Tag: Student Life

Mezue Eneh ’22 and Jaylen Bell ’21 outside The Johnson House

Black Student Union at 50: Its Impact, Meaning, and Future Fifty years after Eric Johnson ’72, P’08 founded Babson’s Black Student Union, current student leaders reflect on its impact, its meaning, and its future.

By Jaylen Bell, Mezue Eneh, Eric Beato

December 14, 2020

Tagged Babson Magazine, Student Life, Alumni, Class of 2021, Undergraduate

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2026-03-27 11:58:47

3 Minutes, 3 Slides, and the Fate of a Business Idea In the third part of an ongoing series on FME, student teams present their ideas at their course’s Rocket Pitch and finally settle on the business ventures they will pursue through the rest of the school year.

By John Crawford

December 9, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Undergraduate, Student Life, Online Classes

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2026-03-28 14:29:02

From left: Associate Professor Mathew Allen, Associate Professor Wiljeana Glover, Assistant Professor Krista Hill Cummings, and Professor Elizabeth Swanson.

4 Babson Faculty Named to Poets & Quants' List of Best Undergrad Business Professors Four Babson faculty members—the second most of any institution—have been recognized among Poets & Quants’ Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors.

By Bryan Lipiner

December 4, 2020

Tagged Campus, Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Student Life

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Raising Student Voices and Carrying on a Tradition As editor-in-chief of The Babson Free Press, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, Thy Nguyen ’21 is committed to making sure student voices are heard.

By John Crawford

December 3, 2020

Tagged Student Life, Women's Leadership, Undergraduate, Campus, Books, Class of 2021

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2026-03-24 15:22:23

People of Babson: Lawrence P. Ward The Vice President for Learner Success and Dean of Campus Life reflects on the trying times caused by the pandemic and social injustice, as well as a pair of recent honors recognizing his successes.

By Eric Beato

November 24, 2020

Tagged Babson Magazine, Campus, Student Life, Inclusive Excellence, People of Babson

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2026-03-21 14:59:53

Think Big, Observe, and Create Solutions In the second part of an ongoing series about FME, students learn to think bigger about how their ventures can impact people’s lives.

By John Crawford

November 18, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Undergraduate, Student Life, Online Classes

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2026-03-28 14:29:02

Presidential Scholar Sets Sights on Solving Climate Change Presidential Scholar Ela Gokcigdem ’24 shows that the path to becoming a social entrepreneur is through hard work, perseverance, and trial and error.

By Karl Klaussen

November 12, 2020

Tagged Student Life

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Esther Greene MBA ’21 while serving in the Marine Corps and today.

5 Questions with Marine Corps Veteran Esther Greene MBA’21 Babson Veterans Club President Esther Greene MBA’21 reflects on how military service helped shape her into the entrepreneurial leader she is today.

By Bryan Lipiner

November 11, 2020

Tagged Graduate, Advice, Career, Entrepreneurship, Student Life, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Class of 2021

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Mastering Math for the Modern World Babson’s math courses have proven popular, and they focus on the practical rather than the abstract, with the goal of better preparing students for jobs after graduation.

By John Crawford

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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 9, 2020

Tagged Faculty, Career, Student Life, Class of 2021

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Image of Babson's Fed Cup Challenge Team 2020

Competition Provides Hands-On Approach to Finance From policy recommendations to investment funds—Babson students combine entrepreneurial leadership with hands-on learning to make an impact in finance and monetary policy.

By Karl Klaussen

November 5, 2020

Tagged Class of 2021, Entrepreneurship Education, Leadership, Student Life

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