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Photo of Michael Prinkey outside the First Generation Student Success Office
For First-Generation Students, New Initiatives and Office Bring Resources to the Forefront As Babson’s first manager of First-Generation Student Success, Michael Prinkey draws from over a decade of mentorship experience.
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Melissa Savignano
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Melissa Savignano
Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.
November 1, 2024

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Ariel C. Armony smiles as he pets Gracie while Roger looks on
Unscripted Moment: Meeting Roger and Gracie In our occasional photo series, staff photographer Nic Czarnecki shares the moment Ariel C. Armony, the College’s incoming provost and executive vice president, meets Babson’s beloved community resources dogs.
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October 31, 2024

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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.
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October 29, 2024

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Title card from the video of Ariel Armony
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.
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October 24, 2024

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Jake Bruce poses for a photo with his donuts
Donuts to Dollars: Babson Student Starts Food-Truck Franchise to Pay Tuition  First-year Babson student Jake Bruce runs a donut franchise, funding his education while gaining hands-on business experience.
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Hillary Chabot
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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.
October 23, 2024

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Babson Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members KP Balaraj P’25, the founder of KPB Family Trust, and Ryan Kratz ’98, a private investor and former senior executive in the commercial real estate services industry, have been elected to the Babson Board of Trustees.
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October 17, 2024

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Title card from the video of Ariel Armony
WATCH: New Provost’s ‘Emphasis on Personal Connections’  In the first installment of a three-part video introduction, Ariel C. Armony shares his vision for his role as Babson’s incoming provost and executive vice president.
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October 17, 2024

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Babson students talk with corporate recruiters at a career fair.
New Honors Celebrate Babson’s Culture of Career Preparedness Recognitions from Handshake and The Wall Street Journal celebrate the strength of the Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development, and the entire Babson community, in career preparation.
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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, 2024

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Make Your Mark, Babson’s Annual Giving Event, Set for October 9–10 Two new student scholarships are among the matching challenges at Babson’s biggest fundraising event of the year, Make Your Mark, October 9–10.
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October 3, 2024

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Davit Khachatryan discusses his AI-generated art on display at the Hollister Gallery. (Photo: Kyle Soule)
The Dreams That Art Is Made of: Babson Professor Combines Data Science and AI Art Associate Professor Davit Khachatryan uses literature and imagination in his AI-generated artwork, creating a mix of technology and human emotion.
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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.
September 26, 2024

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