Former Philadelphia University President Stephen Spinelli Jr. to Lead Babson College

The former president of Philadelphia University — who championed the merger of the school with Thomas Jefferson University, where he later became chancellor — has a new gig. Stephen Spinelli Jr., 63, will become president of Babson College, an entrepreneurship-focused school in Massachusetts, the college announced Friday.  Spinelli, who got his MBA at Babson and co-founded the car-service chain Jiffy Lube before going into higher education leadership, will take office July 1.