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Babson

American  
[bab-suhn] / ˈbæb sən /

noun

  1. Roger Ward, 1875–1967, U.S. statistician and businessman.


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James Babson, a longtime doorman at the Hotel Cafe, said its staff and attendees alike have always been reverent toward performers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

“I think that’s one of the most brilliant business decisions they’ve made, and they’re expanding there because they have to,” Anjali Bal, associate professor of marketing at Babson College, said of Hallmark’s experiences business.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Peter Cohan, a professor of management practice at Babson College, said the cuts from Amazon and Target were a sign of weaker demand up ahead.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Technology has lowered hurdles for startups, says Donna Kelley, professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College, and lead author of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor United States Report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

He’d graduated from the University of Rhode Island, earned a business degree at Babson College, and spent most of his career working sleepy jobs at sleepy life insurance companies—but all that was in the past.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis