Bentley University News

Can art empower marginalized voices? Why was the iconic 1968 film “Night of the Living Dead” so groundbreaking for Black actors? What does it mean to be Jewish in today’s world and how can we stand together against anti-Semitism? How are communities of color…

Not into networking? “You’re not alone,” says MaryEllen Ryan, senior associate director of undergraduate career development at Bentley. She advises, however, that the more you do it, the easier it gets. And the payoff could be big for your career. Many experts…

For the Bentley community, 2024 proved a banner year for celebrating milestones and making memories.  We cheered on our women’s volleyball team as they made history, becoming the first-ever member of the Northeast-10 conference to advance to the NCAA…

When Harry C. Bentley founded his School of Accounting in Boston in 1917, he committed to serving all students, regardless of their socioeconomic status. After all, as the first member of his own family to earn a university degree, Bentley understood firsthand…

For the second year in a row, Bentley University has won the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for its outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. The national honor was given by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and…

Bentley recently completed its first waste minimization plan. The plan is a key part of Bentley’s Sustainability Climate Action Plan that aims to reduce the total volume of waste generated by the university and enhance sustainable purchasing and contracting…

Bentley was recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education as a 2024 Top Performer in innovative and impactful sustainability initiatives. Featured in the 2024 Sustainable Campus Index — which highlights the most…

Bentley University has partnered with the City of Waltham to launch the Bentley Social Innovation Incubator, an accelerator program for small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Greater Waltham community who seek to leverage the power of business to…

In 1969, a congressional report concluded that “our nation’s policies for educating American Indians are a national tragedy ... the ‘first American’ has become the ‘last American’ in terms of an opportunity for employment, education, a decent income and the…