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The Credit Habit: Babson Finance Students on Gen Z’s Growing Reliance on 'Buy Now, Pay Later' From Coachella tickets to Taco Bell, “Buy Now, Pay Later” is a growing generational habit. Babson’s financiers of the future warn that without financial literacy, it can turn into costly dependence.
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October 24, 2025

Posted in Insights

2026-11-02 23:29:48
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LinkedIn Ranks Babson No. 1 for Alumni Network, No. 7 Overall in the United States Amid Bevy of Top Marks In its inaugural rankings of the best 50 colleges in the country, LinkedIn named Babson the No. 1 school in four categories: strongest alumni network, largest share of alumni founders and entrepreneurs, fueling business development careers, and alumni working internationally.
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August 13, 2025

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-11-04 08:08:27
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Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance Launches Campaign for 25th Anniversary The Cutler Center at Babson College is launching a crowdfunding campaign to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, marking a quarter-century of dedication to advancing the fields of investment education, financial research, and industry engagement.
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March 5, 2025

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-10-31 15:35:06
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Babson Team Places 7th at Rotman International Trading Competition Babson College placed seventh out of 35 leading international universities at the 2025 Rotman International Trading Competition in Toronto.
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February 26, 2025

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-11-01 03:28:55
Babson Wins Fifth Consecutive Local CFA Institute Research Challenge  Babson College extended its dominance at the CFA Society Boston’s local research challenge, winning the competition for the fifth consecutive year and the seventh time in the past nine years.
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February 14, 2025

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-11-01 03:28:55
OneStream Wins Third Annual Babson FinTech Startup Pitch Competition Kunru Li ’25 of OneStream won the third annual Babson FinTech Startup Pitch Competition and took home $2,000 in cash prizes for her fintech idea.
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November 25, 2024

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2026-10-31 21:10:01
Carlos Roberto Dias Neto MSF’25 Wins 14th Annual Babson Trading Competition Babson’s recently held the 14th annual Trading Competition, where students compete in a simulated order-driven market, Carlos Roberto Dias Neto MSF’25 won the competition.
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November 4, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-10-30 21:52:30
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What Babson Students Learned from Warren Buffett in Omaha  A group of Babson students, supported by an anonymous gift from a Babson alumnus, made a trip to the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. Here are their takeaways.
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June 12, 2024

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-11-01 02:01:43
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Babson Students Teach an Essential Skill for Life: Financial Literacy Babson’s student-run Financial Wellness Program helps educate teens from underserved communities about matters of money.
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June 10, 2024

Posted in Community

2026-10-31 20:44:35
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A Real-World Perspective on Real Estate  Associate Professor of Practice Erin Degnan Escobedo has helped build Babson’s real estate curriculum, based on her experience and the expertise of engaged alumni.
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April 9, 2024

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-10-29 14:09:42