Around Campus

Bentley was awarded a $300,000 federal grant to strengthen efforts to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking among students of color, LGBTQ and international students. 

Gleaming walls of glass stretch skyward. A contoured concrete façade animated with flecks of mica simulates skate blades on ice. More than 400 linear feet of LED lights reflect off the soaring roofline, beacons of blue as night falls. The Bentley Arena makes a dramatic first impression. What happens inside eclipses even the sleek lines and grand physicality of the exterior. Designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, the arena is an MVP in building knowledge and skills, pride and community — and more.

More than 1,000 first-year students arrived on the Bentley campus today for “Move-in Day,” carting and carrying belongings into dorm rooms, meeting new roommates and friends, and officially kicking off their college experience.

Bentley welcomes Dr. Alison Davis-Blake as our eighth president. Read her introductory message to the Bentley community.

As the first transgender woman of color to star in a mainstream television series, actress, writer, producer and LGBTQ advocate Laverne Cox knows a thing or two about overcoming obstacles.

Class of 2018 members Chris and Meagan Ehl

From Field Day to Spring Day

Jillian Offermann ’20 wants people to “get pumped” about Bentley, and in Bentley’s new multipurpose arena, she will help do that.

Alison Davis-Blake, Ph.D., the former dean of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, has been appointed the eighth president of Bentley University, one of the top U.S. business schools in the country.

It’s a milestone reached by only six other college basketball coaches in history -- Bentley University’s Barbara Stevens won her 1,000th game as the women’s basketball team beat Adelphi University.