Bentley University News

Growing up in Panama City, Panama, Anastasia Liakopulos ’24 enjoyed weekly dinners where her family’s Greek and Latin cultures were reflected. The group would linger over dessert, Liakopulos says, “talking to our ‘tios’ and ‘tias’ (uncles and aunts) and ‘yayi…

Africa’s potential as a growth market for business remains both underestimated and misunderstood — as does the potential for business to play a transformative role in solving the continent’s biggest challenges, according to The Brookings Institution. To help…

Bentley alumni are earning among the highest salaries in the country 10 years after graduation, according to a new New York Times tool that helps students find the college that suits them best.  The tool allows students to rank colleges by choosing…

When Tom D’Eri ’11 and his father were choosing a name for their South Florida-based car wash in 2013, they found inspiration in a popular saying often attributed to John F. Kennedy: “A rising tide lifts all boats.”   The decision to name their company…

Kristina Ayanian ’19 understands that beauty pageants can be polarizing.  She knows some view such competitions with contempt, believing they objectify participants and perpetuate unhealthy, unrealistic and unenlightened ideals of womanhood. But Ayanian…

The 2023 Black United Body (BUB) fashion show on March 25 drew a crowd of nearly 1,000 people who gathered in the Bentley Arena for a look at curated collections from local people-of-color designers modeled by Bentley students. But beyond the impressive light…

When Christina Medor ’25 was in fifth grade, she applied to be a part of Steppingstone Foundation, a Boston-based nonprofit that prepares students from historically marginalized communities to access, navigate and graduate from college. “I’ve been with…

Bentley’s Class of 2022 is reporting strong job outcomes and higher salaries. Ninety-nine percent of the undergraduate class graduates are employed, attending or planning to attend graduate school, according to data gathered six months after their graduation.…

Neyheymee Mondiere ’23 is a Business Economics major, senior adviser of Black United Body (BUB), modeling director of the popular BUB fashion show and captain of intramural volleyball. Even with all these on-campus activities, she’s found time to complete…

Are Men Really Better Suited for Success Than Women?   At face value, the statistics included in the 2022 Women in the Workplace report — an annual study on the state of women in corporate America conducted…