Bentley University News

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…

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…

(Above: The Bentley Black History Month Mural championed voices of students across campus to continue advancing anti-racism.) In an uncertain time of racial inequities, Bentley responded by transforming the…

(Above and in the slideshow below: Photos by Casey Hayward, associate professor of English and Media Studies.) “I can trust the people I’ve met who use drugs more than I…

Dear Members of the Bentley Community,  I hope today’s day off and beautiful spring weather are providing you with a positive mental health break as we reach the midpoint of the spring term. I know this semester and year have not been easy. And in…