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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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“In popular culture, the hero story is an easy sell, and people like to explain the world that way,” says Sebastian Fixson, professor of innovation and design at Babson College.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

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

Sometimes, he never even made it inside, content to chat with Babson for hours at the door; other evenings he spent in the staff offices, cramming for his medical school exams.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 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

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