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Artist Marilyn Levin Donates Painting in Honor of Babson Professor Allan Cohen

The artist Marilyn Levin donated Building Foundations to Babson College in honor of Professor Allan R. Cohen, who has long believed in teaching the arts to stimulate the creative core of leadership.  Professor Cohen is in residence at the San Francisco campus as Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership.  He completed seven years as Vice President…

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Gentle Cards: Babson student brings compassion to those who need it most

Most people associate sending or receiving a card with a celebratory moment: birthdays, graduations, anniversaries. April Chen ’19 and her co-founder Michelle Yu of Wellesley College created Gentle Cards to show those same gestures of love and thoughtfulness for those in times they need it most. Gentle’s mission is to let compassion reach its destination.…

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Follett Begins Operating Babson College Bookstore

Babson Bookstore transitioned to Follett Higher Education management on June 1, 2017, bringing new programs, products, savings and support to the entire Babson community.  The new and exciting Babson Campus Store will provide course materials in a virtual-based model, while still providing personal on-site service to the Babson community.   The new Babson Campus Store will…

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Babson Among Top Colleges according to Forbes

Babson College, earlier named No. 1 College for International Students by Forbes, is among the top colleges on Forbes America’s Top Colleges list. Babson is also No. 61 for Private Colleges and No. 41 in the Northeast.  Babson is listed as No. 74 overall, up from 104 last year. Babson is the only school on…

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Babson’s Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program Graduates First Baltimore Class

Join Babson and Goldman Sachs for the 10,000 Small Businesses Celebration on August 2, 2017 at 1PM ET on Facebook Live for the inaugural graduation of the program in Baltimore with commencement speeches from Babson President Kerry Healey, Lloyd Blankfein, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett, Mayor Pugh and more. Babson’s Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Goldman…

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Babson Hosts 38th Annual Pan-Mass Challenge Charity Bike-a-thon

Babson will once again serve as the Wellesley location for the bike-a-thon that raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the U.S. ​​Babson will host the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC)​ on August 5-6, 2017.  PMC is a bike-a-thon that today raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in…

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Babson’s Patti Greene Appointed to Center for American Entrepreneurship Research Council

The Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE), a nonpartisan policy and advocacy organization launched on July 25, 2017. CAE’s mission is to engage policymakers in Washington, and at the state and local level across the nation, regarding the critical importance of entrepreneurs and start-ups to innovation, economic growth, job creation, and expanded economic opportunity – and…

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Babson in Miami: Alumni and Family Businesses

Babson has already made an impact on the Miami ecosystem with all the alumni and family businesses in the area. Carlos Alberto Escotet MBA’14, CEO Banesco Panama The Benderson Family ’03 ’16, President Benderson Development Company Sebastian Gomez Puerto MBA’14, Founder and General Manager Cafe X Murilo de Oliveira Amaral MBA’16, Francine Veloni Gervazio MBA’16,…

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Babson Executive Education Delivering Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp in Toronto

The Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp, a multi-day open enrollment program from Babson Executive Education is continuing to expand its reach beyond the Babson campus. After successfully delivering the Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp program around the world, Babson is now traveling to Toronto, Ontario to provide local entrepreneurs with strategies and tools needed to launch a new venture.…

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