Tag: Inclusive Excellence

Colette A.M. Phillips gestures while speaking behind a podium

Babson’s Inclusive Excellence Summit Highlights Expanding Opportunities Serial entrepreneur and author Colette A.M. Phillips delivers the keynote address at Babson’s second annual Inclusive Excellence Summit, which celebrates the College’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

By Eric Beato

November 13, 2024

Tagged Campus, Inclusive Excellence, Leadership, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community

2026-04-13 00:58:46

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.

By Melissa Savignano

November 1, 2024

Tagged Campus, People of Babson, Student Life, Undergraduate, Inclusive Excellence

Posted in Community

2026-04-13 00:58:46

‘Thriving Together’: Babson Commemorates Juneteenth Tanisha Sullivan, the president of the NAACP Boston Branch, delivered the keynote address at Babson’s annual celebration with a theme of “Thriving Together.”

By Eric Beato

June 18, 2024

Tagged Campus, Inclusive Excellence, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community

2026-04-13 03:57:51

Babson Earns Institution of Higher Learning of the Year Award for Supplier Diversity Babson College was honored again for its excellence in supplier diversity, receiving the Institution of Higher Learning of the Year award from the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 31, 2024

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Campus

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-04-20 04:25:46

Professor of Practice Michele Kerrigan teaches a new class on how to expand DEI. (Photo by Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

How to Build Diversity in Any Organization Anyone within an organization can boost diversity, equity, and inclusion, says Babson Assistant Professor of Practice Michele Kerrigan.

By Hillary Chabot

February 22, 2024

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Faculty, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-04-20 07:28:22

Wes Woodson smiles on stage in front of a colorful illustration of Martin Luther King Jr.

At MLK Legacy Day, an Empowering Call for the Harmony of Self-Care and Success Mental health advocate Wes Woodson ’20 returned to Babson to deliver a moving and inspiring address at Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day, which also honored five recipients of the College’s MLK Leadership Award.

By Eric Beato

February 16, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2020, Class of 2024, Class of 2026, Inclusive Excellence, Student Life, Class of 2027

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-04-19 19:05:16

Karen Slack smiles while posing for a portrait

Soprano Karen Slack to Perform at Babson During Artist Residency World-renowned soprano Karen Slack, who first performed for the Babson community in 2021, will lead a master class and participate in a talk during an artist residency at Babso, which culminates in a recital performance March 22.

By Thought & Action Staff

February 1, 2024

Tagged Arts, Campus, Inclusive Excellence

Posted in Community

2026-04-19 05:24:53

Wes Woodson gestures while speaking on stage

Wes Woodson ’20 Forges a Career to Help Humanity Wes Woodson ’20 returns to Babson this month as the keynote speaker for the College’s annual MLK Legacy Day with an important message about the importance of mental health.

By Eric Beato

February 1, 2024

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Class of 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights, Outcomes

2026-04-16 02:54:06

Four portraits of Posse Scholars side-by-side

The Enduring Impact of Babson’s Posse Scholars For 20 years, Babson College’s partnership with the Posse Foundation has provided opportunity and opened doors for students in New York City with leadership potential. Here, we catch up with four exemplary Posse alumni to illustrate the immeasurable impact on the scholars, the College, and their communities.

By Kara Baskin

January 17, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2020, Babson Magazine, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Leadership, Undergraduate, Inclusive Excellence

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-16 03:25:04

‘Make a Career of Humanity’: How MLK’s Legacy Empowers Lavar Buckmon ’26 as an Entrepreneur In his essay, the Babson Diversity Leadership Scholar reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and how it has influenced his entrepreneurial journey and shaped his leadership style.

By Lavar Buckmon ’26

January 14, 2024

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Leadership, Class of 2026

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-04-20 07:28:22