Tag: Class of 2028

Entrepreneurs pitch their venture on a stage at the B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinals
What’s in a Name? The Stories Behind This Year’s B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinalists A venture’s name sets the stage for its identity and purpose. As the B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists prepare to pitch on April 16, we explore the meaning behind their names and what they represent.
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April 9, 2025

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Matthew Desmond speaking on stage
First-Year Students Inspired by the Intersection of Business and the Liberal Arts and Sciences Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Desmond came to campus to discuss how to combat poverty in America. First-year students share their big-picture takeaways.
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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.
March 5, 2025

Posted in Community

Ava Beery ’28 Awarded Prestigious Douglass-O'Connell Global Internship The Babson first-year student will join a cohort of 12 high-achieving students in the Frederick Douglass-Daniel O’Connell Global Internship program in Dublin, Ireland
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February 3, 2025

Posted in Babson Briefs

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

Two students put the finishing touches on a snowman
Unscripted Moment: Snow Day In our occasional photo series, staff photographer Nic Czarnecki shares the story of first-year students from Hawaii playing in the first snow of the season.
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December 6, 2024

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The Class of 2028 Blank Leadership Scholars (clockwise from top left): Aarav Dogra, Jerry Du, Kimberly Joachim, Edwin Wang, Amy Pan, and Mya Kelleher
New Blank Scholars Exemplify Entrepreneurial Leadership’s Promise The newest Blank Leadership Scholars have big ideas for the future, and they are ready to see how entrepreneurial leadership can propel them.
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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.
October 8, 2024

Posted in Community

Students and President Spinelli hold up 2028 sign at the front gate
Unscripted Moment: Presidential Welcome In our new occasional series, staff photographer Nic Czarnecki shares the story behind a moment that caught his eye. On move-in day, he captured President Spinelli welcoming students at the front gate.
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August 29, 2024

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A father and daughter pose for a picture with Babson’s mascot, Biz E. Beaver
Building New Memories: Students and Families Share Their First Day at Babson  From heartfelt goodbyes to hopeful new starts, here are the emotion-packed stories of students and families on Babson College’s move-in day.
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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.
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John Crawford
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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.
August 28, 2024

Posted in Community

Biz E. Beaver with a student volunteer holding a moving cart
With a Team of Helping Hands, Babson’s Class of 2028 Moves In Move-in day is a full circle moment for both families and the Babson community, who helped the Class of 2028 settle in.
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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.
August 23, 2024

Posted in Community

Photos of Gaurang Agarwal, Riva Babaria, Alessandra Chiara Halim, Ananya Gandikota, and Selvin Perdomo.
The Entrepreneurial Spirit Runs Through the Class of 2028 Before they even arrive on campus, the Class of 2028 is redefining what entrepreneurship means for Babson. Get to know some members of the incoming class.
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Melissa Savignano
Writer
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.
August 20, 2024

Posted in Community