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Linda Henry ’00, H’19 Reflects on Babson, Boston, and the Institutions that Define a City Twenty-five years after graduating, Linda Henry ’00, H’19 still remembers her FME business and its impact on her career. This month, the CEO and co-owner of Boston Globe Media returns to Babson to deliver the undergraduate Commencement address. Read more: https://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/linda-henry/ Don’t Wait to Be Ready: UX Pioneer Karen Clark Cole on Graduation and Embracing Uncertainty Tech visionary Karen Clark Cole prepares to deliver the Commencement address at Babson’s graduate ceremony, sharing advice on impact, uncertainty, and starting without fear. Read more: https://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/karen-clark-cole-commencement/ ‘Moos’ and Ahhs: Babson AI Showcase Draws Rave Reviews A high-tech solution from two MSEL students to improve monitoring herds of cows wins the top prize at the first Babson College AI Showcase, hosted by the C. Dean Metropoulos Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship. Read more: https://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/ai-showcase/ Social Innovation Fund Broadens Worlds and Minds Increasing access to green businesses and entrepreneurship programs from Tulsa to Thailand, Babson’s Social Innovation Fund helped Makayla Fleming ’25 turn global experiences into purpose-driven career goals. Read more: https://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/babson-social-innovation-fund/ Class of 2025: How This First-Gen Student Created a Community First-generation student Heidy Magaña ’25 has spent her time at Babson building a community and growing the support available to other first-generation students while cultivating a new love of teaching. Read more: https://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/class-of-2025-first-generation/ LISTEN: Do Well by Doing Good: The ‘Stuff’ in Sustainability In Episode 5 of “From Problems to Possibilities,” two Babson College alumni and an accounting professor discuss how entrepreneurial leaders are creating value by tackling sustainability in the consumer products space. Read more: https://entrepreneurship.babson.edu/podcast-sustainability/