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Bentley’s First Pride Month Block Party Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community  

July 7, 2022
Colorful pride flags waved in the summer breeze under a tent on upper campus as about 100 people gathered for Bentley’s first-ever Pride Month Block Party. The function, hosted in partnership by the Office of Gender and Sexuality Student Programs (…

From Bentley to Italy, Julia MacIsaac ’23 Maps Out Her Path

July 6, 2022
While other kids her age were reading comic books or chapter books, 11-year-old Julia MacIsaac ’23 was scanning The New York Times travel section to add to her wish list of places to visit.  As she dreamed about experiencing new cultures abroad, she…

Emphasizing Equity

June 30, 2022
An Economics-Finance major and social justice activist, Kimiya Kim ’22 says she never expected to find a course at Bentley “geared toward both my passions.” So she was understandably “ecstatic” this spring when Meghan Esson, an assistant professor of Economics…

Martin Conyon Awarded 2021 Mee Family Prize for Lifetime Research Excellence

June 26, 2022
Martin Conyon firmly believes in a thoughtful and thorough approach to intellectual inquiry.  According to the Trustee Professor of Economics, “the best scholarship happens in an active marketplace of ideas.” In his view, it’s vital for universities to…

Trans-cendent Television?

June 21, 2022
In January, Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez made history by becoming the first transgender actor ever to win a Golden Globe — an achievement made even more momentous by the fact that she won for her work on “Pose,” a groundbreaking cable television series…

Multisensory Solutions

June 15, 2022
Graduate students in Bentley’s Human Factor in Information Design (HFID) program expect to learn about innovative technology. But in Associate Professor Mounia Ziat’s Multimodal Experience Design (HF766) course, they venture beyond the textbook, designing and…

‘The Three Ps of Pride’

June 10, 2022
More than 50 members of the Bentley community gathered on campus June 1, 2022 for the university’s fifth annual Pride Flag ceremony, which was also livestreamed for participants unable to attend in person. As the official kick-off for the university’s…

Solving Society’s Ills

June 6, 2022

3 Ways to Harness Happiness Every Day

May 31, 2022
In a world where media headlines are dominated by mass shootings, COVID variants and war in Ukraine, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by anger and anxiety. But maintaining an optimistic outlook isn’t impossible, says James “Pouli” Pouliopoulos: “Just because the…

Bentley’s ‘Best Program of the Year’ Celebrates African Culture

May 31, 2022
Voted by Bentley Student Programs and Engagement as the best program of the year, the 2022 Africana Student Association (ASA) Gala was lauded by attendees as “the best African event in Massachusetts” and “an incredible night.” With highlights that included…