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Bentley is Among the Best in the Nation for Return on Students’ College Investment

November 15, 2019
A new report ranks Bentley among the top colleges in the U.S. for the return on a student’s college investment. The report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce looked at 4,500 two- and four-year colleges and ranked Bentley 20th…

From Clothing Store to College Prof

November 15, 2019
Aaron Nurick Receives Adamian Award for Lifetime Teaching Excellence
Professor Nurick, newly arrived at Bentley College, in his office (winter 1980).
Above: Professor Nurick with…

Pride in Being Yourself

November 7, 2019
Above: Matt Banks of the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Minerva Nguyen '20 in the Equity Center. Photo by Kevin Maguire. “Be yourself.” The advice that Ashley Wright '20 gives to others is something she didn’t always follow herself. But…

Champions of Data

November 5, 2019
Above photo (l to r): Wenqi Wang, Pooja Sudheendra, Yueyi (Eve) Wang and Madhurya Baruah. Photo by Kevin Maguire. When Forbes magazine reported on the Top 7 Skills You Need to Have As a Data Analyst, only one of the skills was technical expertise. The other…

Coach DeFelice to Step Down as Athletics Director

November 4, 2019
DeFelice (second row, far right) in the early days of Bentley baseball. 
Robert “Bob” DeFelice, Bentley’s athletics director for nearly three decades, is stepping down from that role at the end of this academic year, though he…

Bentley Student-Athletes Once Again Have Highest Graduation Rate in the Country

October 31, 2019
Bentley University’s student-athletes have the highest graduation rate in the nation at 99 percent, according to the latest NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate report. This is the third straight year that Bentley athletes have been No. 1 in the country.…

Granting Opportunity

October 29, 2019
Research shows that afterschool programs inspire youth not only to learn and do better in school but also to reach their full potential in life. The study by the Afterschool Alliance goes on to note that for every child enrolled in such a program, there are…

Bentley University senior class kicks off fundraising

October 28, 2019
Each year, graduating seniors come together to give back to Bentley in recognition of all that the university has done for them, and makes a collective Senior Class Gift. On October 19, the Senior Class Gift Committee hosted a kickoff event for their…

President Davis-Blake's 2019 Rainbow Luncheon Welcome

October 28, 2019
Good afternoon, thank you all for joining us today for this year’s Rainbow Luncheon. This event is such an important one on campus, so I’m very glad to see the room full with so many members of our Bentley community. Before we begin today’s program, I’d like…

On-Campus Discussion Explores Facts and Myths about E-Cigarettes

October 24, 2019
     Professor Dhaval Dave
In September, Massachusetts became the first state to ban the sale of all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices, as Governor Charlie Baker declared that e-cigarette use had become a…