History
How can we make sense of our rapidly changing world? History provides one answer. By understanding earlier events and trends, we can better grasp the present and even glimpse the future. Whether you major in Finance, Accounting, Economics or another business field, studying History prepares you to understand the larger global picture. Bentley historians have investigated why the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of religion, how 19th century Chinese doctors adapted to Western science, and the ways American investors impacted Latin America, among many other topics. Beyond the useful knowledge they offer, History courses sharpen your mind and develop your ability to communicate. History signals to future employers that you are serious, curious and well-rounded.
Degree Programs
New Book from Gottlieb Focuses on Yuppies in the 1980s
Professor Dylan Gottlieb tackles Wall Street and yuppies (young, upwardly mobile professionals) in his well-reviewed new business history book from Harvard University Press. In the book, he explains how the rise of Wall Street in the 1980s lured a generation of young upstarts to New York, unleashing a political and cultural transformation whose national repercussions are still felt today.
Bentley History Students Can Join Phi Alpha Theta
Bentley students studying history can, if they qualify, join Phi Alpha Theta, a national honor society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. With more than 990 chapters in all 50 U.S. states, Phi Alpha Theta publishes a quarterly peer-reviewed journal and offers scholarships and other academic prizes to its members.
History Professors Discuss “Profit” in Bentley’s First Usable Humanities Video
Drawing on their extensive knowledge of history and how it intersects with business, Dylan Gottlieb and Sung-eun Choi talk about how the term “profit” has been used from the 1700s to the present. Their talk is the first fruit of what Professor Choi calls the Usable Humanities project, an ongoing effort to demonstrate how the arts and sciences can shed interesting light on matters of business.
Course Offerings
Contact
Clifford Putney
Associate Professor and Department Chair
LaCava 153
781.891.2285
cputney@bentley.edu
Stacen Goldman
Academic Coordinator
LaCava 150
781.891.2740
sgoldman@bentley.edu
Dylan Gottlieb
History Majors Coordinator
Morison Hall 148
dgottlieb@bentley.edu