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Online shopping for the holiday season
Earlier and More Online: How Consumers Are Shopping for the Holidays Shopping this holiday season has started earlier and moved more online than in years past, spurred by deals from retailers and implications of the pandemic.
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Bryan Lipiner
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Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
November 30, 2020

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Amir Reza on campus in 2018
Educating Educators, Babson Academy Pivots Toward the Future As Babson Academy embraces the new, virtual normal, it is finding innovative ways to connect with entrepreneurship educators worldwide, and discovering new opportunities.
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November 25, 2020

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The Sony PlayStation 5
Coping with a Disrupted Supply Chain: What Retailers Can Do as the Holidays Near A disrupted supply chain, a spike in demand, and new product launches. It’s a turbulent time for retailers, around the corner of the holiday season.
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Bryan Lipiner
Writer
Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
November 24, 2020

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Quibi
The Lessons Learned from a $1.7 Billion Failure A mere six months after it launched, the streaming service Quibi announced it was shutting down. What can be learned from such a stunning collapse?
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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.
November 16, 2020

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Math at Babson
Mastering Math for the Modern World Babson’s math courses have proven popular, and they focus on the practical rather than the abstract, with the goal of better preparing students for jobs after graduation.
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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.
November 9, 2020

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Adjunct Lecturer Julie De Zutter in her lab looks at the science behind COVID-19
Understanding the Science Behind COVID-19 Babson Adjunct Lecturer Julie De Zutter guides her students through the scientific discovery of finding a cure for COVID-19, and reinforces the importance of scientific literacy in our lives.
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October 23, 2020

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Image of Babson Senior Lecturer Jack McCarthy
Babson, NFTE Partnership Brings Hope, Inspiration to Young Entrepreneurs A partnership between Babson and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship offers opportunity and hope for high school students in under-resourced communities.
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October 22, 2020

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Feru Deshong poses for a photo on the Babson campus
‘Don’t Underestimate Your Power’ Feru Deshong ’23 shares her insights on the power of amplifying your voice in the first forum of the Social Media & Academic Freedom Events committee.
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October 20, 2020

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Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98
An Inspiring Book Is Having a Big Impact at Babson "Good Company," by Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98, is a memorable portrait of a values-based leader. Babson College is integrating the book into the student learning experience, both in and out of the classroom.
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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.
October 15, 2020

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Image of business person holding up columns as a COVID-19 germ is trying to knock them down
Field Research: Tips for Managers in the New Normal Recent research by Babson Assistant Professor Eliana Crosina suggests that companies must look inward, and outward, and offers these tips for managers.
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October 14, 2020

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