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Don't Call Millennials Environmentalists

October 22, 2015
What is an environmentalist? Why younger generations don’t like the term, even though they’re helping the environment and sustainability efforts more than ever.

College Kindness: Helping You Help Others

October 22, 2015

By Priya Roy ’18, a Managerial Economics major. Doing small acts of kindness should not be difficult, so a new group called College Kindness does its best to make giving back and helping people just a little bit easier. Launched by a Bentley University Honors Program student, College Kindness is built on the belief that small […]

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More Than Just Tourists: Santander Scholarship Program Encourages Students to Dive into Culture

October 21, 2015
Santander Universities Study Abroad Scholarship Fund makes abroad programs accessible for Bentley University students. 

Bentley on Bloomberg: 4 Reasons Why Teaching Sustainability Matters to Our Economic Future

October 19, 2015
Bentley University President Gloria Larson joined Bloomberg Radio’s Carol Massar and Cory Johnson and guest experts to discuss the importance of teaching sustainability during The Bloomberg Advantage program.

9 Reasons TED Talks Are So Popular

October 19, 2015

How many professors could tell stories about students falling asleep during lectures? Or how smartphones have become a big classroom distraction? Students today are often (fairly or not) painted as quick to lose focus and hard to teach. Yet, with all the buzz around students losing focus, one lecture method has become insanely popular with this […]

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Why Great Business Leaders Study Public Policy

October 15, 2015

The first U.S. Congress was filled primarily with lawyers, soldiers and farmers. Today, businessmen and women make up the majority of Congress. There are 187 representatives and 27 senators that declare business as their dominant profession. They come from industries that run the gamut, from small business owners to multi-millionaire magnates. Business is clearly and […]

Bentley Dean Argues There’s No “Self” Without Culture

October 14, 2015
Dean of Arts and Sciences Daniel Everett’s forthcoming book, The Dark Matter of the Mind: The Culturally Articulated Unconscious, takes aim at theories that posit an essential human nature. 

Bentley Sees Success in Faculty Hiring, Promotion, and Retirement Practices

October 14, 2015
During the last six years, Bentley University has shown its commitment to hiring and maintaining a diverse faculty, and has been recognized as an industry leader in retirement policies, producing some encouraging faculty statistics. 

Bentley Researcher Dedicated to Improving Public Safety

October 14, 2015
Professor Jane Fedorowicz and colleagues analyzed hundreds of public safety networks nationwide and developed important recommendations to improve these critical systems. 

6 College Clubs You Never Knew Existed

October 13, 2015

You might already know about Greek life and recreational sports teams, but did you know about these clubs? French club, debate team, intramural tennis, yearbook society. How many clubs have you joined simply to appear well rounded? But it doesn’t have to be that way. Clubs, including college clubs, aren’t about padding your resume when […]

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