Bentley University News

Hector Jiminez-Guerrero ’17 thrives on the challenge of adapting to new environments. While studying abroad as a Santander fellow in Barcelona, Spain — his first trip to Europe — he was able to do just that, and much more. From seeing his favorite team, Real Madrid, in action to networking with likeminded students, Hector says his time abroad was a tremendous experience that strengthened his character:

"Growing up, going to college was my number one goal," Jaclyn Leduc ’18, a marketing major, remembers. "I did everything I needed to do to make sure I would get there one day. My family was supportive, my high school was helpful and encouraging during the process, and my achievements up to that point seemed to be enough to push me to the college life I’d dreamed of for so long.

President Gloria Larson joined Bloomberg Radio’s Carol Massar and Cory Johnson, along with guest experts, to talk about how higher education is putting leadership programs in place to better prepare young women and how companies are changing their policies to advance women because they know it will benefit their bottom line.

Professor Donna Blancero, PhD, speaks nationally on issues regarding cultural values in the workplace, Hispanic leadership, career success, and biculturalism. She received her doctorate from Cornell University and was the founding editor for the Business Journal of Hispanic Research. A Fellow of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Blancero enjoys teaching courses about […]

Thanks to a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant, Diane Kellogg, an associate professor of management at Bentley University, will soon expand her role as a private sector consultant to a wide array of international government agencies and non-governmental organizations working to improve sanitation and health for people around the world. The challenge is stark: As Kellogg puts it, “2.4 billion people don’t have access to sanitation, so there’s a lot to do.”

The Yawkey Foundations have recognized Bentley University’s longstanding commitment to service-learning and awarded the university $500,000 to educate students to effectively lead nonprofit organizations and expand student efforts to help community groups.

Bentley’s Career Services office was recently named No. 1 in the country by the Princeton Review. One of the reasons for this respect is the fact that they never stop thinking of innovative ways to nurture the future careers of Bentley students. The new Career Communities program is a great example. Bentley University Career Services […]

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Economics Professor Dhaval Dave is a Stanton Research Professor and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His immense dedication to his field can be seen in the numerous academic journals he has authored, featured in places like the Journal of Health Economics and the Journal of Urban Economics. Dave’s research also […]

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New drugs to treat cancer that are now emerging are the end products of research begun in the 1970s and ‘80s, a new study by Bentley University has found, demonstrating the importance of long-term research in bringing new therapies to market.