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Zainabou Thiam ’28 sits at a table selling products to waiting customers

Paying Homage to One’s Ancestors Through Entrepreneurship Zainabou Thiam ’28 was raised in the values of Senegal. With the help of Babson, she’s growing her venture, Sunu Body, an African-inspired skin care and wellness brand.

By John Crawford

Senior Journalist

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.

May 29, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups, Undergraduate, Global

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

A Babson student on a trip funded by the Babson Social Innovation Fund.

Tulsa to Tanzania: Social Innovation Fund Offers Access to Experiences and Opportunities Babson’s Social Innovation Fund helped Makayla Fleming ’25 turn global experiences into purpose-driven career goals.

By Hillary Chabot

Writer

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.

May 7, 2025

Tagged Student Life, Undergraduate, Global

Posted in Community

Impressive Lineup of Speakers Set for Babson Connect Worldwide in Tuscany Prominent entrepreneurial leaders, alumni, and faculty will highlight the ninth edition of Babson Connect Worldwide on March 27–29 at Castelfalfi in Tuscany.

By Thought & Action Staff

March 24, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Global, Faculty

Posted in Babson Briefs

Babson Awarded Grant with Kansas City Consortium by Kauffman Foundation Babson College is part of a consortium of Kansas City organizations to receive an inaugural Collective Impact grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

By Thought & Action Staff

March 13, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship Education, Global

Posted in Babson Briefs

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

By Thought & Action Staff

February 3, 2025

Tagged Class of 2028, Diversity and Inclusion, Global, Undergraduate

Posted in Babson Briefs

Joanna Carey Featured on Climate Panel at CIEE Conference in Rome Associate Professor of Environmental Science Joanna Carey represented Babson College in Rome recently, speaking on stage with four other climate change experts at the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Study Abroad Conference.

By Thought & Action Staff

January 9, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Global

Posted in Babson Briefs

With water as a backdrop behind him, Geeth Devara MSBA’24 poses for a photo

How One Babson MSBA Student Addressed Climate Change At IBM, Geeth Devara MSBA’24 helped develop an intricate model using satellite images. In this time of climate change, that model can identify at-risk populations during a heat wave.

By John Crawford

Senior Journalist

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.

December 4, 2024

Tagged Global, Graduate, Sustainability, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Donna Levin speaks to an audience from a podium

The GCEC Conference Brings Entrepreneurship Educators to Babson More than 700 entrepreneurship educators from around the world came to Babson for the annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Conference.

By John Crawford

Senior Journalist

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.

November 21, 2024

Tagged Campus, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Global, Artificial Intelligence

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership