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Cultivating Potential

April 26, 2023
Listen to This Article   The cannabis industry ended 2021 with national sales of $25 billion, which experts predict will double by 2026. It employs nearly half a million people in medical and recreational markets across 37 states. It has seen jobs…

Mentoring and Meaning

April 26, 2023
Listen to This Article   Mentoring and Meaning Is it really all about the paycheck? For Gen Z, not so much. The Bentley – Gallup Force for Good survey found that 71% of young Americans say they’d switch jobs to work at a company that has a…

Organic Design

April 26, 2023

Friendships Then & Now

April 26, 2023
Alumni share photos, stories and gratitude for friendships that started in dorms and elsewhere at Bentley. Send yours for a future issue. 1974 As students, from left: Barry Arntz ’74, MBA ’84; Paul Gagnon ’75; Paul “Tango” Tangusso ’75; Kenneth Sawicki ’74…

Catching up with a ‘Sea-E-O’

April 26, 2023
Listen to This Article   Emily Wilder, MBA ’19 is bringing a taste of the Pacific Northwest to customers near and far. Her 2-year-old online store, Salinity Seafood & More, features food and wares from Washington state.   “I’ve always…

Bentley Establishes Chapter of National First-Gen Honor Society

April 18, 2023
On Tuesday, April 4, Bentley held its first-ever induction ceremony for Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha), a national honor society recognizing academic excellence among first-generation college students. The university welcomed 53 students and 27 faculty and…

NCAA President and Former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Tripadvisor Co-Founder and Former CEO Stephen Kaufer to Deliver Commencement Addresses at Bentley University

April 18, 2023
President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will deliver the keynote address at Bentley University's 104th undergraduate commencement ceremony in May. Baker’s commencement address – his first…

Running and Redlining

April 14, 2023
For most of her life, Erin Flynn believed that running was an inherently inclusive sport. A standout cross-country runner — first at her high school in Milton, Massachusetts, where she helped lead her teammates to a state championship, and later at…

Getting in the Game

April 10, 2023
Endorsement deals — agreements for a company to use an individual’s name, image and likeness (NIL) for promotion to represent their brand — have typically been reserved for large corporations, celebrities and elite professional athletes. But in July 2021, the…

President Chrite Named one of Boston’s Most Influential Men of Color

April 7, 2023
Bentley University President E. LaBrent Chrite has been named one of Boston’s most influential men of color.  Chrite joins a list of prominent honorees that includes Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts; Scott Uzzell, CEO of Converse; Quincy…