Why AI Ethics Are So Important In a course called Digital Transformation, Babson students explored AI ethics and how companies can employ the fast-moving technology responsibly.
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June 12, 2020

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2026-05-01 21:34:14