Tag: Faculty

Dhruv Grewal poses for a portrait outside
Five Things to Know About Dhruv Grewal, One of Poets & Quants’ Best Undergraduate Professors Dhruv Grewal, professor of marketing at Babson, has been named to Poets & Quants’ list of 50 Best Undergraduate Business Professors of 2024.
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December 2, 2024

Posted in Community, Outcomes

Kristi Girdharry sits for a portrait on campus
How a Writing Professor Embraces AI at Babson With her work with The Generator and in a new course this spring, Associate Teaching Professor Kristi Girdharry explores the complexities, ethics, and opportunities of artificial intelligence
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November 29, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Entrepreneurial lessons are woven into Elphaba's character and journey in the top-earning movie Wicked. (Photo: Universal Pictures)
Wicked Entrepreneurial? Startup Lessons from the Witch of the West Wicked offers entrepreneurial lessons as Elphaba’s journey of defiance and persistence aligns with the mindset needed to innovate and succeed, Babson Associate Professor Beth Wynstra says.
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November 27, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Shrinkflation has impacted many popular products in grocery stories nationwide. (Photo: Elena Berd-stock.adobe.com)
What Is Shrinkflation? Why Shoppers Are Getting Less for Their Dollar Babson Economics Professor Lidija Polutnik explains why brands shrink products while selling them for the same price., and why some products feel the squeeze more than others.
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November 26, 2024

Posted in Insights

Babson Professor Heidi Neck’s keynote presentation at the GCEC conference addressed the vital role educators play in the lives of future entrepreneurs. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki)
Lateral Thinking and Awe Walks: Heidi Neck Shares Recipe for Entrepreneurial Growth at GCEC Babson Professor Heidi Neck encouraged entrepreneurship educators at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers to prioritize courage, resilience, and lateral thinking in their classrooms.
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November 25, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Donna Levin speaks to an audience from a podium
The GCEC Conference Brings Entrepreneurship Educators to Babson More than 700 entrepreneurship educators from around the world came to Babson for the annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Conference.
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November 21, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Babson's wide-reaching sustainability efforts were on display during Babson's student-run Sustainability Fair in September. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki)
Going Greener: Babson's Campus-Wide Sustainability Gets a Boost Babson College is leading campus-wide sustainability efforts, from locally sourced campus dining to student-driven eco-initiatives.
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November 14, 2024

Posted in Community

Kristi Girdharry, director of Babson's Writing Center, hosted writing instructors from more than 30 higher education institutions to discuss the impact of AI on writing and research. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki)
AI in Action: How Babson Students Use Technology to Transform Research and Business  Babson students discussed how AI transformed their academic and professional fields at a writing symposium hosted by Babson’s AI lab The Generator.
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November 6, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Photo taken through glass of a professor and students
Unscripted Moment: Classroom Reflection In our occasional photo series, staff photographer Nic Czarnecki reflects on capturing Assistant Professor of Practice Bill Pacheco and his graduate students meeting after class at Olin Hall.
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November 6, 2024

Posted in Community

Babson Team Advances to Semifinals of College Fed Challenge For the third time in the past six years, a team of Babson economics students surges at the prestigious competition, hosted by the Federal Reserve.
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October 30, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs