Around Campus

(Above: University Police Capt. Frank Bourgeois and Residence Director Keriann McDonough with the new Progress Flag. Photos and video by Kevin Maguire.) Members of Bentley PRIDE (People Respecting Individuality and Diversity through Education), the LGBTQ+…

Community Gathers Online for Vigil for Black Lives More than 430 members of the community joined a live-streamed “Vigil for Black Lives,” which featured speeches from students, faculty and staff in which they shared…

Members of the Bentley community are planning online events to allow students, faculty and staff to come together virtually to discuss racial inequality and show their support for the Black community. A meeting is also expected to be planned on campus in the…

Spiritual Life Center’s online meditation sessions offer students serenity and solidarity “It’s OK if your mind wanders. That’s what minds do,” reassures Neil “Yo” Deshpande in his soothing baritone, reminding…

Graduate student hackathon tackles isolation that plagues patients at Boston Children’s Hospital In this age of social distancing, a group of Bentley University graduate students has come up with a new app that could…

Near-empty restaurants. Higher prices for meat, bread and other grocery staples. Budget shortfalls for state…

Dear Class of 2020, Today marks the official completion of your academic journey. We know that this semester has brought unprecedented disruptions, but all along the way, you have been up to the challenge. We wish we could all be together in our caps and…

(Above: Ramsey Abdulrahim studies at the apartment where he's staying in Washington, D.C.) When Ramsey Abdulrahim ’21 left Amman, Jordan, to study at Bentley, he was drawn by the university’s mix of business and liberal arts as well as the small, intimate…

In this heartfelt new video, faculty and staff speak directly to students – how they miss seeing them and look forward to exchanging ideas with them on campus again soon. "You are our guiding light," says one professor. "Our inspiration for doing what we…

University Police Officer Travis Rixford had just watched the Netflix series “Tiger King” with his family when an idea hit: What if he dressed up as the show’s main character, Joe Exotic, to film a spoof video wishing graduating seniors well? One fake…