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From LEGOS to Python

April 5, 2022
As a kid, Cem Özsümer ’23 was either building the latest LEGO set or sitting in front of a computer screen. Both helped him lean into an interest in creative problem solving that eventually led him to a Computer Information Systems (CIS) major at Bentley.…

Marcelo Claure ’93 Talks Socially Responsible Business with President Chrite

April 5, 2022
Entrepreneur and investor Marcelo Claure ’93 joined President E. LaBrent Chrite for a wide-ranging armchair conversation on the future of business, the most disruptive technologies and the need for good business at the intersection of…

When Your Work Affects Your Womb

April 1, 2022
It’s common for expectant mothers to have concerns about giving birth. But that’s not the only kind of labor they should be worried about, says Dhaval Dave.    Women who work during their pregnancies, the Stanton Research Professor of Economics…

‘Lighting a Fire’ for Students

March 28, 2022
In a teaching career spanning more than four decades, Mahendra Gujarathi — the recipient of Bentley’s 2021 Adamian Award for Lifetime Teaching Excellence — has drawn constant inspiration from the words of Irish poet William Butler Yeats: “Education is not the…

Island of Innovation

March 26, 2022
Barbados is perhaps best known as the birthplace of rum and Rihanna. But the Caribbean island nation has far more to offer than sugar cane-derived spirits and pop music superstars, as six graduate students from Bentley’s Masters of Accounting and MBA programs…

Creative Backdrop

March 25, 2022
She re-created a movie scene from “The Devil Wears Prada.” She developed a retail strategy for Tracksmith New England, an elite running apparel brand. She wrote a business plan for Mamie’s Pies. These are just a few examples of how Lindsay Toia ’22 is getting…

From Personal Trainer to Leadership Expert

March 18, 2022
Yaro Fong-Olivares is the executive director of the Center for Women and Business at Bentley University. A member of the Bentley community since 2019, Fong-Olivares draws on her background in personal training and leadership development to make an impact in…

The Femtech Paradox

March 15, 2022
When it comes to female employees and workplace wellness programs, Liz Brown is adamant: “What seems like a benefit can actually be a source of bias.”  
               Professor Brown
In…

99 Percent of Bentley’s Class of 2021 is Employed or Attending Graduate School

March 14, 2022
Ninety-nine percent of Bentley University’s undergraduate Class of 2021 graduates are employed, attending or planning to attend graduate school, according to data reported six months after their graduation. Bentley graduates also reported an increase in…

Statement from Bentley University

March 13, 2022
Bentley University is aware of a video circulating online, allegedly of a professor, that includes crude and violent comments. This video was shared with the university earlier this week and was immediately turned over to an external investigator, who is…