Media Tap Bentley Experts
Associated Press. Aaron Jackson, associate professor of economics, comments on an AP analysis of federal spending to stimulate the U.S. economy. “I’d be skeptical about putting too much more money into a second stimulus,” he observes, “until we’ve seen broader effects from the first stimulus.” Others to pick up the story: The New York Times, ABC News, CBS News, MSN Money, and Yahoo (January 11, 2010).
U.S. News & World Report. Bentley is featured prominently in a story about schools with strategies to help students relieve stress during final exams (December 16, 2009). The Office of Undergraduate Admission is highlighted in “You’ve Submitted Your College Application. Now What?” (January 11, 2010).
Boston Business Journal. Heikki Topi, associate dean of business, graduate and executive programs, addresses the shifting educational landscape in “Executive Ed Offerings Evolve to Meet Business Needs” (January 1, 2010).
The Wall Street Journal. The successful master’s degree programs and high job placement rate for graduate students at Bentley are highlighted in “The Alternative MBA: The One-Year Master’s Degree” (December 8, 2009).
The Boston Globe. A Women’s Leadership Institute program – More Opportunities for Mothers, which helps women re-launch their careers – is the subject of a feature story (October 22, 2009). A special supplement to the Globe spotlights innovative diversity initiatives at the university and features Bentley students in “Are America’s Colleges the New Melting Pot?” (December 6, 2009).
Consumers Digest. Steve Weisman, senior lecturer in law, taxation and financial planning, offers a warning and advice to parents who lend money to their children, in “Helping Grown Kids” (December 2009).
Voice of America Radio. Gibbons Professor of Finance Jahangir Sultan discusses his teaching experience in an interview conducted in both Bengali and English (November 29, 2009).
The Himalayan Times. A story highlights fund raising by Bentley students to support a rainwater conservation project in Nepal (November 19, 2009).
Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Mike Page, vice president for academic affairs and dean of business, is featured in the new video section of www.businessweek.com. The story is called “Business School Explained” (November 4, 2009).
WashingtonPost.com. Director of Undergraduate Admission Erika Vardaro is included in a blog called The Answer Sheet. She responds to questions about writing college essays (November 3, 2009).
Financial Times. “Ignore Technology at Your Peril” is the title of a thought-provoking essay by University Distinguished Professor Robert D. Galliers (October 26, 2009).
Investor’s Business Daily. Senior Lecturer in Management Fred Tuffile discusses industries that are ripe for new businesses in a recovering economy (October 23, 2009).
Forbes.com. Bentley announces the three student recipients of inaugural “give a year” scholarships, awarded through a program offered in partnership with City Year. Others to cover the story are Reuters and MSN Money (October 19, 2009).