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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.

By Hillary Chabot

Writer

Hillary Chabot

Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.

November 25, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Campus, Faculty

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.

By 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 21, 2024

Tagged Campus, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Global, Artificial Intelligence

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.

By Hillary Chabot

Writer

Hillary Chabot

Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.

November 14, 2024

Tagged Campus, Faculty, Student Life, Sustainability

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.

By Hillary Chabot

Writer

Hillary Chabot

Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.

November 6, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Student Life, Artificial Intelligence

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.

By Thought & Action Staff

November 6, 2024

Tagged Campus, Faculty, Graduate

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.

By Eric Beato

Editor / Writer

Eric Beato

Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.

, Thought & Action Staff

October 30, 2024

Tagged Class of 2024, Class of 2025, Economics, Faculty, Undergraduate, Class of 2027

Posted in Babson Briefs

Title card from the video of Ariel Armony

WATCH: New Provost on Innovation and Change In the final installment of a three-part video introduction, Ariel C. Armony, Babson’s incoming provost and executive vice president, discusses his view on how Babson is leading on innovation.

By Thought & Action Staff

October 29, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Leadership, Campus

Posted in Community

Illustration of a person touching a futuristic screen

These Two Industries Are Paving the Path to Use AI Effectively You don’t have to work in retail or health care to learn from what they’re doing to leverage the power of artificial intelligence, writes professor Peter Cohan in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.

By Peter Cohan

October 25, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Research, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Posted in Insights

WATCH: New Provost on Developing Entrepreneurial Leaders In the second installment of a three-part video introduction, Ariel C. Armony, Babson’s incoming provost and executive vice president, shares his view of entrepreneurial leadership.

By Thought & Action Staff

October 24, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Leadership, Campus

Posted in Community

Live from New York: What 50 Years of SNL Teaches about Entrepreneurship Celebrating its 50th season, “Saturday Night Live” began as a rebellious upstart and became a cultural institution. Babson professor Jeff Shay ’87, MBA’91 reflects on its ongoing entrepreneurial spirit.

By 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 23, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Thought Leadership

Posted in Insights

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