Academic Fusion

The $5,000 grant will be used to fund undergraduate research assistants working in the “health and industry” field. “This grant represents a healthy fusion between arts and sciences and business,” said Chris Beneke, associate professor of history and previous director of the Valente Center. “The foundation’s recognition of a business school’s role in academic research in the sciences should be applauded.” ...

While U.S. unemployment remains stubbornly close to 10 percent and  recent graduates faced a job market that has rarely been more competitive, employment statistics for Bentley University’s May 2010 undergraduates tell a different and encouraging story:  99 percent of the recently surveyed class (87 percent response rate) are employed or in graduate school.

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