Bentley University News

Peyton Gadaire ’22  jokingly compares her high school uniform to that of Harry Potter and his classmates at Hogwarts School: a white button-down with a black sweater vest and blazer with grey skirt and black tights. Dress down day, on the other hand, was …

Task Force releases discovery document outlining obstacles, opportunities for creating equitable campus community When the Racial Justice Task Force met for the first time last July, its 114 members embarked on a…

Dear Class of 2020,  I hope that this note finds you well and that you have been staying healthy and safe. It’s hard to believe that it has been over a year since the pandemic forced us to change so much about our lives on campus and…

Dear Class of 2021,  Last week, I shared that we would be able to celebrate you and  all of your accomplishments at an in-person Commencement ceremony this year. Today, I’m pleased to share another exciting update about this year…

When Ashley Keegan ’21 signed up for Assistant Professor Betsy Stoner’s Oceanography course, she expected to learn more about environmental challenges affecting marine…

Fashion first found Lucius Firmin ’23 as a grade schooler getting ready to go out in a winter storm. Like any good mother would, his told him to put on boots. Young Lucius, however, had his mind set on a new pair of stylish, if less practical, sneakers. “My…

Dear Bentley Community, The recent murders of eight people in Georgia, including six Asian women, viscerally spotlights the persistent violence directed at Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) across this country.…

An experienced leader who believes business can change lives for the better Dr. E. LaBrent Chrite has been appointed the ninth president of Bentley University, one of the leading business schools in the…

For as long as she can remember, Kiana Pierre-Louis ’99 wanted to be a lawyer. As a young girl, her role models included Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justices whose commitment to racial and gender equity impressed and inspired her…

Lauren Makhlin ’22 came out as a lesbian when she was 14 — by accident. “I just started talking about a crush I had at camp and thought to myself, ‘Oh, I guess I just came out.’” In the Makhlins’ New York City home, life for her went on pretty much as normal…