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Friendsgiving celebrations are a popular tradition among college students the week before Thanksgiving, with many students improvising a full turkey dinner with takeout from their favorite restaurants or prepared foods from big supermarket chains. But in 2021…

Conflict is inevitable in human relationships. Managing it successfully can actually make us a better colleague, a better partner and a better friend.

Falcon athletics and its director, Vaughn Williams, thrive on community. “Our student-athletes have achieved academic excellence, which requires the entire Bentley community to be on board, including non-athletes, faculty and staff,” says Williams, who was…

When Pearl Opara ’23 was growing up, she and her mother would make a point to sit down and watch the news together at least one day a week. Opara would follow up with questions, and conversations would often carry on long after the television news segment…

The murder of Ahmaud Arbery — a 25-year-old Black man who was shot and killed on February 23, 2020, while jogging near his Georgia home — shocked Alison Mariella Désir to her core.   As a Black woman, the endurance runner, activist and mental health advocate…

Alum Chad Wright MSCIS '01, Chief Information Officer for Boston Dynamics and Adjunct Lecturer at Bentley, brings Spot to campus to show how innovations in robotics are integrating with business today.

“You are valued — and valuable.” Bentley President E. LaBrent Chrite’s message to first-generation students from the Class of 2026 during a special pinning ceremony sent a poignant message about the university’s commitment to their success. His remarks were…

It’s no surprise that gardening is Bill Gribbons’ favorite activity outside the classroom.  After all, the same qualities required of a successful gardener — patience, persistence and the ability to cultivate a nurturing environment that facilitates growth —…

On a recent Sunday afternoon, Betsy Stoner and 16 students from her Environmental Science and Sustainability (NAS 150) class met up at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary in Barnstable, Mass. Wearing dark green rubber waders and carrying fine-gauge nets and…