Bentley University News

Sometimes good deeds do not go unpunished, and advocacy by women for women, sadly, may be one of them. Other times, good deeds escape punishment, as when women become top financial managers and investors reap the rewards. Good deeds can also leverage female talent in the form of partnerships that lead to highly successful businesses. This week’s round-up has the details.

Women and Minorities may be Punished for Promoting Diversity at Work

Bentley's Geraldine “Gerri” S. Taylor was one of three college health professionals from across the nation selected as ACHA Fellows by the American College Health Association (ACHA). She was noted for nearly three decades of leadership and commitment to the advancement in college health.

As the Class of 2014 enters the workforce, they’re looking for more than a paycheck and the corner office. Social and environmental responsibility tops their professional wish list, as graduates at hundreds of campuses across the globe sign the Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) to explore job opportunities with that in mind.

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Bentley University is ranked #1 for Business, Management and Marketing in a new ranking released by College Factual, an online portal designed to assist students in selecting a college. The outcomes-driven ranking is based on factors including school quality and alumni salary information.

We know the millennial generation is the most racially diverse in American history, but the question is: Do they know it?

Much has been made about their diversity being key to the liberal attitudes characteristic of this younger generation. Politicians have surveyed and courted the non-white youth vote as if it’s a defined political bloc. Millennials’ higher tolerance of other races and groups has been praised as a conscious progressive stance.

Unique. Interesting. Engaging. Outside the box. Those are the words being used by Bentley University students to describe new six-credit “fusion” courses that make unlikely connections between business and the arts and sciences.

As the U.S. Congress embarks on a first-of-its-kind initiative to help accelerate the pace of medical cures in America, Bentley professor Fred Ledley joined a panel of experts who testified at a congressional hearing in Washington, DC, on incentives for pharmaceutical and device development.

Multidisciplinary faculty from top institutions will gather at Bentley University’s Humanities Research Seminar to confront glitches in the planning process.

Bentley professor Gesa Kirsch wins book award, calls for broader perspective of feminist rhetoric as a global enterprise