Tag: Student Life

Sean Buck speaks on a stage
Six Leadership Lessons from the Young Entrepreneurs Conference at Babson Students reflect on the entrepreneurship conference, a longtime tradition of Babson’s eTower community, and share what lessons on leadership they learned.
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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.
May 9, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Zixu “HaHa” Ha MBA’24, the graduate student speaker for the Class of 2024
Zixu “HaHa” Ha MBA’24 on the Power of Persistence and Community Zixu Ha MBA’24, better known as “HaHa,” celebrates the relationships he built at Babson and looks forward to addressing his classmates as the graduate student speaker at Commencement.
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Bridget Johnston
Writer
Bridget Johnston
Bridget Johnston is a writer with an eye for all things F.W. Olin. She's most excited to tell student success stories, sharing their experiences with the broader Babson community. When she's not writing for Babson Thought & Action, she is connecting prospective students with Babson's Graduate programs through a variety of mediums, including email, print, and Babson's website. She graduated with her MFA in Fiction from Temple University and can be found in Philadelphia, befriending new dogs and embroidering.
May 8, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Alyssa Keith on the Babson campus
Alyssa Keith ’24 on Speaking Up and Running with Her Ideas Alyssa Keith ’24 spent her time at Babson discovering her voice and sense of self outside of school. As the undergraduate Commencement speaker for the Babson Class of 2024, that journey comes full circle.
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Melissa Savignano
Writer
Melissa Savignano
Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.
May 7, 2024

Posted in Community

Shilphi Chaudhary MBA’24 stands in front of the Babson World Globe while wearing a Babson MBA sweatshirt
Class of 2024: The Lawyer Who Earned an MBA In our ongoing series spotlighting the Class of 2024, Shilphi Chaudhary MBA’24 reveals how coming to Babson gave her a new career and a new dream for the future.
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 7, 2024

Posted in Community

Class of 2024: The Advocate Jacob Nyamu MSBA'23, who graduated early but will be part of the Commencement ceremony, became a prominent, respected advocate for the underrepresented during his tenure at Babson.
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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 6, 2024

Posted in Community

Joshua Kim in front of a sign for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at California Institute of Technology.
Class of 2024: The Collaborator Joshua Kim’s ’24 undergraduate Babson experience involved everything from bonding with teammates at swim meets to an internship crunching numbers for NASA.
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Melissa Savignano
Writer
Melissa Savignano
Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.
May 6, 2024

Posted in Community

The Global Outreach Studio at the Herring Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Village. Photo by Nic Czarnecki/Babson College
A First Look at the Herring Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Village At the first of three Spring Sneak Peek events, the Babson community enjoyed its first sights of the Herring Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Village, the first-of-its-kind living and learning space dedicated to entrepreneurial leadership.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
April 19, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Vicole Li MSEL'24 shows off FUSI, the education platform she created to make learning more fun.
Class of 2024: The DEI Educator Vicole Li MSEL’24 came to Babson to learn entrepreneurship and became a contributor to Babson’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts,
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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.
April 17, 2024

Posted in Community

Mauricio Bustamante smiling
Class of 2024: The Problem Solver  Mauricio Bustamante MBA’24, product innovator and Blended Learning MBA – Miami student, reflects upon the most impactful moments of his Babson experience as well as what comes next for him.
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Bridget Johnston
Writer
Bridget Johnston
Bridget Johnston is a writer with an eye for all things F.W. Olin. She's most excited to tell student success stories, sharing their experiences with the broader Babson community. When she's not writing for Babson Thought & Action, she is connecting prospective students with Babson's Graduate programs through a variety of mediums, including email, print, and Babson's website. She graduated with her MFA in Fiction from Temple University and can be found in Philadelphia, befriending new dogs and embroidering.
April 12, 2024

Posted in Community

Babson Awarded IIE Passport Grant to Enable More First-Gen Students to Study Abroad  Babson College has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable up to 25 Babson students to obtain their first U.S. passport and open the pathway to study abroad.
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April 11, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs