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Get to Know Honorary Degree Recipient Martha DiMatteo Vorlicek ’81
As a teenager in Maine, Martha DiMatteo Vorlicek ’81 was a hard-working student unsure of her career path save one thing: She didn’t want to go into health care like her older sister. One day, her...
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Get to Know Honorary Degree Recipient Richard W. Sorenson MBA’68, P’97 ’00, G’27
Richard W. Sorenson MBA’68, P’97 ’00, G’27 always suspected that business school was a possibility thanks to his lineage. His grandfather, toolmaker Arthur Carling, founded Carling Tool & Machine...
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Tim Ryan ’88 on Building Trust at Your Organization
In his first week as the U.S. chair and senior partner at PwC, Tim Ryan ’88 received an email that changed how he originally viewed his new job. It was early July 2016, and the fatal shootings of...
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Divya Achanta ’23 Isn’t Afraid of the First Draft
Most people wait decades after graduation for the honor of having a campus building synonymous with their name. But, if you’re looking for Divya Achanta ’23, people already know where to find her....
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Kkhush Aggarwal MSEL’23 on the Power of the Graduate Community
Being surrounded by like-minded problem solvers inspired Kkhush Aggarwal MSEL’23 to take risks, lean into challenges, and embrace all of the practical experience that Babson College provides while...
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VIDEO: Commencement Ceremonies of the Class of 2023
Be voracious for opportunity. Seize the unremarkable. Strive for excellence. And lead with love. Under a picturesque blue sky, the Babson College community celebrated the Class of 2023 with an array of...
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Babson Celebrates Competing Student-Athletes of the Class of 2023
Babson College’s celebration of the Class of 2023 continued Monday by honoring 17 graduating student-athletes who were competing Saturday during the undergraduate and graduate Commencement ceremonies....
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Commencement Stories 2023: The Undergraduates
Behind every cap and gown, there is a story—a story of hard work and dedication, of good friends and good times. In this first installment of a two-part series, we look back at Babson College’s 2023...
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Commencement Stories 2023: The Graduates
Behind every cap and gown, there is a story—a story of hard work and dedication, of good friends and good times. In this second installment of a two-part series, we look back at Babson College’s 2023...
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Six Months Later, Alumni Experience Tim Ryan’s Ethos Firsthand at PwC
Your college graduation is the metaphorical end of a chapter, though you don’t usually turn the page and start your first job while in your cap and gown. That is, unless the Commencement speaker is a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Celebrating the Class of 2020
It was a homecoming like no other for the Class of 2020, who waited a year to commemorate their Commencement. For the undergraduate and graduate members of the class—who celebrated Saturday during both...
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Vaidehi Tembhekar MBA’21 on Making a Social Impact in Kenya
On the streets of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, the buzz of motorbikes is a common sound. Riders whiz about the city, many earning a living by carrying passengers or packages. It’s not easy work. Much...
View ArticleValues and the Vaccine: Lessons on Leadership from the Pfizer CEO
The historic development of the world’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer was the result of the ingenuity and hard work of smart, dedicated scientists and engineers. But, it also was the result of...
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Last Night in Olin: A Signature Part of Babson Grad School Experience
Graduates of the Class of 2021 gathered for masked hugs and chats last Thursday at Last Night in Olin, a cherry on top to the in-person Commencement experience from the weekend prior and a precursor to...
View ArticleVIDEO: ‘Thank You for Being the Examples of Leadership We So Cherish at Babson’
Speeches were delivered. Names were read. Tassels were turned. Degrees were conferred. Photos were taken. Actually, lots of photos were taken. Most important of all, though, the undergraduate and...
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Mom, Entrepreneur, and MBA Graduate
To earn her graduate degree, Nathalya Mamane MBA’21 faced a number of hurdles. For starters, she is a mom of four children, two of whom are in middle school. To be a mom is an all-encompassing job, and...
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Why an MD Decided to Pursue an MBA
On a sunny day last May, Dr. Ricardo Cury MBA’21 stood in a cap and gown in a Babson College campus parking lot, all the pomp and circumstance of Commencement swirling about him. Cury was surrounded by...
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Babson College Announces 2022 Commencement Speakers
Two business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, who have made an impact on a wide range of companies and industries in their careers, will serve as speakers at Babson College’s 2022 Commencement...
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Alena Washington ’22 and the Power of Words
The first time Alena Washington ’22 spoke in front of her entire high school, she forgot her written introduction. She had to go straight to a piece of literature she memorized. Even though she forgot...
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Assistant Professor of Finance Honored with the Babson Kennedy Award for...
Luke Stein, assistant professor of finance Assistant Professor of Finance Luke Stein has been named the 2022 winner of the prestigious Thomas Kennedy Award for Teaching Excellence, which is awarded to...
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Joanna Berwind on Amplifying Students’ Voices
Joanna Berwind lights up when discussing her work helping Babson College students find their voice and personal motivation as they carve out a career path. Berwind, who co-chairs the board of her...
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Marcelo Claure on Dreaming Big and Working Hard
Marcelo Claure hasn’t decided what to say yet at Babson College’s graduate Commencement ceremony, where he will address the Class of 2022 and receive an Honorary Doctorate of Laws. He’ll probably go on...
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Cheers to 2022! Babson-Based Beverage Creates a Signature Sendoff
What does a hard-earned college degree taste like? If you’re in Babson’s Class of 2022, it’s a splash of inspiration, a healthy pour of Entrepreneurial Thought & Action®, and a pinch of experience...
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Jhanna Fields MSEL’22 and Her Recipe for Success
The restaurant business is notoriously brutal: Sales are down $65 billion from pre-pandemic levels, and 90,000 companies have closed since 2020. That doesn’t scare aspiring food consultant Jhanna...
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Brad Johnson Honored with Undergraduate Faculty of the Year Award
Brad Johnson, senior lecturer in the Operations and Information Management division, was selected as the Undergraduate Faculty of the Year by the Class of 2022. His award was announced at the Senior...
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VIDEO: Celebrating the Class of 2022
Families and friends. Words of wisdom. Diplomas and degrees. Cheers and confetti. On a glorious day of pomp and accomplishment, the Babson College community celebrated the Class of 2022 during the...
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Competing Class of 2022 Student-Athletes Enjoy Special Commencement Ceremony
While members of the Class of 2022 were celebrating Commencement on Saturday, six graduating student-athletes were still competing on the diamond. The College held a special Commencement ceremony...
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Scenes from Commencement: The Undergraduate Class of 2022
In a two-part series, we revisit the sights and sounds, the moments and memories, of Babson’s 2022 Commencement. In this first installment, we focus on Babson’s graduating seniors. On a bright morning...
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Scenes from Commencement: The Graduate Class of 2022
In a two-part series, we revisit the sights and sounds, the moments and memories, of Babson’s 2022 Commencement. In this second installment, we focus on Babson’s graduate students. On a hot afternoon...
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Introducing Babson College’s 2023 Commencement Speakers
Two extraordinary entrepreneurial leaders at the forefront of improving the lives of people in distinct ways will serve as speakers at Babson College’s 2023 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 13....
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Reshma Kewalramani on Taking Risks and the Relentless Pursuit of Innovation
Reshma Kewalramani already was a nephrologist and researcher in academia when she received the unexpected phone call that changed the course of her career. A biotech executive—the son of her department...
View ArticleClass of 2024: The Marketer
Jake Ross ’24 spent a terrifying period in eighth grade with his eyes stitched shut while eating through a feeding tube after he was diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. The rare mucous membrane...
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Class of 2024: They Call Him Manny
The walk was long. To attend high school in his native Rwanda, Emmanuel Nsanganwa ’24 had to walk nine miles round trip every day. “You would get tired walking every morning, every evening,” he says....
View ArticleClass of 2024: The Problem Solver
Mauricio Bustamante MBA’24 set out to solve one of the most pressing issues of our lifetime: plastic pollution in our oceans. As one of 15 students chosen from across institutions such as MIT, NYU,...
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With Honorary Degree, Former Babson President Kerry Murphy Healey Deepens...
Former Babson College President Kerry Murphy Healey is set to receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the undergraduate Commencement ceremony May 11, marking a significant milestone in her...
View ArticleA Father and Daughter Prepare to Speak at Babson’s Commencement
In 1976, businessman and entrepreneur George Johnson H’76, P’72, G’08 delivered Babson’s Commencement address. Nearly 50 years later, his son and granddaughter, Eric Johnson ’72, P’08 and Erin...
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Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98: Empowering and Inspiring Entrepreneurial Leaders
Entrepreneurial leaders find and solve problems. They focus on people and relationships. And, they create economic and social value simultaneously. Over a career as a renowned entrepreneur and...
View ArticleClass of 2024: The Collaborator
His four years at Babson took Joshua Kim ’24 everywhere from the water to space. The Southern California native has a college resume as vast as the distance between home and campus. As he reflects,...
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Class of 2024: The Advocate
Ask Jacob Nyamu MSBA’23 about his favorite moments at Babson, and a pattern quickly emerges: Whenever and wherever Nyamu can amplify the voices of the underrepresented, he will. From the non-profit...
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Class of 2024: The Lawyer Who Earned an MBA
When Shilphi Chaudhary MBA’24 followed her husband to the U.S., she faced a lot of uncertainty. Leaving behind her home country of India and her old career as an attorney, she was unsure of what to do...
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Alyssa Keith ’24 on Speaking Up and Running with Her Ideas
When Alyssa Keith ’24 was 7, she had a Hello Kitty notebook in which she would scribble entrepreneurial ideas. In the other room, the booming voice of Jim Cramer’s “Mad Money” would run through her...
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Zixu “HaHa” Ha MBA’24 on the Power of Persistence and Community
Zixu Ha MBA’24, better known as “HaHa,” entered Babson College simply intending to fill the gaps in his business knowledge, to develop the skills he needed to jump-start his venture. But now, two...
View ArticleHarry Susilo Shares Wisdom from Decades of Entrepreneurial Success
For Harry Susilo P’96, G’24 ’26, business is synonymous with family. As an entrepreneur for over 50 years, his career began as a fish seller when his father became ill. He later founded the Sekar...
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Navigating the Realm of Possibility: Inspiring Advice from the Last Lecture
Babson Professor of Marketing Anirudh Dhebar had already won the Thomas Kennedy Award for Teaching Excellence five times before Tuesday night, when, thanks to the graduate Class of 2024, he accepted...
View ArticleClass of 2024 Award Winners Recognized at Senior Awards Ceremony
On May 10, the day before Commencement, over 20 graduating undergraduate students received honors for their academic and social contributions to campus at the Senior Award Ceremony. Travis Hosea ’24,...
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Commencement Speakers to Class of 2024: Values Are Your Guiding Principles
On a joyous day of accomplishment and aspiration, the Babson College community celebrated the Class of 2024 during the undergraduate and graduate Commencement ceremonies Saturday on its Wellesley...
View ArticleGraduate Awards Honor the Best of the Class of 2024
Two members of the Babson College graduate Class of 2024 earned multiple recognitions during the Graduate Awards ceremony on Friday night. Surya Jayakumar MBA’24 won the Lewis W. Mustard Award for...
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Family Ties at Babson’s 2024 Commencement
Commencement is always a family affair, and especially so this year, as for the first time in Babson’s history, a father and daughter, Eric Johnson ’72, H’24, P’08 and Erin Tolefree H’24, gave a joint...
View ArticleGraduate Commencement Speeches: Eric Johnson ’72, H’24, P’08 and Erin...
Eric Johnson ’72, H’24, P’08 and Erin Tolefree H’24 delivered the Commencement address at Babson College’s graduate Commencement ceremony May 11. Here is the prepared text of their remarks: Eric...
View ArticleUndergraduate Commencement Speech: Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98
Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98 delivered the Commencement address at Babson College’s undergraduate Commencement ceremony May 11. Here is the prepared text of his remarks: Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed...
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