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Technological Literacy: The Must-Have Skill for the Future of Work Understanding information and communications technology and developing artificial intelligence skills are necessary in today’s jobs market, explain Babson professional and executive education experts.

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.

August 1, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Professional and Executive Education

Posted in Insights

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From Text Prompt to Furniture: The Story Behind Babson’s AI Dam Chair With groundbreaking artificial intelligences advances, Vaness (Reece) Gardner ’26 and Cole Collins ’26 have created what is believed to be the first full-scale, AI-designed chair on a college campus.

By 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.

May 23, 2025

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Class of 2026, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

Students and friends celebrate and hug after winning the competition

‘Moos’ and Ahhs: Babson AI Showcase Draws Rave Reviews A high-tech solution from two MSEL students to improve monitoring herds of cows wins the top prize at the first Babson College AI Showcase, hosted by the C. Dean Metropoulos Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship.

By 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.

May 9, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Class of 2024, Class of 2025, Class of 2026, Class of 2027, Graduate, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Trond Undheim, the inaugural executive director of the C, Dean Metropoulos Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship, is focused on infusing technology throughout Babson. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki)

Babson Levels Up: Trond Undheim Talks Tech and the Metropoulos Institute Under the leadership of Executive Director Trond Undheim, Babson’s new institute arms students with the technological tools—and purpose—for high-impact innovation.

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.

April 14, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Faculty, Graduate, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Undergraduate, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

Side-by-side headshots of Trond Undheim and Tom Davenport

Babson Appoints Undheim, Davenport to Leadership Roles with Metropoulos Institute Trond Undheim has been named the executive director and Tom Davenport the faculty director of the College’s new C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Technology and Entrepreneurship.

By 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.

February 5, 2025

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Faculty, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

An overview of the Weissman Foundry during the buildathon

How Student Teams Used AI to Tackle Real-World Problems at One-Day Buildathon At the inaugural Generator-Microsoft Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon, student teams from Babson, Olin, and Wellesley colleges collaborate and compete to identify transformative entrepreneurial opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence.

By Kara Baskin

December 12, 2024

Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Class of 2025, Class of 2027, Class of 2028, Faculty, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Undergraduate, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Kristi Girdharry sits for a portrait on campus

How a Writing Professor Embraces AI at Babson With her work with The Generator and in a new course this spring, Associate Teaching Professor Kristi Girdharry explores the complexities, ethics, and opportunities of artificial intelligence

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.

November 29, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Babson CIO Patty Patria on Leading in Technology and the AI Transformation As chief information officer since 2022, Patty Patria has led a transformation with the Information Technology Services Department to keep Babson ahead of the technological curve, especially on artificial intelligence.

By 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.

November 29, 2024

Tagged Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Campus

Posted in Community

President Spinelli holds up giant #2 signs

From the President: Entrepreneurs Continue to Lead the Way Babson’s early adoption of entrepreneurship education has yielded unprecedented results, exemplified by the historic No. 2 ranking by The Wall Street Journal.

By Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA'92, PhD

President

Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA'92, PhD

Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA‘92, PhD is the 14th president of Babson College. A successful entrepreneur, academic leader, and scholar, Dr. Spinelli assumed the role of president in July 2019, guiding the College through its centennial year and into its second century. Learn more about the President's Office.

November 29, 2024

Tagged Campus, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Tech Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community, Outcomes

Illustration of a person touching a futuristic screen

These Two Industries Are Paving the Path to Use AI Effectively You don’t have to work in retail or health care to learn from what they’re doing to leverage the power of artificial intelligence, writes professor Peter Cohan in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.

By Peter Cohan

October 25, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Research, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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