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There's a lot to consider before enrolling in a MBA program, such as the long-term value of such a credential.

Steve Weisman, senior lecturer at Bentley University and a leading expert on cyber security, is available to discuss tips for safe online shopping this holiday season.

Bentley University professor shares advice on how to deal with tech angst.

7 ways technology is impacting your emotions.

When I received my Bentley University acceptance letter in the mail about four years ago, I also found an invitation from the Honors Program enclosed in the envelope. Thoughts of self-doubt began to fill my mind as I contemplated whether or not I wanted to participate in what seemed to be an extremely rigorous and […]

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Throughout the fall semester faculty, staff, and students participated in programs focused on building an inclusive campus community. 

“There’s no such thing as a purely ‘natural’ disaster. These events enter into what’s already in place in terms of class, race, gender, poverty, and other factors—they therefore have differential effects.”That’s the core insight guiding Joni Seager’s work on the gendered nature of natural disaster outcomes, and it’s one that she’s quick to point out builds on the work of many other scholars in the field. For a long time, Seager says, the class implications of natural disasters have been obvious, as the poor are the least resilient with the fewest resources. In the last few years, however, Seager and others have been looking at the gendered aspects of natural disaster preparedness and disaster recovery efforts around the world -- and the implications for women are troubling.

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

Please peruse the following select examples of our faculty research that have either been published or accepted by leading outlets.

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.