Tag: Technology

C. Dean Metropoulos cuts the ribbon at the dedication
Empowering the Future at the C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Technology and Entrepreneurship  C. Dean Metropoulos ’67, MBA’68 returned to Babson for the dedication of the new institute, which bolsters the College’s leading entrepreneurial education in the leadership ranks of technology and AI.
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Hillary Chabot
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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.
October 3, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Davit Khachatryan discusses his AI-generated art on display at the Hollister Gallery. (Photo: Kyle Soule)
The Dreams That Art Is Made of: Babson Professor Combines Data Science and AI Art Associate Professor Davit Khachatryan uses literature and imagination in his AI-generated artwork, creating a mix of technology and human emotion.
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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.
September 26, 2024

Posted in Community

Babson College Introduces New AI Tools, Opportunities for Students Babson College has introduced the MathBot, a generative AI tool developed jointly with Microsoft and Terawe, to support student learning. It also has committed $250,000 in AI-focused student grants.
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September 18, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs

Erik Noyes poses for a portrait in the Weissman Foundry
How Entrepreneurs Can Use AI to Better Understand Their Target Customers Artificial intelligence is transforming entrepreneurship by enabling deep customer insights and data-driven decision-making at an unprecedented scale, writes Associate Professor Erik Noyes in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.
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August 9, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

A wide shot of one of the three new classrooms
HELV’s Cutting-Edge Classrooms Usher in a New Era of Education Babson’s new HELV classrooms use advanced tech to foster seamless virtual and in-person collaboration, enhancing the educational experience.
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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.
July 24, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Patty Patria poses for a photo with her ORBIE and the award presenter
Babson CIO Patty Patria Earns ORBIE Award for Technology Leadership Babson College Chief Information Officer Patty Patria received a prestigious 2024 ORBIE Award for excellence in technology leadership from BostonCIO.
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July 3, 2024

Posted in Community, Outcomes

Matteo Stelluti MSBA'22
Babson Tech Talk: How to Navigate AI and the Tech Career Landscape  Business intelligence engineer at Amazon Matteo Stelluti MSBA’22 shares key insights with Babson analytics students on the tech industry, employment landscape, and AI.
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Sarah Coppinger
Writer
Sarah Coppinger
Sarah Coppinger is a writer for Babson Thought & Action. With a passion for storytelling and an eye for strategy, Sarah enjoys writing about students’ diverse experiences at Babson and their outstanding career achievements as alumni. Babson’s entrepreneurial spirit fuels Sarah’s drive, and she is thrilled to contribute to its dynamic community. When Sarah’s not writing for Babson Thought & Action, she can be found spending time with her family, enjoying weekends away on Cape Cod, and brushing up on her skills as a hobby photographer.
May 23, 2024

Posted in Insights, Outcomes

C. Dean Metropoulos speaks at a podium
Babson College to Launch the C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Technology and Entrepreneurship  With a gift from C. Dean Metropoulos ’67, MBA’68, the new institute is a significant step forward in Babson’s strategic initiatives to advance and elevate the pivotal role of technology in entrepreneurial education.
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May 21, 2024

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Rumman Chowdhury speaks with a student
AI Expert Rumman Chowdhury: ‘I Am an AI Optimist’ Speaking at Babson, artificial intelligence expert Rumman Chowdhury reflected on how the technology must evolve beyond being simply a ‘party trick.’ Here are three takeaways.
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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.
April 8, 2024

Posted in Insights

Babson’s Information Technology Services Department Earns CIO 100 Award Babson’s Information Technology Services Department has been named a 2024 CIO 100 Award winner for its transformative work across campus over the past two years.
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March 19, 2024

Posted in Babson Briefs