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Here’s How Social Distancing will Affect Our Economy

March 31, 2020
           Usama Salim ’17
As he hunkered down in his Waltham apartment, doing his part to help “flatten the curve,” Usama Salim ‘17 checked social media and online news…

A message from President Alison Davis-Blake on Commencement

March 30, 2020
Dear Class of 2020, I hope that you are safe, healthy and keeping in close touch with your friends and family during this challenging time. The global spread of COVID-19 has affected our Bentley community in so many ways. Every aspect of campus life has been…

Commencement to be Held Later this Year

March 30, 2020
Commencement will be held later this year, President Alison Davis-Blake announced, as Bentley and the global community continue to take measures to protect our society against the spread of COVID-19. With increased travel restrictions and state and federal…

How Politics Impeded America’s Response to COVID-19

March 26, 2020
Professor Rob DeLeo explains why elected officials choose to react to crises instead of preventing them Most Americans are familiar with Benjamin Franklin’s celebrated axiom: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound…

William Read Named New Dean of Business

March 25, 2020

William Read, PhD, professor of Accountancy and a distinguished member of the Bentley community for more than 40 years, has been named as the new dean of business, effective immediately.

The New Face of Learning

March 25, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading across the nation, American colleges and universities reacted, closing campuses and transitioning students from classroom instruction to online learning. For Bentley, the shift to online education took effect on…

4 Tips to Help Your Student Learn Remotely

March 25, 2020
Dear Parents,I hope this email finds you healthy, safe and well as we collectively adjust to our new “normal.” Bentley University has successfully made the transition to a remote, online teaching and learning classroom experience. Outside of the classroom, we…

A Note from the Cabinet

March 23, 2020
Dear Faculty and Staff,Earlier today, Massachusetts Governor Baker and the state Department of Public Health issued a statement ordering businesses that do not provide essential COVID-19 services to close their physical workplaces for two weeks to curb the…

Collective Wisdom

March 19, 2020
Women in 2019 owned 42% of U.​S.​ companies. But there is every reason to believe that their businesses won’t grow at the same rate as those owned by men. That’s largely because women receive a very small share of the billions invested in startups each year.…

Five Things You Should Know About Vaping

March 19, 2020
Electronic cigarettes have sparked debate since their introduction in 2008. Concerns flared last summer as a mysterious lung ailment, now dubbed EVALI, hospitalized several thousand Americans and led to more than 50 deaths. A panel discussion, led by a cross-…