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CARES Act

December 23, 2021
As of November 11, 2021, Bentley University has distributed all HEERF funding. Please email CARES@bentley.edu if you have any questions. 2022 Funding The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Public Law 117-2, signed into law on March 11, 2021, providing $36 billion in support to… 2021 Funding Section 314(1)(a) of the Coronavirus, Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), enacted on Dec. 27, 2020, allows higher education institutions to use certain funds… 2020 Funding On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to ease the financial strain across the country created by COVID-19. A portion of that economic…

Beyond Binary

December 23, 2021
Nonbinary. Genderfluid. Genderqueer.   The terms are relatively new, but the reality they describe — individuals whose gender identities are neither strictly male nor female — has been celebrated for centuries. Hindu texts dating back to 400 B.C. are…

Chasing Greatness

December 22, 2021
Chase Davies ’22 knows all about balance. The Management major is captain of the track and field team and a school record holder in three events: the 60-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles and heptathlon, a difficult two-day, seven-discipline…

Cryptocurrency? First, they scoffed. Now they call him ‘CryptoKimm’

December 17, 2021
Alex Kim ’22, MSF ’23 always liked economics and business. But five years ago, when a friend’s parents started talking about a new type of digital currency called “Bitcoin,” his interest was piqued.So Kim dug deeper, learning everything he could by watching…

Cryptocurrency 101: A Guide to Digital Dollars

December 17, 2021
Professor explains what you should know before jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon From mobile banking to algorithmic stock trading, it’s no secret that technology is driving innovation in the finance industry. And in the rarefied world of fintech,…

Bentley University Names Sanjay Putrevu as Dean of Business

December 6, 2021
Sanjay Putrevu, Ph.D., an experienced administrator and nationally recognized scholar in marketing, has been named the next dean of business at Bentley University. The appointment comes after an extensive, nationwide search with input from a diverse cross-…

Purpose is the Strongest Force

December 3, 2021

New Venture Taps Old-World Tastes

December 3, 2021
As a kid, Casey White ’14 loved playing restaurant with friends, using rocks for money and cooking up business ideas.
Casey (r.) and sister Vanessa
“My mind was always, ‘How do I create something people want, and how do I manage…

Finding Sanctuary

December 3, 2021
David-Jaya Piot’s office measures 1,100 acres and his work companions can weigh upward of three tons.
Photo by Remi Abad
The Class of 2017 alumnus is co-founder and managing director of Kulen Elephant Forest, a 2-year-old sanctuary…

How one ‘pop music junkie’ found  her Hollywood dream 

December 3, 2021
When Tessie Lammle ’15 set her sights on breaking into “The Big Four,” she wasn't talking about the Big Four accounting firms. Lammle's dream was to break into The Big Four talent agencies in Hollywood.    “I always loved music, but I never…