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Ruth Gilleran talks with students in class
High School Startups: A Summer Entrepreneurial Journey at Babson Babson’s Startup Sprint, taught by Ruth Gilleran, takes high school students through the entrepreneurial process. In just two weeks, they identify opportunities, build a venture, and start selling.
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August 24, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-10-15 05:12:52
Students sit at work stations in the finance lab
At Babson, High School Students Bring Fresh Perspective to the Summer Classroom Babson faculty members and lecturers share what they learned from teaching high school students in the Arthur M. Blank School Summer Program.
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August 14, 2026

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2026-10-15 06:46:04
Entrepreneurs stand behind a table discussing their startups
How Mock Boards Are Sharpening Student Startups at Babson Babson’s long-standing Summer Venture Program offered a new way to provide feedback to startups this year, pairing student entrepreneurs with informal mock boards filled with experienced advisors.
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August 4, 2026

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2026-10-15 05:12:52
Composite image of three portraits of Eric Girouard, Nathalya Mamane, and Alejandro Mejia Nauffal and Rodrigo Vogeler
Startup Stories from the Hub of Entrepreneurship Babson ranks No. 1 among colleges for the largest share of alumni who are founders or entrepreneurs. This is a snapshot of three ventures, all in various stages of their development, launched by Babson entrepreneurs. While their paths may be different, they share many of the hallmarks of the entrepreneurial journey: the pivots and surprises, the worries and long days, the setbacks and glorious successes. They also share something else, namely the lessons they learned at Babson.
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August 4, 2026

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-10-15 07:27:49
Kristi Girdharry and Patty Patria talk while seated at a table
WATCH: From Apocalypse to Opportunity: What AI Means for the Future of Education Inspired by the documentary The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, Babson College experts Patty Patria and Kristi Girdharry explore the promises, risks, and realities of AI in higher education in this episode of Babson’s podcast, “From Problems to Possibilities: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Action.”
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July 31, 2026

Posted in Insights

2026-10-15 06:04:36
A father and son moving into a college dorm room.
One Dorm Room. Two Generations. A Babson Summer. A Summer at Babson move-in became a full-circle moment as alumnus Eric Pallay ’00 helped his son settle into the very dorm where his own Babson journey began.
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July 21, 2026

Posted in Community

2026-10-15 01:37:47
Irene Devine Dzirasa presenting on the success of the Ghana Surgical Dialogue at the G4 Alliance permanent council meeting in Geneva, May 2026
How Babson’s Global Surgery Slingshot Influences Worldwide Change Inspired by the realities of healthcare inequity in Ghana, Irene Devine Dzirasa leveraged a national coalition to expand access to safe surgical care after participating in the program at the Kerry Murphy Healey Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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July 21, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-10-15 01:37:47
Two men holding a pet wellness product they created called supplamelts.
After Winning Babson’s B.E.T.A. Challenge, PetPax Co. Keeps Growing We catch up with the founders of PetPax Co. as we launch a new series, Startup Stories, highlighting the entrepreneurial journeys of Babson-born businesses.
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July 16, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-10-15 06:55:55
Eight people wearing hard hats pose for a group photo at the construction site
Babson Completes Historic Fundraising Campaign with More Than $750 Million Raised  Babson announced the completion of its Babson ELevates campaign after surpassing its ambitious $750 million fundraising goal, concluding the largest philanthropic effort in the institution’s history.
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July 1, 2026

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2026-10-15 07:27:49
A student speaks at an event with others standing nearby
The Class of ChatGPT: What the First AI-Native Graduates Mean for Employers As education and employment are reshaped by AI, the first cohort of graduates in the age of ChatGPT provides important lessons and opportunities for hiring managers, writes Babson’s Kristi Girdharry.
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June 23, 2026

Posted in Insights, Outcomes

2026-10-15 06:04:37