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Bentley Police video spoofs 'Tiger King' to wish seniors well

May 8, 2020
University Police Officer Travis Rixford had just watched the Netflix series “Tiger King” with his family when an idea hit: What if he dressed up as the show’s main character, Joe Exotic, to film a spoof video wishing graduating seniors well? One fake…

Turning Expertise to a Social Mission

May 7, 2020
Students Learn What It Takes to Lead a Nonprofit Nonprofit organizations, like college students, often operate on lean budgets. At Bentley since 2017, a $500,000 award from the Yawkey Foundations has been a win for…

Gain the Analytics Skills You'll Need

May 6, 2020
By 2022, the World Economic Forum predicts 85 percent and 75 percent of US-based companies will have expanded their adoption of big data analytics and app-enabled markets, respectively. McKinsey and Company calls Artificial Intelligence (AI) the “…

Become a Better Manager

May 6, 2020
The World Economic Forum reported that by 2022, a majority of workers will need to upgrade their skills either for a new position or for their current job; and today’s managers are no exception. Managers who can harness the power of…

Containing Coronavirus

May 5, 2020
           Professor Dhaval Dave 
With at least 24 states lifting or easing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and more expected to join them in the coming weeks, a Bentley professor’s research is the…

How to Hold an ‘Open House’ when Campus is Closed

May 4, 2020
Rolling Out the Virtual Welcome Mat for Admitted Students
   ​​​​An Instagram post welcomes admitted students.
The COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for students admitted to…

In Their Own Words: Students Staying Connected at Bentley

April 30, 2020
Texts and Instagram posts. FaceTime calls and emails. From kitchen tables and family rooms across the country and the world, Bentley students sent home by the pandemic have been trying to stay in touch, isolated by the miles between them but connected by…

Students Connect in Online Trivia Night

April 23, 2020
(Above: Grace Lee '20 co-hosts an online Trivia Night. Photo by Kevin Maguire.) Which candy is known as “the Freshmaker”? What is the name of Star Lord’s ship in Guardians of the Galaxy? Which classic Disney Princess has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame…

Mangroves and Manatee Poop

April 21, 2020
Want the Scoop on Manatee Poop? (Above: Scenes from Assistant Professor Betsy Stoner’s “virtual field trips”: Getting to know a mangrove tree crab; a closer look at mangrove roots; examining manatee poop; distinguishing types of mangroves by their…

A Message from President Davis-Blake and Provost Blancero

April 17, 2020
Dear Faculty and Staff, As the second half of this semester has unfolded, we have been deeply moved by the many personal stories we have heard of students who are experiencing hardships as we have moved rapidly to our virtual campus. The world and Bentley…