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Why Companies Need Millennials on Their Boards

May 6, 2015
As millennials age into their mid-thirties and climb the corporate ladder, many companies are finding it more and more valuable — even necessary — to include millennials on their boards.

Why We and the Rest of the World Are Getting Fatter — and What We Can Do About It

May 4, 2015

In a way, getting fat makes sense.

Indeed, people are growing obese on a global scale. As nearly the whole world gets steadily fatter, economists are taking a closer look at why we make the unhealthy choices we do. Our fattening decisions make rational economic sense, they say, but only if we ignore the future.

Hit The Floor Running: Honors Freshman Housing Option a Big Success

May 1, 2015
By Melissa Clauss ’16, a Marketing major, and resident assistant for Honors Program housing.  I want to preface this article by saying that I am not a cheesy person. I embrace cold truths and brutal honesty with open arms. But everyone has a soft spot — and for me, it is my residents on the Honors […]

Solutions: 7 Ways to Better Prepare Millennials for the Workplace

April 30, 2015
How can we better prepare millennials for work? We explored the key skills college grads are lacking, and potential solutions for filling those gaps. 

BoA and Vice Show about Millennials and Money: Cool or Calculating?

April 30, 2015
Millennials don't trust advertising or financial institutions — a lesson Bank of America and media company Vice recently learned the hard way. 

Bentley and Bloomberg Radio Series Examines How Higher Education and Business Can Work Together to Prepare Millennials for the Workplace

April 30, 2015
Bentley and its media partner, Bloomberg Radio, broadcast the latest segment in an ongoing series during Bloomberg’s “Taking Stock” program on Thursday, April 30, 2015. 

The False Choice Between Business and the Liberal Arts, and How You Can Avoid It

April 29, 2015
You don’t have to choose between a business or liberal arts education. So why do so many of us think we do?

Equality for All? Legal Woes Still Exist, but Millennials Provide Hope

April 28, 2015
Supporting social justice can be a win-win for businesses and minority groups — and business-savvy millennials can make it happen. 

Breakfast by Moonlight Raises Money for Nepal

April 28, 2015
In response to the catastrophic events in Nepal and surrounding areas, Bentley’s Residence Hall Association will donate all money raised at Breakfast by Moonlight to an organization dedicated to providing relief efforts.

Millennials Don't Actually Prefer an Open Office Layout

April 22, 2015
Despite the perception that millennials prefer more egalitarian open floorplans, they dislike the spaces just as much as their older colleagues.