Category Archives: Babson College

Spike Lee does the Wellesley thing

By bbrown | Published: October 21, 2010

Film director Spike Lee visited Babson College on Wednesday to talk to students and recognize the winner — Kevin Kauzlauic (shown middle, with Lee on the left and student Christian Bracy on the right) — of Lee’s Business Challenge. The focus of the challenge was to come up with ideas for how black film makers [...]

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Babson student co-creates min.us, a super simple online photo sharing service

By bbrown | Published: October 15, 2010

A Babson College student and an ex-Microsoft engineer have joined forces to simplify the process of sharing photos online with a free new web service called min.us. You simply go to the site – now in beta — and then drag pictures onto the page from your computer’s photo files. You name your gallery/slideshow and [...]

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Yankees, Knicks, Giants fan — and movie producer — Spike Lee coming to Babson College

By bbrown | Published: October 8, 2010

Spike Lee, who directed Do The Right Thing, School Daze and a bunch of other movies, will be visiting Babson College on Oct.20 at 5pm to talk about diversity and inclusion as they relate to business. The program concludes with a Spike Lee Entrepreneurial Challenge to the Babson community. This is a free event for [...]

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Babson art exhibit: MicroClimates

By bbrown | Published: August 30, 2010

What:    The Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College presents Microclimates: Mixed Media Artwork Who:    Alison Williams, New Hampshire artist and 2009 Joan Mitchell Foundation Award Winner When:    Exhibit: September 9-October 29, 2010 Hours: Monday – Thursday; 8:00 am-7:00 pm Opening Reception: Thursday, September 9, 5:00-7:00 pm Artist Talk: Thursday, September 23, 1:00-1:30 pm [...]

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Wellesley College, Babson rank well on US News & World Report list

By bbrown | Published: August 17, 2010

Wellesley College tied for 4th on the US News & World Report ranking of top Liberal Arts colleges, while Babson College kept its 14-year streak alive as the top ranked entrepreneurship program. The magazine’s survey is sliced and diced in so many ways that it seems most schools get listed one way or another.

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Timber! There goes another Wellesley tree

By bbrown | Published: June 17, 2010

I’m sure new trees are being planted in Wellesley, which is good, because it seems like an awful lot of them have been going down of late. This non-so-healthy one is on Forrest Street in front of Babson College. Wellesley’s DPW was hard at work chopping it up when we went by.

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Wellesley College, Babson name commencement speakers

By bbrown | Published: April 10, 2010

Wellesley College alum Lynn Sherr, a former ABC News and 20/20 correspondent, will deliver the commencement address at the college on May 28. Separately, Babson College’s new grads will be addressed by William Strickland, head of Manchester Bidwell, on May 15 at their commencement ceremony.

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Valentine’s Day leftover: A Wellesley love story?

By bbrown | Published: February 24, 2010

Seen at Babson College day after Valentine’s Day:

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Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri to speak in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: February 23, 2010

Jhumpa Lahiri, who received the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for Interpreter of Maladies, visits Babson College’s Knight Auditorium on March 10, 6-8pm. Her other works include The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth. Her speaking engagement is free to attend by the public, but registration is requested by the Center for Women’s Leadership at Babson College.

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Babson College grads to don “green” caps and gowns

By bbrown | Published: February 2, 2010

Babson College’s school colors are green and white, and 2010 grads will emphasize the green when they wear caps and gowns made from recycled bottles. Babson says the fabric is spun from molten plastic pellets and that each gown is made from about 23 bottles. Biodegradable dishes and cups, as well as recycled paper for [...]

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Fingerprints as art at Babson

By bbrown | Published: October 15, 2009

A new art exhibit called Delirium II opening at Babson College on Oct.22 and running through Dec. 18 will feature enlarged fingerprints as art. The project is the work of Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed, who is an artist and human rights activist who will visit Babson for a three-week residency. According to Babson, his original Delirium [...]

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Senior citizens miffed Wellesley College has nixed free course audits

By bbrown | Published: September 28, 2009

Update 9/30: Wellesley Colleges comes up with a workaround to enable senior citizens to keep auditing courses The Globe reports that some senior citizens in Wellesley are upset that Wellesley College has stopped letting them audit courses for free.  The school has had serious cutbacks over the past year in light of the tough economy [...]

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Babson hosting Chernobyl Children

By bbrown | Published: July 8, 2009

The Bernon Center for Public Service at Babson College is sponsoring the Chernobyl Children’s Project on the school’s Wellesley campus Thursday, July 9th. Over 60 children affected by the Chernobyl disaster will be attending arts and crafts, games and sports activities from 4-6 PM on the Upper Fields.

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Art exhibit opening at Babson

By bbrown | Published: April 7, 2009

What: The Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College will present Delicate Terrestrials. Who: Sculpture by Deborah Baldizar (above) and paintings (below) by Maggie Connors When: Exhibit: April 16 – May 20, 2009; Hours: 9 am-7 pm Monday – Sunday Artists’ Talk: Thursday, April 16, 4 pm  Opening Reception: Thursday, April 16, 5-7 pm

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Babson commencement speakers: An inventor and a mountaineer (no word on Tina Fey)

By bbrown | Published: April 6, 2009

Ray Kurzweil, known best for his speech and sound inventions, will receive an honorary degree and deliver a commencement keynote address to Babson College undergrads on May 16. Mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer – the only blind man to have reached the summit of Mt. Everest – will speak to undergrads and MBA students and also receive [...]

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