Thursday, April 11, 2013
Students express concerns about the College's new president, Kerry Healey, a decision administrators say came after considering 170 candidates.
When Babson College introduced their new President, Kerry Healey, she said she would be on campus and encouraged students to say hello. She closed her press conference speech saying, "My door and mind will always be open." There are still some students in the Babson Community concerned about her leadership of the college. Several students spoke with Boston.com about the transition, and expressed concern about Healey's appointment. They feel the selection process was hasty. Babson College's press release indicates that 170 candidates were considered, and that ultimately Healey was selected. She will be the first female president of the college, and replaces Len Schlessinger in the role. “It will be interesting to see how things change …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Former lieutenant governor speaks at press conference Monday.
Former Lieutenant Governor and Beverly resident Kerry Healey was introduced as the new president of Babson College at a press conference earlier today. The college made the announcement last night in a press release. Call me superstitious, but I would rather be known as Babson’s first woman president than as Babson’s 13th president," Healey joked. Healey spoke at a press conference Monday morning, emphasizing some of her goals for the college, which include preparing for the school's 100th anniversary in 2019 and promoting its status as a top-tanked business school for entrepreneurship. See the press conference on demand on the Babson College website, listed as "Babson College Announcement" dated March 25. Babson's goals and ambitions…
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Former Mass. Lt. Governor elected to the position by Babson's board of trustees last night.
Babson College announced last night that former Lt. Governor Kerry Healey is coming on as the president of the university. Healey will start her new job on July 1. The previous President of the college, Len Schlesinger, stepped down in December. “My first move will be to sit down with the faculty and staff and students and alumnae and hear thoroughly what their hopes and dreams are for Babson, for its second century,” she told the Boston Globe. See the Boston.com piece for more. The college is live-streaming a press conference at 11 a.m. Monday to make the announcement. The college is also hosting a community welcome event in the Needham/Wellesley room in Olin Hall at 3 p.m. “I fervently believe that education and entrepreneurship are …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Next year, Babson College's 12th president is quitting, at the end of the current school year.
After 4 years, Babson College is saying farewell to their twelfth president, the college reported last night. Babson College President Len Schlesinger announced to the community that he is stepping down yesterday evening. He will continue to run things until the end of the current academic year. In his farewell letter, Schlesinger writes, "These years have been extraordinary ones for me, and represent the highlight of my professional career in so many different ways. I am truly grateful to the entire Babson community for your trust, your partnership, and your support." The search to replace Len Schlesinger will be led by Babson Trustee, Gov. Craig Benson. It will begin immediately, kick off with listening sessions scheduled for this …
Howard Kosrofian
7:59 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
What is sad is, that a REPUBLICAN, has a better chance in HELL. Than getting a fair shake in MASSACHUSETTS at anything. I object to her being there, only because I think she should have been GOVERNOR. IT took a fraud like christe mihos to take votes away from her and throw the election to patrick.Once again it repeated itself with CAHILL, taking votes away from BAKER, hence we have mimi me. more ›