Crazy Business Ideas and Great Bonding
This is written by Babson undergraduate student Alisha Varde ’11. After an early morning breakfast of fruit, toast, cereal and pasta (yes, pasta), our entire group went to Ashesi University to learn...
View ArticleThe First Weekend in Sekondi
This is written by Babson undergraduate student Dan Brown ’09 At 10 a.m. we departed the Erata Hotel and made our way to Sekondi. Frank, Rev. Andoh’s right-hand man, was able to secure us a charter bus...
View ArticleThe First Day of Teaching
This is written by Babson undergraduate student Anna Gu ’11 We woke up this morning with excitement and nervousness. It was the first day that we would start teaching at the churches and schools. The...
View ArticleEven More Excited About Business Than a Babson Student
This post is written by Babson undergraduate Jillian Brooks ’09 Today began with a bit of friendly chaos as we all grabbed a Ghanaian style breakfast to-go and headed to our respective schools. On my...
View ArticleThe Crowd Erupts for Business and Football
This was written by Babson undergraduate student Leigh Myer ’09. This past week, the group spent their time at various secondary schools to teach Entrepreneurship. They worked with 13 different schools...
View ArticleThe Boston Globe Column
A column penned by journalist (and Babson adjunct professor) Kara Miller has generated much conversation on Boston.com and filled my inbox with more emails than I have ever received on any one topic....
View ArticleJourney to Ghana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMmEtCL2bSMToday, forty-five of us – students, faculty and staff – embark on a trip to Ghana teaching business and entrepreneurship to local high school students and...
View ArticleUpdate from Kigali, Rwanda
We spent Monday in meetings with local entrepreneurs to discuss the feasibility of creating a Babson Rwanda Entrepreneurship Centre here in Kigali. We also met with a local entrepreneur who we are...
View ArticleBig Things from Babson to Rwanda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P70EB9SJVdwOn Monday, September 27, we were honored to hold an event that marks the start of something really big for Babson and our students. Over the last two years,...
View ArticleBabson Forum on Entrepreneurship in Rwanda
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, we are hosting the first Babson Forum on Entrepreneurship in Kigali, Rwanda. We will have leading entrepreneurs and business leaders at a session on Monday afternoon...
View ArticleReading the newspaper should be part of your ongoing education
I read the news online every day. Specifically, I read The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Google News with periodic forays into The Financial Times and various weeklies. While reading the...
View ArticleThe Marvels of 3D Printing – Makerbot Case Study
The Marvels of 3D Printing – MakerBot Case Study Ruth Gilleran, Lecturer of Information Technology Erik Noyes, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship MakerBot is an industry leader in the production...
View ArticleBecoming Critical Participants of Media Culture
By Xinghua Li, Assistant Professor of Media Studies “What is your favorite medium? Great. Now try to live without it for a week.” During the first day of my Media Studies courses, I assign the “Media...
View ArticleKent Jones on Ending the US Trade Embargo Against Cuba
Prof. Kent Jones has been following the debate over ending the decades-old US trade embargo against Cuba, recently loosened by President Obama. In “The Coming Boom in US-Cuba Trade” he notes that,...
View ArticleA Living Case Study in Gary DiCamillo’s Classroom
Gary DiCamillo and MBA students from Managing in Turnaround Companies Gary DiCamillo is no stranger to turnaround management—in fact, in his 40 year career he has shepherded multiple companies through...
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