Newsroom

Bentley University News

The Workplace Journey

December 3, 2019
Women represent 75 percent of caregivers and are three times more likely than fathers to leave their job at some point to care for their family. When they return, they face the same challenges as all people reentering plus the weight of the “mommy penalty,”…

Should Your Boss Be Monitoring Your Blood Pressure?

December 2, 2019
             Liz Brown
Workplace wellness programs are a booming business. Introduced in 1979 to encourage employees to adopt healthier habits — thus boosting productivity and lowering health-care…

Giving Back and Giving Thanks

November 26, 2019
         Captain Frank Bourgeois and guests
Above: Adjunct Lecturer Landi Morris '11, MBA '12 serves guests. Photos by Joy LeDuc. In the 34 years since the luncheon for local senior citizens launched…

Frosting Cookies and Giving Thanks

November 25, 2019
It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is already upon us. It doesn’t seem long ago that we welcomed students back to campus for the start of another year. It can be so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the semester. From welcoming the Class of 2023…

Granting Opportunity

November 20, 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 Afterschool Alliance, goes on to note that for every child enrolled in such a program, there are two…

Five Reasons Great People Leave Good Jobs

November 20, 2019
Bad bosses do exist — and Christie Lindor ’02 has seen a few during 18-plus years as a management consultant across some 20 industries and sectors. She has also learned that a terrible manager is not the leading culprit when talented people pack up their…

NSF Awards $1.4 Million

November 20, 2019
Ask Dave Szymanski to describe sustainability, and he’ll tell you it’s a “super wicked problem” facing our global economy. But the associate professor of geology isn’t just using geographically appropriate slang. In the realm of applied science and public…

Honoring a ‘Scholar, Leader and Gentleman’

November 20, 2019
Like any proud mother, Sylvia Schadee kept a scrapbook of her son’s achievements — and Robert Schadee ’66 had many. The phrase above is from “A Profile in Integrity,” featured in a 1960s issue of the Bentley Journal student newspaper; it speaks volumes of…

Guidance and Generosity

November 20, 2019
Guidance and Generosity The board room on the third floor of Rauch Administration Center has been named for former trustee David Weener ’72 and his wife, Elayne. The honor recognizes Mr. Weener's board service and…

Two Join Bentley Board

November 20, 2019
Steve, you’ve had a successful career in the private equity industry. What keeps you passionate about the work? I started to work in the private equity [PE] industry in the 1990s, when the PE asset class was starting to become recognized as an institutional…