Around Campus

When Pearl Opara ’23 was growing up, she and her mother would make a point to sit down and watch the news together at least one day a week. Opara would follow up with questions, and conversations would often carry on long after the television news segment…

The murder of Ahmaud Arbery — a 25-year-old Black man who was shot and killed on February 23, 2020, while jogging near his Georgia home — shocked Alison Mariella Désir to her core.   As a Black woman, the endurance runner, activist and mental health advocate…

Alum Chad Wright MSCIS '01, Chief Information Officer for Boston Dynamics and Adjunct Lecturer at Bentley, brings Spot to campus to show how innovations in robotics are integrating with business today.

“You are valued — and valuable.” Bentley President E. LaBrent Chrite’s message to first-generation students from the Class of 2026 during a special pinning ceremony sent a poignant message about the university’s commitment to their success. His remarks were…

It’s no surprise that gardening is Bill Gribbons’ favorite activity outside the classroom.  After all, the same qualities required of a successful gardener — patience, persistence and the ability to cultivate a nurturing environment that facilitates growth —…

On a recent Sunday afternoon, Betsy Stoner and 16 students from her Environmental Science and Sustainability (NAS 150) class met up at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary in Barnstable, Mass. Wearing dark green rubber waders and carrying fine-gauge nets and…

Each year, Bentley recognizes a select group of faculty members for their innovative and impactful research with Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Awards. Honorees are nominated by members of the Bentley community for research conducted within the past three…

Kevin Johnson ’09 MSA ’12 has long been impressed by the innovative, outside-the-box thinking of Bentley students. It’s a quality he observed firsthand among his peers, both as an undergraduate and in his Masters of Accounting program. It’s one he continues to…

The LaCava Tent this week doubled as an outdoor market, with vendors greeting customers — students, faculty and staff — who came to sample a variety of goods, including crafts, clothing, jewelry, personal care products, ice cream, chocolate, coffee, tea and…

For years, a cornerstone of Bentley’s student support services has been the Pulsifer Career Development Center, which regularly ranks among the top five best career services offices in the country by Princeton Review. Each semester, the dedicated center staff…