Bentley University News

As an applied microeconomist, Dhaval Dave looks at how and why individuals make decisions and how these decisions respond to costs and benefits.  In some scenarios — say, buying a new TV — the stakes are relatively low. Others, such as choosing a health care plan, carry more serious implications. Then there are choices whose outcomes can be life changing.Dave’s current research falls squarely into the latter category. The Stanton Research Professor in Economics at Bentley University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research is studying the juvenile justice system in Washington state to determine which type of approach produces lower rates of recidivism among offenders under the age of 18.  

Eight funded networks move to the next stage of trans-disciplinary research, engaging resources within and outside the university.

As we count down the fall semester, we look forward to friends coming back from abroad and a new batch of falcons leaving the nest to embark on their own adventures. For me, spring semester means the start of my semester abroad at the University of Mannheim in Germany. Being abroad means learning a new […]

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Business and higher ed need to work together to prepare grads for work. Here are five ways to do it. 

Can U.S. public policy help solve a prominent world financial crisis? It’s among the tough questions that Edith Joachimpillai ’12 intends to answer. A researcher at a Washington, D.C.–based think tank, she explores issues such as Europe’s eurozone debt crisis and using technology to help educate underprivileged children in India.   Joachimpillai joined the Brookings […]

A Bentley professor and students show how you can learn leadership skills through ballroom dancing.

Kristina Minnick, associate professor of finance and expert on mergers and acquisitions, is available to comment on the FTC’s blocking of the Staples and Office Depot merger.

Bentley University President Gloria Larson joined Bloomberg Radio’s Carol Massar and guest experts to discuss the strategies companies are using to make women’s leadership a priority.

Associate Professor of Management Donna Maria Blancero receives two high profile honors.

Gregory H. Adamian, who served as president of Bentley College – today Bentley University  – from 1970 to 1991, and then as its first chancellor, died on November 21.  He was 89 years old.