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As an Economics-Finance major, Kimiya Kim ’23 is used to classes covering concepts like monetary theory, derivatives and market analysis. This spring, however, her classroom discussions have included racial justice. Her biggest takeaway? “Racism shapes every…

Former Bentley University President Gloria Cordes Larson will deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary degree at the university’s 2021 commencement ceremony at Fenway Park. Larson, a prominent business leader, public policy…

Melanie Foley, MBA ’02 is committed to empowering others and elevating the employee experience. As executive vice president and chief talent and enterprise services officer at Liberty Mutual Insurance, she implemented workplace flexibility and leave policies,…

Sun Life U.S. has partnered with Bentley University as an inaugural corporate donor to support first-generation college students within the school’s FirstGen Presidential Fellows (FPF) program. The Sun Life FirstGen Scholarship Fund, established with a $…

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At the edge of the vast Huron National Forest on Michigan’s Lower Peninsula lies the town of Mio, home to fewer than 2,000 people and a solitary traffic light on its lone main street, the M-33. Laura Jackson Young ’10 grew up there, in a house of educators: Dad Jay taught at Mio AuSable Middle School, mom Sheri in the local preschool.   

But it took some inspiration further from home for the alumna to imagine an academic career for herself.   

Lisa Raiche, MST ’05 has made it her business to help women succeed. She co-founded wiseHer to connect women looking to grow their companies or careers with experts across a number of disciplines. The alumna’s own path offers plenty of guidance and inspiration.

When did you meet your best friend? For Tanya Hairston-Whitner '95 and Katie Lampley '96, the scene was Bentley's lower cafeteria in the fall of 1992. The time: lunch. The ice breaker: Lampley's wild curls. “Tanya just came up to me and said: I can show…

Working from home is now business as usual for some 62% of employed Americans, according to Gallup Inc.

About two-thirds of those polled say they want to continue that arrangement when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Here, Bentley Lecturer in Management Susan Vroman and Alan Hubbard ’83, MBA ’92 of the nonprofit National Telecommuting Institute discuss the impact of these unplanned at-home work arrangements — now and in the future.