Dennis Hanno

Dean, Undergraduate School

Dennis Hanno is the dean of the undergraduate school and the President’s Endowed Professor of Accounting. Dean Hanno is an award-winning teacher who has significant experience in developing innovative curriculum and in the assessment of student learning. He has presented at numerous forums on these topics, including meetings of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the European Foundation for Management Development, and the Assessment Institute.

He leads the Babson project on Core Commitments, a national consortium of schools chosen by the Association of American Colleges and Universities to lead the national dialogue on developing social and personal responsibility in students. He also is the Babson representative to the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative, the leading global community of organizations dedicated to promoting the next generation of globally responsible leaders. His curriculum innovations include leading the development of several unique global opportunities for students, including a program in Ghana, West Africa. In this program, more than 300 students, faculty, and staff have traveled to Ghana since 2000 to promote the development of entrepreneurial activity in remote regions of the country. His contributions to development efforts in Ghana have been recognized both in that country and in the United States.

As the chief academic officer of the undergraduate school, Dean Hanno oversees all academic and enrollment aspects of the undergraduate program, including Admission, Academic Services, Athletics, Registrar, Student Affairs, Student Financial Services, and the Undergraduate Center for Career Development.