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Here’s Why People Resist New Technologies

November 20, 2017
Though new technology appeals to some, the majority of Americans still prefer the familiar. Why the resistance? Calestous Juma, PhD, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies aimed to answer this when he spoke to business students at Bentley University.

Bentley Puts Students on Path to Career Success

November 15, 2017

See how Bentley’s approach to education helps students like Steph Hall develop a roadmap to achieve their career and life goals. As a high schooler, Stephanie Hall ’17 wasn’t sure what she wanted to study in college. One day it’d be education, another day accounting. When her mother told her she was good at arguing, […]

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You Landed An Interview. Now Here’s How to Nail It.

November 13, 2017
Bentley University Director of Undergraduate Career Education & Outcomes Alyssa Hammond shares her top tips for making the best impression during an job interview.

Bentley Hosts Event on the Future of Work and How Colleges and Employers Can Partner to Prepare Students for the Innovation Economy

November 8, 2017
On Nov. 9, Bentley University will partner with The Chronicle of Higher Education and Strada Education Network to host “The Future of Work: The Path from College to Career,” an event exploring how universities and employers can work together to prepare the workforce of the future.

Experiences of Being a Young Intern

November 6, 2017

By Emily Larson ’20 Like all college students, I was thrilled when I learned that I landed an internship for the summer of 2017. Having completed an internship at a local nonprofit the summer before coming to Bentley, I knew I wanted to jump back in. As a freshman at Bentley, this was an early […]

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Helping Others Through an MSFP from Bentley

November 1, 2017

When Tyler Dolan MSFP ’11 was in preschool, he wanted to be a police officer. Today, he is a financial planner. It may sound like the two jobs lack commonality, but Dolan sees otherwise.

Bentley Named One of Massachusetts’ Top 10 Women-Led Businesses

October 31, 2017
Bentley University is one of the top 10 women-led businesses in Massachusetts, according to a new ranking by The Commonwealth Institute that credited Bentley’s commitment to workplace diversity, strong management and innovative curriculum.

Semester at Sea: My Voyage Around the World

October 31, 2017

By Allison Doucette ’18 606 STUDENTS • 12 CITIES • 11 COUNTRIES • 1 SHIP When I first considered study abroad, I never imagined it would be on a boat. With study abroad, I figured I’d go to one specific country to dive into another culture full-time, surrounded by locals. Then I found out about […]

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The Future of Work: What It Means for Higher Education and the Next Generation of Graduates

October 30, 2017
President Gloria Larson joined Bloomberg Radio, along with guest experts, to talk about workplace trends and how colleges and universities can prepare students for evolving careers.

Bentley TLN Members Engage Global Health Problems in Africa

October 27, 2017
Global health issues are no abstraction when you live and work alongside African villagers in urgent need of food, water, and basic sanitation, according to Bentley professors who have spent more than a decade engaged with such communities.Recently Bentley’s Health Thought Leadership Network, which advances impactful research in health and healthcare, supported the innovative work of two faculty members. Both are engaged in transformative work in Africa. In interviews, they share the philosophy behind their work and the passion that drives it.