2023 was a banner year for Babson College and entrepreneurship education. Babson was named the 10th best college in the United States by The Wall Street Journal and retained our place atop U.S. News & World Report’s entrepreneurship rankings for the 27th and 30th consecutive time at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We also eclipsed the $500 million mark of our ambitious campaign and now elevated our goal once again to a total of $750 million.
These rankings and the generosity of our donors, alumni, and friends signal that the world is recognizing and validating the power of entrepreneurial leadership. As our world faces numerous challenges and continuing social divide, #EntrepreneurialLeaders can play a distinct role in bridging gaps and impacting communities around the world.
Entrepreneurial leaders think beyond what it takes to start a business. Being an entrepreneurial leader is about building relationships and remaining open to new ideas and ways of thinking. While that thought process is crucial in the business world, it has endless promise to impact how we lead and treat one another, too. Entrepreneurial leadership—promoting innovative thinking and seeing no challenge as too big to overcome—has untold potential to bring people together, no matter our differences.
It's my hope that in 2024, more people will understand and embrace #EntrepreneurialLeadership and recognize that anyone can be an entrepreneur. Doing so will allow communities around the world to see the challenges facing society as opportunities to unite for a better tomorrow. Whether that manifests in new ways of approaching sustainability or championing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, or it leads to new and innovative technologies and applications of artificial intelligence that solve big and small problems, the world will benefit from an influx in entrepreneurial leaders.
The first sunrise of the new year at Babson College! Happy 2024 to all our community members.
