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(More) Power to the People

March 8, 2022
           Professor Cranmer
A record-breaking heat wave in August 2020 triggered rolling blackouts in California, leaving 800,000 homes and businesses without power. The following February, a freak…

Bentley to Celebrate the Inauguration of E. LaBrent Chrite, PhD, as Ninth President on April 5 and 6

March 7, 2022
Ceremony will feature business and higher education leaders including entrepreneur and investor Marcelo Claure ’93, UNCF (United Negro College Fund) President and CEO Michael L. Lomax, Harvard Business School Professor Debora Spar and University of Illinois…

Hoop Teams Make History

March 7, 2022
For the first time in the 40-plus year history of the Northeast-10 Conference, one university has won both the women’s and men’s basketball championships in the same season: Bentley University. The Falcons made history on Sunday with the women’s 56-49 win over…

What’s Happening in Ukraine?

March 3, 2022
Nearly 200 members of the Bentley community gathered virtually this week for “War in Ukraine: Causes & Consequences,” a panel discussion with faculty experts offering information and insights in response to Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. …

Supporting Cancer Research Through Art

February 24, 2022
As university ombuds, Eliane Markoff is an important resource for the Bentley community, providing faculty and staff with an informal and impartial place to resolve conflicts and address challenging situations in a constructive manner. Beyond Bentley, Markoff…

From Natural Disasters to Deception Detection, Faculty Honored for Research Excellence

February 21, 2022
Each year, Bentley recognizes faculty members for their innovative and impactful research with Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Awards. Honorees are nominated by members of the Bentley community for research conducted within the past three calendar years,…

Bentley Named a Top University for Long-Term Return on Investment

February 18, 2022
A Bentley education delivers among the highest return on investment in the country, according to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.  The report ranks Bentley No. 8 among colleges and universities offering the…

Badavas Center sponsors ‘Academic Innovation for the Public Good’ virtual book series

February 16, 2022
“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it,” says Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund and recipient of the 2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom…


 

Bentley Collaborates with KPMG to Transform Accounting with More Analytics

February 14, 2022
The advent of big data, analytics, blockchain and machine learning is creating exciting changes in the field of accounting — and requiring new skills. Bentley University is working with Big Four accounting firm KPMG to develop curriculum for a new Master’s in…

Everyone’s talking about being ‘lonely.’ But what does that really mean?

February 11, 2022
Philosophy professor organizes conference to help tackle the 'loneliness epidemic' The COVID-19 pandemic is the crux of one of the greatest public health crises of our time, with the physical and mental isolation described as a “loneliness epidemic.” But for…