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Charge to the Presidential Search Committee

September 15, 2020

The board of trustees of Bentley University appreciates the presidential search committee’s willingness to undertake the important work that will lead to the appointment of the 9th president of Bentley University. The following charge outlines the board’s expectations with respect to the search process, confidentiality expected of the committee, and the authority granted to the search committee:

Update on the Search for Bentley’s Next President

September 14, 2020

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,

After a very busy summer of preparation, the academic year is off and running. While we all continue to adjust to our new environment, the strong commitment to our community’s collective health and safety has made the start of this trimester a success.

A Passion for Cold Brew

September 10, 2020
Aman Ailani ’20 is the founder of SAH.OL Cold Brew, a ready-to-drink cold brew product made with only two ingredients: coffee grinds and water. A Management major with a minor in Entrepreneurial Studies, Ailani won Bentley’s inaugural Shark Tank Pitch…

All the World’s a Page

August 30, 2020
From entrepreneurship and ethnology to South Asian history and global sustainability, the latest publications from Bentley faculty members explore a variety of timely topics. Read on for details about…

Supporting Black Students on a Predominately White Campus

August 27, 2020
Workshop urges faculty and staff to reflect, learn and act DO learn to recognize and call out instances of racial injustice on campus. DON’T ask Black students to speak on behalf of the entire Black community.…

To France, with a Fulbright

August 20, 2020
As Academy Award-winning actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn famously observed: “Paris is always a good idea.” Laure Astourian agrees — although in her case, she’s headed there because of a good idea. A Fulbright Fellowship will take the assistant…

Vaughn Williams Named Bentley's New Athletics Director

August 17, 2020
Vaughn Williams, a senior associate athletics director at Boston College, has been named the new athletics director at Bentley University. He brings more than 25 years of experience in sports administration and will begin in mid-September. As…

‘We Have to Rise Together’

August 13, 2020
              Professor Marcus Stewart 
For Marcus Stewart ’92, MBA ’95, diversity and inclusion are academic — and then some.  The associate professor of Management has…

Confronting anti-Asian Racism in the Age of Coronavirus

August 12, 2020
Between March and June, more than 2,100 anti-Asian hate incidents related to COVID-19 were reported in America. According to Pew Research, 31 percent of Asian adults were subject to slurs or jokes, and 58 percent said they found anti-Asian…

Return to Campus Newsletter

August 6, 2020

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, 

I hope that you found my last update on the on-campus COVID-19 screening to be helpful and informative. With the fall quickly approaching, I wanted to take a moment to share additional details on the testing process and elaborate on where the on-campus site would be located for all students, faculty and staff on campus this fall. I’ll also share the policy that details when and where face coverings should be worn on campus.

On-Campus COVID-19 Screening Location