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Bentley Student-Athletes Achieve Highest Graduation Rate in the Nation

November 23, 2020
For the fourth straight year, Bentley University’s student-athletes once again have the highest graduation rate in the country at 99 percent, according to the latest NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate report.  The Academic Success Rate is the…

A Vaccine is Coming. But Will Americans Take It?

November 19, 2020
Professor receives National Science Foundation grant to explore why people are skeptical about a COVID-19 vaccine Americans generally take pride in besting other nations. But the country’s status as the global leader…

Honors and Awards: Fall 2020

November 18, 2020
Bentley recognizes its faculty, staff, and students for their awards, honors and other achievements.

Return to Campus

November 17, 2020
Safety, flexibility and innovation are top of mind as Bentley prepares to open for the fall trimester. Classes begin on August 31.  “I can’t wait to see students walking on campus again,” says J. Andrew Shepardson, vice president for student affairs and…

Choosing Service

November 16, 2020
(Photo above: Desimone, second from right, at a conference with Waltham High School students, part of her work with Waltham Partnership for Youth.) During her first semester at Bentley, Erin Desimone ‘21 “fell in love” with the service work that was part…

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November 13, 2020

Dear Members of the Bentley Community,

Battle Scars

November 11, 2020
When Manny Ventura ’14 was a kid, the mirror was where his insecurity lived. Born with a cleft palate to immigrant parents who divorced soon after his arrival, Ventura always felt different from his peers. Not even three childhood surgeries could stop their…

New Program Welcomes Talented First-Generation Students

November 6, 2020
As the demographic face of America changes, so too are college student populations. In fact, over the next decade, enrollment demographics in higher education are expected to take a seismic shift toward minority and first-generation students, putting these…

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November 5, 2020

Dear Bentley Community,

COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations continue to rise in nearly every state across the country. Here in Massachusetts, 88% of new and ongoing clusters are linked to household transmission and social gatherings, prompting the governor to issue new orders to limit personal gatherings, in-person dining and services, and a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. stay-at-home advisory beginning tomorrow. It’s important that we all do our part to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus by closely following these new guidelines.

The Business of Beauty

November 5, 2020
L’Oréal is synonymous with makeup and beauty products around the world. But when Vittoria Baracchi ˊ14 joined the company’s Milan, Italy, office as a social and content media manager in 2018, she admits she knew very little about makeup. “I had no idea what…