"Babson In The News," produced by the Babson Public Relations
Office, is a sampling of the active online articles concerning Babson and/or
members of the Babson community that appeared last month. We thank all contributors
for helping to build Babson's national and international reputation.
Entrepreneur In Education: Business Veteran Brian Barefoot Guides His Alma Mater,
Babson College, As 11th President
Wellesley
Townsman, 9/18/02
Milford
Daily News, 9/15/02
Pres. Brian Barefoot is inaugurated.
Babson Alumnus Officially At Helm
Metrowest Daily News, 9/21/02
Pres. Brian Barefoot's inauguration ceremony was a homecoming.
Educating Business Students
NECN, 9/30/02
Interview with Pres. Brian Barefoot.
Babson
is #1 in Entrepreneurship, #10 in Internships, and #31 in overall ranking.
U.S. News & World Reports, 9/02
Top
Business Schools 2003
Wall Street Journal, 9/02
Wall Street Journal ranks Babson the #1 Hidden Gem for the 2nd year in a row
and #3 in Entrepreneurship.
Education
Notes
Metrowest Daily News, 9/2/02 (2nd story)
America Economia ranks Babson #1 in Entrepreneurship.
Education
Notes:
Metro West Daily News, 9/30/02 (4rd story)
WSJ Calls Babson #1 Hidden Gem (1of several brief articles).
Where Home Is A Venture
Boston Globe, 9/8/02
Babson students live and work in the entrepreneur dormitory.
On Campus, Comforts Are Major
Boston Globe, 9/3/02
Babson is among the colleges that provide creature comforts for students.
A
Hamburger By Any Other Name
Entrepreneur magazine, 9/02
Prof. Stephen Spinelli talks about the role products should play in choosing
a franchise.
Study: Minorities
More Likely Than Whites To Start Businesses
Hispanic Business.com, 9/24/02
New GEM research focuses on minority entrepreneurship.
Minorities
More Apt To Be Own Boss
Boston Herald, Thursday, 9/26/02
Prof. Paul Reynolds on the latest GEM report concerning minority entrepreneurship.
New Ideas Rise From Technology Wreckage
Boston
Globe, 9/18/20
NewsFactor.com, 9/19/02
Dean Mark Rice sees entrepreneurs being more focused that in the past.
Breakthrough R&D Programs Not Being Shut Down, Says Babson's Rice
Industry
Week Daily Report, 9/27/02
Dean Mark Rice says long-term R&D is going strong.
Boomer Business
Grand
Forks Herald, 9/05/02
Cleveland
Plain Dealer, 9/8/02
Salt Lake
City Deseret News, 9/8/02
Eugene
Register Guard (Ore), 9/8/02
Athens
Banner Herald, 9/8/02
Arizona
Republic, 9/9/02
Prof. Robert Kopp on marketing to baby boomers who are feeling the stock market
decline.
Is B-School The Ticket For Career Changers?
Careerjournal.com,
9/17/02
Minneapolis Star-Tribune,
9/17/02
Lauren Creamer on how a Babson MBA leads to a career change.
Firefly Shines A Light On Therapeutic Toys
Neponset
Valley Daily News, 9/8/02
Milford
Daily News, 9/8/02
Profile of Babson hatchery business, Firefly Toys, Inc.
Departments
Train Japanese Entrepreneurs
USC Daily Trojan, 9/9/02
METI picked USC, Babson College and Northeastern University to help develop
the Japanese Entrepreneurial Development Program.
Stock-Option
Pricing Leeway Makes Earnings' Manipulation Easy
Detroit News, 8/17/02
Prof. Michael Goldstein says stock options should be valued uniformly.
Alfred
Business Institute Funds Global Study
Buffalo Business First, 8/26/02
Raymond Family Business Institute supports Babson's GEM study.
Perks,
Power and Prestige
Newsday, 9/22/02
Prof. Allan Cohen on excess perks for CEOs.
Boston
Beer Pulls Ads After Complaints
Seacoast Online, 8/31/02
Prof. Kathleen Seiders on reaction to Boston Beer's advertising strategy.
Jordan's In Talks For Lease In Boston
Boston Globe, 9/11/02
Prof. Kathleen Seiders on Jordan's Furniture moving into downtown Boston.
Entrepreneurial Spirit Suffering
USA
Today, 9/17/02
Yahoo
Headlines, 9/18/02
ArizonaCentral.com,
9/17/02
9News.com, 9/18/02
Babson poll finds declining respect for entrepreneurs.
Limit Kids' Exposure To Media Madness
SunspotNet (Baltimore Sun), 9/16/02
Op-Ed article by Prof. Renee Hobbs concerning impact of media on children is
republished following the 9/11 anniversary.
Despite
Pains, Banks Pursue Conglomerate Strategy
Forbes, 9/19/02
Prof. Michael Goldstein questions bank business strategy.
The
Ol' Golden Arches Face A Rather Leaden Outlook
Boston Sunday Globe, 9/22/02
Prof. Kathleen Seiders says McD's has lost its edge.
Tyco
Drops A Dime: Firm Details Kozlowski's Lavish Ways
Boston Herald, 9/18/02
Prof. Michael Goldstein comments on Tyco's purchasing habits.
The
Science And Business Of Art: Exhibition By Olin, Babson Faculty Opens Today
Wellesley Townsman, 9/18/02
Babson/Olin faculty art exhibit.
Babson College—An
Innovative, Integrated, and Entrepreneurial Business School
Petersons
Profile of Babson's undergraduate program.
The Smell Of
The Burnt Cork, The Roar Of The Crowd
Forward, 9/27/02
Prof. Jeff Melnick comments in this story about Jewish involvement in blackface
performances.
Investors
Are Giving Colleges An A+
Business Week, 9/26/02
Executive in residence Peter Cohan on investment opportunities at for-profit
education outlets.
Online Petitions Gather Steam On The Internet
Forbes.com,
9/11/02
Reuters
UK, 9/11/02
Lecturer Fred Santino is part of the online petitioning trend.
DigitalMass,
9/11/02
Yahoo
News, 9/15/02
Reuters
technology, 9/15/02
News24.com,
9/16/02
CIOL.com, 9/16/02
IEEE
Spectrum Online, 9/15/02
Colleges Will Continue Programs On Terrorism
Boston Globe, 9/8/02
Rev. Thomas P. Sullivan discusses Babson College's 9/11 related programs.
14 Colleges Announce
Events to Mark the Anniversary of September 11
Chronicle Of Higher Education, 9/3/02 (subscription needed)
Babson is among the colleges holding events on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
People
Notes
Newton Tab, 8/28/02 (5th story)
Babson senior Siamak Taghaddos receives Babson's 2002 Student Business Initiative
Award.
MBA
Not Worth Price, Critics Say
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9/10/02
Babson student has mixed emotions on the value of an MBA.
College
Notes
Milford Daily News, 9/19/02 (4th story)
Babson names ball fields for Norm Govoni and his wife Terry, and Bob Hartwell
and Bill Rodgers.
People
In The News
Melrose Free Press, 9/26/02
Babson hired Kim King as director of undergraduate marketing.
Renowned
Educator To Speak At NKU
Cincinnati Business Courier, 9/24/02
Prof. Jeffry Timmons to speak at Northern Kentucky University.
Save-A-Date
Wellesley Townsman, 9/12/02
Save-A-Date
Providence Journal, 9/18/02
Comedy show at Babson College.
Community
Bulletin Board
Wellesley Townsman, 9/12/02
Art exhibit at Babson.
Community Bulletin Board
Wellesley Townsman, 9/18/02
Faculty art exhibit at Babson.
50
Years Ago
Wellesley Townsman, 9/18/02
Babson plans to build a 'globarium'.
