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The Babson team poses for a photo while celebrating and lifting the trophy
Seven Things to Know About Babson Rugby Star Reed Santos Reed Santos ’24 captained the Babson United Rugby Club to its first national title this spring. Now, the rugby star is eyeing more national titles and even the Olympics.
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July 20, 2023

Posted in Community

2026-04-17 17:36:36
Akhil Nair MBA'18, a former Global Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson College, with the program's director Cindy Klein Marmer and another volunteer.
Babson’s Global Entrepreneur in Residence Program Returns Akhil Nair MBA’18 grew his venture and mentored Babson students in the Global Entrepreneur in Residence program, which restarted this year after a four-year hiatus.
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July 18, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-10 22:21:53
The opening page of the Threads app on an iphone
Can Threads Take Down Twitter? As Meta’s popular new app launches, Babson’s Rich Hanna says Threads has built-in advantages to seriously challenge Elon Musk’s Twitter.
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July 12, 2023

Posted in Insights

2026-04-04 00:23:30
Babson student pitches her venture while standing in front of a presentation screen during a competition
Competitions Help Babson Grad Perfect Her Pitch Swarna Shiv ’23 competed in five national entrepreneurial contests that provided hands-on experience on pitching startups, enhancing business strategy, and learning what it takes to launch a successful company.
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June 23, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-14 18:01:55
Ed O’Malley races on a bicycle through a Western landscape
The Quest to Create a Very Fast Shoe For his third startup, Ed O’Malley MBA’03 set about creating a more aerodynamic cycling shoe for triathletes. It wasn’t easy.
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June 21, 2023

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-04-19 06:56:50
Kris Schumacher stands with Havell Rodrigues
Expanding Who Has the Opportunity to Be an Entrepreneur Co-founded by two Babson alumni, New Majority Capital addresses disparities in wealth and opportunity by helping underrepresented entrepreneurs buy existing businesses.
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May 16, 2023

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-04-29 07:32:55
Kkhush Aggarwal MSEL'23
Kkhush Aggarwal MSEL’23 on the Power of the Graduate Community Kkhush Aggarwal MSEL’23 reflects on his favorite things about Babson and what he’ll miss most before addressing the graduate Class of 2023 at Commencement.
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May 10, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-11 09:01:27
A splitscreen showing two men who have won Babson's Global Changemaker Award
Babson Honors Entrepreneurs Committed to Positive Global Change Ramón Mendiola ’86, P’20 ’21 ’23 and Pawan G. Patil have been honored with the Global Changemaker Award, which recognizes those in the Babson community for creating positive social and environmental change on a global level.
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May 1, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-29 11:24:08
Wide-angle view of the Miami skyline with the sun peeking through a cloudy sky
Why Miami Is Emerging as a Top 5 Entrepreneurial City The director of Babson Miami explores the rise of Miami as one of the most important entrepreneurial cities in the country.
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April 28, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-04-29 11:24:08
Three women holding giant check during the 2023 BETA Challenge.
Earth-Friendly Ventures Win B.E.T.A. Challenge Grand Prizes Amelia Thomas MBA’22, Jennifer Calhoun MBA’23, and Dylan Zajac ’25 were the winners of the 2023 B.E.T.A. Challenge.
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April 19, 2023

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2026-04-28 11:40:24