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Could You Live in a World Where Everything Is Recorded? It May Be Coming Soon. With a new crop of camera-equipped gadgets, such as Meta AI smartglasses, Babson Professor David Nersessian says, privacy as we have long known it may soon look very different.
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September 2, 2026

Posted in Insights

2026-09-08 18:48:01
Babson Ranked No. 12 Among America’s Best Colleges by Time magazine Time magazine rated Babson among the best colleges in the nation in its inaugural rankings of the U.S. institutions that provide the best value for their students.
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August 25, 2026

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-09-08 17:10:41
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

2026-09-08 17:10:41
In a scene from the movie The Odyssey, the Trojan horse partially submerged in the ocean
The Odyssey: What a 2,700-Year-Old Epic Says About the Future of Moviegoing Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has audiences buzzing. Babson professors explain the film’s technical spectacle and why Homer’s epic still resonates.
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August 19, 2026

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2026-09-08 18:31:38
The Google search page now includes AI
Google AI Searches Are Convenient, but Can They Be Trusted?  Overviews powered by artificial intelligence are changing how search is conducted on Google. Vicky Zhu, a Babson professor, encourages students to verify search results and keep exploring.
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August 18, 2026

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2026-09-08 18:48:01
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

Posted in Community

2026-09-08 18:17:01
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How Does Skills-Based Hiring Work? Here’s How Colleges and Employers Can Prepare As employers increasingly prioritize skills over credentials, Babson College’s experiential approach is helping students build, and prove, the capabilities today’s workplace demands.
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August 11, 2026

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2026-09-08 18:48:01
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

Posted in Community

2026-09-08 18:48:01
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

2026-09-08 16:28:59
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What the New SBA Loan Increase Means for Entrepreneurs Babson Finance Professor Richard Bliss explains why the federal government doubled certain Small Business Administration loan limits, and what the change means for today’s small businesses.
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July 27, 2026

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2026-09-08 16:31:10