Tag: Social Innovation

Ben Smith poses for a photo in his communal living space
The Business of Building Community The founder and operator of Goal House, Ben Smith ’16 brings people together through communal living in Brooklyn, New York.
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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 28, 2022

Posted in Community

Ela Gokcigdem speaks while sitting on stage alongside two other presenters
Babson Student Takes Climate Change Fight to the Global Stage at Prestigious U.N. Conference It has been a busy year for Ela Gokcigdem ’24, who co-founded a youth organization focused on ocean conservation and then presented survey findings at COP27 in Egypt.
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December 14, 2022

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Colby Thomson ’23
Bringing Entrepreneurial Education to Others Colby Thomson ’23, one of three Babson students named to BostInno’s 25 Under 25 list, is the creator of Entrebuddies, a special education curriculum focused on entrepreneurship.
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December 9, 2022

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Aaron Bart-Addison, Sedonami Agosa ’20, and Anna Gildea, the three leaders of ClearPath, sit at a table filled with information about their nonprofit.
Helping Those Without a Home As someone concerned about homelessness, Sedonami Agosa ’20 founded ClearPath, which seeks to keep those aging out of foster care off the streets.
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November 17, 2022

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Two Babson College Teams Receive Faculty Research Angel Fund Awards Two Babson College research teams were selected as recipients of Faculty Research Angel Fund awards by Babson’s Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
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November 8, 2022

Posted in Babson Briefs

Babson Alumni Recognized on the 2022 Meaningful Business 100 Two Babson College alumni—Gayatri Jolly ’11 and Alejandro Souza ’09—have been recognized on the 2022 Meaningful Business 100.
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November 4, 2022

Posted in Babson Briefs

A line of students stand in awe at the sight of the stadium
Good Company, Good Game Delivers Impact and Inspiration In a new course on sports businesses, Babson students visit Atlanta to experience firsthand how the core values of Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98 shape his businesses.
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September 16, 2022

Posted in Community

Silhouette of Soldiers Walking
A Veteran Helping Veterans Vietnam veteran and life coach Richard Battista jumped at the chance to earn his MBA at Babson. The 73-year-old hopes Babson’s entrepreneurial mindset can be used to help prevent veteran suicides.
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August 19, 2022

Posted in Community

Wiljeana Glover works with a student at the hackathon
First Health Hackathon in Rwanda Highlights Babson-UGHE Collaboration Wiljeana Glover, founding faculty director of Babson’s Kerry Murphy Healey Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship, discusses the successful hackathon and the value of collaborating with the University of Global Health Equity.
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August 16, 2022

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

High school students studying
Expanding Minds and Opportunities at Babson's Summer Study for High School Students Two Babson undergraduates who attended Babson’s Summer Study for High School Students say the monthlong program opened their eyes to opportunities and careers they had never considered.
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August 12, 2022

Posted in Community