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Outcomes

Entrepreneurial leaders get things done. They focus on results and impact. Here, we share stories about how work gets done, focusing on student and alumni outcomes in the professional world and in their careers.

The Babson community and mascot celebrate at the Roger Babson statue last year
No. 2 Again: Wall Street Journal Ranks Babson the No. 2 Best College for the Second Year in a Row For the second year in a row, The Wall Street Journal ranked Babson as the No. 2 Best College in the United States, lauding the College for its impressive impact on student outcomes.
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.
September 29, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Campus, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Graduate, Professional and Executive Education, Undergraduate, Doctor of Business Administration, Student Life, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights, Outcomes

Babson Alumnus speaks with Babson College students about sales.
How Babson Is Reimagining Sales Education—and Launching Careers Along the Way The Sept. 17 Sales Leadership Summit celebrates Babson’s ongoing growth in sales education and alumni engagement, a winning combination that translated to jobs for two recent Babson alumni.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
September 11, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Graduate, Undergraduate, Class of 2025

Posted in Community, Outcomes

The field of Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Four Lessons from a Summer Internship at an NFL Stadium This past summer, Ethan Metaferia ’27 served as a stadium operations intern at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. Here are four key lessons that he learned.
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.
September 10, 2025

Tagged Advice, Student Life, Undergraduate, Class of 2027

Posted in Insights, Outcomes

Luciana Gomez ’27 sitting on a bench shaped like donuts
Pitching, Problem Solving, and Professional Growth: Babson Students Share Summer Internship Success By the time they graduate, most Babson students will have completed at least one internship. Off the clock for the summer, undergraduate students reflect on their summer internships.
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Melissa Savignano
Writer
Melissa Savignano
Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.
September 8, 2025

Tagged Career, Class of 2026, Class of 2027, Class of 2028, Undergraduate, Sustainability

Posted in Outcomes

Students and recruiters at a Babson career fair.
How Babson Trains Students to Stand Out in AI Job Interviews With AI job interviews on the rise, Babson trains job-seeking students to combine cutting-edge tech skills with authenticity.
By
Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
August 19, 2025

Tagged Student Life, Undergraduate, Career

Posted in Outcomes

Babson student outside graduate building.
The Skills, Network, and Mindset That Made My Babson MBA Pay Off After a life-changing setback, I found that Babson had the tools and community to rebuild my business and career—here’s how you can harness them too.
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August 15, 2025

Tagged Advice, Alumni, Class of 2025, Graduate, Startups, Student Life, Entrepreneurship

Posted in Outcomes

Photo of a campus building at golden hour with a beautiful white cloud amid a blue sky
LinkedIn Ranks Babson No. 1 for Alumni Network, No. 7 Overall in the United States Amid Bevy of Top Marks In its inaugural rankings of the best 50 colleges in the country, LinkedIn named Babson the No. 1 school in four categories: strongest alumni network, largest share of alumni founders and entrepreneurs, fueling business development careers, and alumni working internationally.
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.
August 13, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Campus, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Finance, Sales

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

Jessica Chance poses for a portrait outside the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Jessica Chance: Guiding Graduate Students’ Career Development With a background in performing arts, Jessica Chance has found a perfect role as the director of Babson’s Graduate Center for Career Development to combine her skills and help students discover their own professional paths.
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.
August 9, 2025

Tagged Campus, Graduate, Student Life, Babson Magazine

Posted in Community, Outcomes

Side-by-side photos of the chair and the two students posing for a photo with the chair
From Text Prompt to Furniture: The Story Behind Babson’s AI Dam Chair With groundbreaking artificial intelligences advances, Vaness (Reece) Gardner ’26 and Cole Collins ’26 have created what is believed to be the first full-scale, AI-designed chair on a college campus.
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.
May 23, 2025

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Class of 2026, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

A long line of people pose for a photo with their giant checks
‘A Dream Come True’ for the B.E.T.A. Challenge Grand-Prize Winners  Anthony Gatti MBA’24 and Nathan Ruff-Williams MBA’23, Ily Kynion Coulibaly MSBA’25, and Daniel Berlin ’26 win the B.E.T.A. Challenge grand prizes for their ventures at Babson’s signature pitch competition.  
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.
April 24, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Graduate, Undergraduate, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

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