Ray Kurzweil, known best for his speech and sound inventions, will receive an honorary degree and deliver a commencement keynote address to Babson College undergrads on May 16.
Mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer – the only blind man to have reached the summit of Mt. Everest – will speak to undergrads and MBA students and also receive an honorary degree during commencement ceremonies.
No word on whether the school’s invite to TV/movie star Tina Fey is being accepted. You might recall that she had an unflattering thing to say about Babson Lacrosse (referring to an online commenter, not really the school) during the Emmy Awards ceremony, prompting Babson President Leonard Schlesinger to issue a special invite for her to visit the school.
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