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Scholarship and Self-Discovery

July 28, 2022
When Eduardo “Edu” Franco Saucedo ’22 received his Bentley diploma this May, he graduated with something he considers even more valuable than his degree in Finance and Liberal Studies: Global Perspectives: the ability “to live as my truly authentic self, fully…

Bentley’s First Pride Month Block Party Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community  

July 7, 2022
Colorful pride flags waved in the summer breeze under a tent on upper campus as about 100 people gathered for Bentley’s first-ever Pride Month Block Party. The function, hosted in partnership by the Office of Gender and Sexuality Student Programs (…

From Bentley to Italy, Julia MacIsaac ’23 Maps Out Her Path

July 6, 2022
While other kids her age were reading comic books or chapter books, 11-year-old Julia MacIsaac ’23 was scanning The New York Times travel section to add to her wish list of places to visit.  As she dreamed about experiencing new cultures abroad, she…

Bentley Students Receive Scholarships to attend Grace Hopper Celebration

July 5, 2022
The Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), https://ghc.anitab.org/ is the world's largest gathering of women technologists, where women from around the world learn, network, and celebrate their achievements. https://ghc.anitab.org/about/our-history/.  It…

New Courses in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

July 5, 2022
The Computer Information Systems Department will be offering new courses in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence beginning in the fall of 2022. These courses count as electives for CIS majors and minors. Machine Learning Foundations provides a hands-…

Emphasizing Equity

June 30, 2022
An Economics-Finance major and social justice activist, Kimiya Kim ’22 says she never expected to find a course at Bentley “geared toward both my passions.” So she was understandably “ecstatic” this spring when Meghan Esson, an assistant professor of Economics…

Liberation in Progress

June 28, 2022
While the Fourth of July is among the most well-known and celebrated holidays in America, many people across the country are only more recently aware of America’s “true Independence Day” — Juneteenth — which commemorates the end of slavery in confederate…

Bentley Earns High Marks on National List of Inclusive LGBTQ+ Campuses

June 27, 2022
Bentley is one of only 14 schools in New England to score 4.5 out of 5 stars in the Campus Pride Index, an overall indicator of institutional commitment to inclusive LGBTQ+ policies, programs and practices. The 30% increase in the university’s overall rating…

50 Years Since Title IX: A Look Back at Bentley Women's Athletics

June 27, 2022

Martin Conyon Awarded 2021 Mee Family Prize for Lifetime Research Excellence

June 26, 2022
Martin Conyon firmly believes in a thoughtful and thorough approach to intellectual inquiry.  According to the Trustee Professor of Economics, “the best scholarship happens in an active marketplace of ideas.” In his view, it’s vital for universities to…