Around Campus

Some people set an alarm to buy concert tickets as soon as they go on sale; others to secure a spot for a popular college course. Then there are clients of Taryn Bennett ’23, whose reminders are set to book manicure appointments that typically fill up within…

For the second year in a row, the African Student Association (ASA) gala sold out and proved to be a night to remember. A dynamic, upbeat energy filled the Bentley Arena as live fashion, musical and dance performances took center stage to the cheers of more…

The harmful effects of social media are as ubiquitous as the medium itself. Recent studies have linked the regular use of digital platforms with higher rates of anxiety and depression among both teens and adults; an increase in eating disorders among…

Even as a little girl, Mounia Ziat had big dreams.  The associate professor of Experience Design (UX) remembers a time in primary school when her parents asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. She replied without hesitation, “Engineer of…

Last March, the Walt Disney Company publicly denounced the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” education bill passed by Florida legislators. In May, Amazon responded to a leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the reversal of Roe v. Wade by announcing a new benefit…

Alice (Binbin) Zhang MSBA ’23 understands firsthand how business can be a force for good.  Before enrolling in Bentley’s Master’s in Business Analytics (MSBA) program, she consulted for a Chinese tech company working to create educational robots for…

The executive dining room in LaCava was filled to capacity for the 37th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, a popular event sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the MLK Committee that featured keynote speaker Winona LaDuke, an advocate…

The economic and existential crises wrought by COVID-19 had a profound effect on the nation’s workforce: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 47 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in 2021, an unprecedented exodus now known as…

Andrew Fox ’25 knows what it’s like to be on the outside. When he came out in high school, the initial response from his classmates was one of acceptance — but then he noticed stares in the hallways and undertones of judgment.    “It was kind of, if you…

The Bentley community had plenty of reasons to celebrate in 2022, including the inauguration of the university’s ninth president, E. LaBrent Chrite, the campus return of our undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies and a visit from the Kingdom of…