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A bright winter’s day on the campus of Babson College
Babson Professors Look Ahead to 2025 Much happens in a year. Reflecting on the months to come, Babson professors took time to discuss what they’re looking forward to in 2025.
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January 3, 2025

Posted in Community, Insights

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24 Photos from 2024: A Year in Review Babson College reached new heights in 2024. Here, photographer Nic Czarnecki shares 24 of his favorite photos from an unprecedented year on campus.
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December 30, 2024

Posted in Community

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How Holiday Trends Could Influence Shopping in 2025 Convenience rules for holiday shoppers, but sustainability and in-person experiences can give small retailers a boost, Babson Professor Lauren Beitelspacher says.
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December 18, 2024

Posted in Insights

Tina Opie talks during the panel discussion
PHOTOS: Tina Opie and Babson at the Massachusetts Conference for Women  Tina Opie, associate professor of management, highlighted Babson College’s presence last week at the 20th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women.
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December 16, 2024

Posted in Community, Insights

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Lauri Union, William Gartner Named Among Top 25 Leading Global Academics in Family Enterprise Lauri Union and William Gartner, two leaders of the Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship at Babson College, have been recognized among the leading global academics in family enterprise by Family Capital. 
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December 13, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs

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Seven Tips for How to Become a Good Public Speaker Public speaking can be challenging. You need to calm your nerves, understand your audience, and figure out what to even say. Sharon Sinnott, the director of Babson’s Speech Center, offers help.
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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.
December 13, 2024

Posted in Insights

An overview of the Weissman Foundry during the buildathon
How Student Teams Used AI to Tackle Real-World Problems at One-Day Buildathon  At the inaugural Generator-Microsoft Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon, student teams from Babson, Olin, and Wellesley colleges collaborate and compete to identify transformative entrepreneurial opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence.
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December 12, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

The setting sun shines on Tomasso Hall and the Babson campus
Babson Launches New Doctor of Business Administration Program to Empower Entrepreneurial Leaders Babson College introduces its Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program, empowering experienced professionals to address real-world challenges with innovative solutions through applied research and entrepreneurial leadership.
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December 9, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Jeffrey Shay poses for a portrait
These 3 Trends Will Change What It Means to Be an Entrepreneur in 2025 Here are three entrepreneurship trends from the new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report that are changing the landscape for the future, writes Jeffrey Shay in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.
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December 4, 2024

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Babson Professor Co-Hosts Global Women in Marketing Awards  Associate Professor Samantha N.N. Cross recently co-hosted the 2024 Global Women in Marketing Awards at the University of Westminster in London.
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December 4, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs