Year in Review: Favorite Photos of 2025

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| December 29, 2025

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In a year of accolades and accomplishments for Babson College, it was the people that made 2025 extra special.

Babson College photographer Nic Czarnecki captured images of hundreds of people on campus—during classes and activities, special events and ceremonies, and fun and impromptu moments.

Here are 10 of our favorite photos of 2025:

Biz E. Beaver greats a young skater at the family skate at the Babson Skating Center in February. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College) — Biz E. Beaver greets a young skater at the annual family skate event at the Babson Skating Center in February. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

Holi Festival in the Trim yard. — Students celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors, outside Trim Dining Hall in March. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

Public Safety welcomes, Hero — Hero, the newest Public Safety dog, greets excited students at Kerry Murphy Healey Park in April. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

MSEL Leap Design Fair at Olin Hall — At the MSEL LEAP Design Fair at Olin Hall in April, graduate students showcase their venture projects from their yearlong Leading Entrepreneurial Action Project (LEAP) course. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

Graduate Commencemen — It was all smiles during Commencement ceremonies in May as undergraduate and graduate students completed their degrees. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

At the Weissman Foundry in July, lifelong learners work on projects as part of the Entrepreneurial Family program from Babson Professional and Executive Education. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

Move In Day at Babson College — New first-year students in the Class of 2029 begin their Babson journeys on move-in day in August. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

Cutler Center Finance Lab Open House — The Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance makes an impression on students during its open house in September. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

Students fill the Babson Commons — Babson Commons provides a perfect place for students to enjoy a quiet moment in October. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

The finance lab of the Cutler Center is a hub of activity during the popular Babson Trading Competition in November. (Photo: Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

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