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A group of 16 firefighters and a woman and man administrator from Babson College pose in a conference room during an entrepreneurial leadership program.
From the Firehouse to the Classroom: Babson Helps Firefighters Strengthen Leadership Skills Working with the International Association of Firefighters, Babson created a program to help firefighters develop leadership skills rooted in entrepreneurship, communication, and emotional intelligence.
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June 9, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-12 23:19:11
Nancy Baym is part of a four-person panel taking questions from an audience.
A Babson Symposium Explores What AI Means for Business and Humanity  A Babson symposium examines the jagged frontier of artificial intelligence and what it means for humanity, particularly its implications for business and entrepreneurship.
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May 28, 2026

Posted in Insights

2026-06-12 23:19:11
Man gesturing while teaching in Babson classroom.
A Lifetime of Entrepreneurship: Professor Les Charm ’64 Reflects on Babson’s Rise Associate Professor of Practice Les Charm, who is retiring after 36 years teaching entrepreneurship and finance at Babson, looks back on the College’s transformation to entrepreneurship powerhouse.
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May 15, 2026

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-06-12 23:04:48
Meet the 2026 Summer Venture Program Teams  Babson’s signature Summer Venture Program (SVP) this year includes 13 teams of graduate and undergraduate students working across products, platforms, and services.
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May 13, 2026

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-06-12 18:26:12
Man speaks at lectern while a woman and man look on.
Find What Drives You: Metropoulos Prepares Inspiring Message for Babson Undergraduates As he prepares his Commencement address, C. Dean Metropoulos ’67, MBA ’68 encourages graduates to stay curious, embrace change, and build meaningful careers in a fast-evolving world.
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May 11, 2026

Posted in Community

2026-06-12 21:20:09
A long-distance runner crosses a marathon finish line with arms outstretched
What Did It Take to Break the Sub-2-Hour Marathon Barrier? Entrepreneurial Thinking. Smashing the sub-2-hour marathon barrier required innovation. Adidas stepped up to the line to make it happen, teaching us many entrepreneurial lessons in the process.
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May 8, 2026

Posted in Insights

2026-06-12 23:47:27
Victor Wiacek ’22 and Lucas Wiacek ’24 stand together for a photo
By Protecting Skiers, This Babson-Born Venture Scores on the Olympic Slopes At the recent Winter Olympics in Italy, the entire U.S. ski team, and more than 70% of alpine racers overall, wore a cut-resistant layer of Vix Protection, which was founded by Victor Wiacek ’22.
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May 7, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-06-12 13:24:38
Emily Weinberg ’27 and Skipit Recognized at eMerge America’s Startup Accelerator Four student- and alumni-startups represented Babson College at the eMerge Americas Conference + Expo, the premier technology conference in Miami.
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May 5, 2026

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-06-12 18:26:12
The Bonds of Babson: Co-Founders In our Bonds of Babson series, we spotlight how alumni work together as co-founders, through the successes of Karim El-Gamal MBA’11 and Michael Kasseris MBA’11.
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April 8, 2026

Posted in Community

2026-06-12 11:27:59
Mike Salguero and Bobby Quirk pose for a portrait at the ButcherBox headquarters
The Bonds of Babson: Employers In our Bonds of Babson series, we spotlight how alumni hire and work with other alumni, through the collaboration of Mike Salguero MBA’10 hiring Bobby Quirk ’17 at ButcherBox.
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April 8, 2026

Posted in Community

2026-06-12 12:04:45