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Surveying The Sugarscape: My Leap of Faith into Agent-Based Modeling

May 15, 2015
By Katie Vadakin ’18, an undeclared. Class registration is something every college student inevitably stresses about for weeks beforehand. Current students know to be realistic going into it, recognizing that all the classes one might like to take may not necessarily be the ones that are available that term. However, as a freshman getting ready to […]

Companies Where Millennials Thrive: Hubspot

May 15, 2015

Perhaps no Boston start-up embodies the shifting sands of business and the youthful, risk-taking Gen Y spirit quite like HubSpot. Perhaps that’s because co-founder Brian Halligan himself found success as a 25-year-old, and is now paying forward that risk-taking faith in young talent: 85 percent of HubSpot’s 800 employees worldwide are under the age of 34. HubSpot, and Halligan, clearly know what millennials want and how businesses can change to be more in synch with them.

Bentley Celebrates Faculty Book Authors

May 14, 2015
Hosted by the Dean of Business, the Dean of Arts and Sciences, and the Jeanne and Dan Valente Center for Arts and Sciences, the Bentley community recently came together to toast faculty members who have published a book in the past year (2014-2015).

Founder of Center for Business Ethics Earns Transylvania Achievement Award

May 13, 2015
W. Michael Hoffman, executive director of the Center for Business Ethics at Bentley University and Hieken Professorship in Business and Professional Ethics, was presented with the Transylvania University Distinguished Achievement Award.

Millennials Pushing the Cart for Food Innovations

May 13, 2015
Millennials are eschewing processed and packaged foods — a movement causing product reinvention at some of America's stalwart food brands. 

Raise $22K for Charity by Learning to Sell

May 12, 2015
Students in Bentley's Professional Sales major raised $22,000 for the Jimmy Fund — and gained invaluable experience in sales in the process. 

Want to Win in Business? Here's Are 4 Things You Must Do

May 11, 2015
If you're looking to become a business professional, master real-world issues while you’re still a student and it’ll pay off later in a big way. 

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 […]