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Lawyer, Author, Patricia Williams at Babson Feb 24 2/09/2010
MLK Legacy Day at Babson will be February 24 and will feature lawyer/author Patricia Williams.

Prize Winning Poet Claudia Rankine at Babson February 17 2/08/2010
The 2010 Thompson Visiting Poet is Claudia Rankine who will read at Babson February 17, 7:30 p.m., in the Sorenson Theater.

Shouldn’t Everyone Think & Act Like an Entrepreneur?  MBA Programs Examined Through an Entrepreneurial Lens—Babson College Speaker Series 2/08/2010
Discussion By Babson College Distinguished Professor Michael L. Fetters, February 11, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA.

Babson‘s Mary Gentile Delivers Business Ethics Lecture, “Giving Voice to Values”,   March 30th in Michigan 2/05/2010
New Program Helps Students Learn to Speak Up When Confronted by Ethically Complex Situations

Expert Lynn Meltzer Talks About Motivating Students With Diverse Learning Styles 2/03/2010
Babson's Office of Disability Services hosts Dr. Meltzer who will speak on "The Keys to Student Success: Executive Function, Motivation, and Engagement."

Babson Executive Education Offers Bio-Pharma: Mastering the Business of Science 2/01/2010
Babson Executive Education is offering Bio-Pharma: Mastering the Business of Science, which will help you contribute more to your company by strengthening your understanding of strategy, finance, marketing, and leadership in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Babson Grads Will Wear Caps and Gowns Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles 2/01/2010
Graduating students in May have chosen to help save the environment even on their graduation day.

Babson Hosts Forum On Academic Best Practices 2/01/2010
A regional forum entitled "Beyond Support: Building Academic Excellence Through Learning Enhancement" will held be at Babson February 5.

Babson Hosts At The End Of The Day, A Four-Part Interactive Forum About Social Responsibility 1/29/2010
Please join us on Tuesday, February 9, at Babson’s Olin Auditorium for the first forum in a four-part series about social responsibility from a pioneering business leader who embedded this value in his company as a key driver of competitive advantage.

Dynamic New Clean Energy Company Emerges 1/28/2010
EnergyClimate Solutions Working With Babson College And Clark University Among Other Area Schools

Babson Entrepreneur Jeffrey Brown Among Guests At 2010 State Of The Union 1/27/2010
His company employs 2,300 associates who are committed to making a difference for their customers and the local communities they serve.

Financial Times Ranks Babson MBA Program #1 In Entrepreneurship 1/26/2010
For the first time in school history, the graduate school was ranked #1 in Entrepreneurship in a news cycle by all three major publications: U.S. News & World Report (April, 2009), The Princeton Review (October, 2009), and the Financial Times (January, 2010).

New Study:  Online Education Up 17% To 4.6 Million 1/26/2010
The seventh annual survey, a collaborative effort between the Babson Survey Research Group, the College Board and the Sloan Consortium, is the leading barometer of online learning in the United States.

Babson’s Entrepreneurial Knowledge In New Book From The Wall Street Journal 1/25/2010
The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook By Colleen DeBaise

Professors Patricia Greene And Heidi Neck Are Pillar Presenters At USASBE Annual Meeting, Speaking On “Entrepreneurship Pedagogy: Known Worlds and New Frontiers” 1/20/2010
Professors Greene And Neck Share Their Entrepreneurship Expertise and Experience at USASBE Conference.

Babson First Year Entrepreneurship Experience Course Wins Honor 1/19/2010
Babson's Ted Grossman, Richard Mandel, and Babson/Olin joint appointee Steve Schiffman, will accept the Leavey Award for their leadership in developing Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship.

A Community Message: The Earthquake in Haiti 1/15/2010
Betsy Newman, Dean of Student Affairs, addresses the community's concerns following the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Business Startup Attempts Drop in Wealthiest Countries 1/13/2010
The number of people trying to start businesses with the potential to boost the economy and create new jobs declined 10 percent in the wealthiest nations during the recent global slowdown, according to the just-released results of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM).

Patricia Williams Speaks at Babson’s MLK Jr. Legacy Day Observation 1/13/2010
Patricia Williams, lawyer, author, professor, and writer of "Diary of a Mad Law Professor" published monthly in The Nation will speak February 24 for MLK Jr. Legacy Day.

What We Can Learn From The Current Financial Crisis—Discussion By Babson College Graduate School Dean Raghu Tadepalli—Babson College Speaker Series 1/13/2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010 beginning at 6:30 PM at the Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA.

Babson Undergrads Back in Ghana To Teach Entrepreneurship 1/12/2010
45 students, faculty, and staff are in Ghana to teach entrepreneurship to elementary and high school students, and adult learners.

Babson’s Goldstein Keynotes at Financial Regulatory Reform Conference in Brazil 1/11/2010
Michael Goldstein, finance professor, addressed financial regulators, academics and practioners from Brazil and U.S. on "Liquidity, risk assessment and markets for debt" at a conference in Rio de Janeiro.

Massachusetts Hosts Emerging Ulster Technology Entrepreneurs 1/07/2010
The initiative is part of the Ulster Business School’s Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Transformation Program and is hosted by Babson College.

Babson Students Named Ashoka Changemakers for Social Entrepreneurship 1/05/2010
Five undergraduate and five MBA students make up the team that will begin the Babson Ashoka Changemaker partnership.

Richard A. Bruno, Retired Babson Accounting Professor, Died January 2 1/05/2010
Dick Bruno, who died January 2, was an accounting professor at Babson for many years.

U.S. GEM Report:  More Older Americans Take on Entrepreneurship Ventures 1/05/2010
Entrepreneurial behavior among older Americans (44-99) rose significantly in 2008.

MBA Graduate Business RetireLife Chosen As Semi-Finalist By San Diego Venture Challenge 2010 12/30/2009
RetireLife is a comprehensive online eldercare resource providing information about a broad variety of eldercare businesses and aging support services.

Prof. Timmons Receives 2009 USASBE Wortman Award For Lifetime Achievement In Entrepreneurship 12/29/2009
This award is presented in recognition of a lifetime in entrepreneurial achievement that encompasses the ideals of entrepreneurial activity.

Babson College Ranks #17 In U.S. As Universal Business School With Major International Influence 12/21/2009
Babson is the only independent private institution in the ranking’s top category of business schools.

Babson Athletics Awarded for Gender Equity by NCAA 12/17/2009
The NCAA has recognized Babson for Gender Equity by awarding a Diversity in Athletics Award.

Babson Cheerleaders Compete in Florida at Nationals 12/17/2009
See the Babson cheerleaders in their tryout video and cheer them on to success!

Does Your Cost Management System Help Or Hinder Entrepreneurial Action?—Discussion By Babson Accounting Professor Janice Bell 12/17/2009
Thursday, January 7, 2010 beginning 6:30 pm at the Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA.

Babson Named Among Top Executive MBA Programs for Women by Pink Magazine 12/14/2009
Pink Magazine examined what some of the best business schools in America are doing to reach out to women and found Babson among the best.

Investing In Troubled Times?  Best To Bet On Entrepreneurs—Research From Babson Professor Joel Shulman 12/14/2009
Publicly traded stocks led by entrepreneurs, consistently outperform nonentrepreneurs by a wide margin, according to new study by Joel Shulman.

Davenport’s Analytics Article Among Harvard Business Review’s Must Read Publications 12/11/2009
Competing on Analytics explains how to use data-collection technology and analysis to discern what your customers want, how much they're willing to pay, and what keeps them loyal.

Babson MBA’s Learn Negotiations Case First-Hand from Ecuadoran President Mahuad 12/10/2009
Jamil Mahuad, Ecuador's president from 1998-2000, addressed students in Melissa Manwaring's Negotiations Class.

The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce and Babson College to Host Puerto Rico Conference 2010 - Entrepreneurship for Growth 12/09/2009
Babson will bring its expertise and experience in entrepreneurship to Puerto Rico to help create opportunities for local investors.

Babson Shows Off New Product Innovations; from Babson MBA Students and Collaborative Teams of UGrads from Babson, Olin College of Engineering, and Rhode Island School of Design 12/01/2009
Ugrad Presentations, Dec. 10th

Middle School Students from Boston Pitch Ideas to Entrepreneurship Student/Teachers 12/01/2009
MS students from So. Boston pitch their plans to the Babson student/entrepreneurs who taught them.

The Jenzabar Foundation Aids Babson College in Providing Educational Programs to Local and International Schools 11/30/2009
Babson Receives Grant to Help Implement One Hen Program in Boston and Ghana.

Emergent Energy Group Inc. Founder Bests Over 1500 Contenders From 33 Countries In Elite Global Student Entrepreneur Awards Competition 11/29/2009
Babson College student Chris Jacobs, 21, was a finalist in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, trumping more than 1500 competitors with his innovative company, Emergent Energy Group Inc.

Babson Holds Asia Pacific Family Summit: Stimulating Entrepreneurship In Family Firms 11/26/2009
The Babson College STEP Project For Family Enterprising (Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices) held its second Asia Pacific Family Summit at the Korean Federation of Banks in Seoul, Korea.

“Babson, Boston, And Beyond: Globalization Facts And Myths” - Discussion By Academic/Entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa 11/25/2009
Event on December 7, 2009 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Knight Auditorium

Alumni Business Grasshopper.com Named Finalist In Mashable.com’s Social Media Ad Campaign Of The Year 11/25/2009
Vote once a day. Voting ends 12/13/09.

Author Michael Silverstein Discusses Rise of the "Female Economy" at Babson Dec. 8 11/23/2009
Michael Silverstein, co-author of "Women Want More: How to Capture Your Share of the World's Largest, Fastest-Growing Market" speaks in Olin Auditorium, December 8, 6-8 p.m.

Babson Participates In World Entrepreneurship Forum 11/21/2009
Babson President Leonard Schlesinger and Professors Jean-Pierre Jeannet and Patti Greene presented at The World Entrepreneurship Forum held in Lyon, France Nov. 18-21, 2009.

Entrepreneurs Thrive During Hard Times: The Babson College/Baruch College U.S. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2008 11/20/2009
Entrepreneurial activity shows positive signs during these hard times, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2008 National Entrepreneurial Assessment for the United States of America, produced by Babson College and Baruch College. 

Babson Hosts Screening of Ten9Eight by Entrepreneur Filmmaker Mary Mazzio 11/19/2009
Creator Mary Mazzio will introduce her film that dares to 'imagine': “In America, a kid drops out of high school every 9 seconds. Imagine if they didn’t.”

Babson Team Returns from Hong Kong Competition with Bronze Prize 11/19/2009
Four Babson undergrads competed in a business plan competition at Hong Kong Baptist University on November 13.

Babson's Glenn Kaplus Addresses Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, Nov. 20 11/19/2009
Entrepreneurship lecturer Glenn Kaplus is in Mexico to speak at Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum at Tecnologico de Monterrey.

Professor Daniel Isenberg Speaks on the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Buenos Aires 11/18/2009
Isenberg Speaks on the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem during Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Babson Joins 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative 11/17/2009
$500 million initiative will unlock the growth and job-creation potential of 10,000 small businesses across the US through greater access to business education, mentors and networks, and financial capital.

Project HEALTH Founder Rebecca Onie, Harvard’s Judith Kidd To Discuss Social Entrepreneurship at Babson 11/17/2009
Social Entrepreneurs speak during John Whitman's class on December 2, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium.

Unleashing the Global Power of Women’s Businesses – CWL Executive in Residence, Teri Cavanagh, December 3 11/16/2009
CWL Executive in Residence, Teri Cavanagh, will share her experiences with the Women's Global Banking Alliance December 3.

Alumni Business SailProud Earns Place in ‘Top Ten Greenest’ by Startup Nation 11/13/2009
Started by 2008 alumni SailProud Apparel earns another recognition, this time by Startup Nation.

Babson Women Participate in 2009 Ernst & Strategic Growth Forum 11/13/2009
Jan Shubert, CWL director, and four Babson women alumnae are in California for the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum.

Babson College Math and Science Students Recognized for Outstanding Performance 11/11/2009
69 Babson students were awarded 74 awards for math and science courses taken during the 08-09 academic year.

Babson’s Mark Albion Delivers Three Sessions at Net Impact's North American Conference at Cornell University 11/11/2009
Albion will speak at the 2009 Net Impact Conference where the theme is "Advancing Sustainable Global Enterprise: Changemakers, Innovators, and Problem Solvers."

Ernst & Young Report Focuses on Driving Economic Growth Through the Expansion of Women-Owned Businesses Around the World 11/11/2009
Research from Babson College referenced in the report

Babson Named Top Business School In Internet Media Buzz Ranking By Global Language Monitor 11/10/2009
Global Language Monitor has ranked the nation’s Top 200 colleges and universities according their appearance in the global print and electronic media, on the Internet throughout the blogosphere, and including social media such as Twitter.

BusinessWeek Ranks Babson Executive Education #6 Among Top U.S. Custom Programs  11/10/2009
BusinessWeek magazine has ranked Babson Executive Education #6 among top U.S. Custom Programs and #11 among top Custom Programs worldwide.


 

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