Research

Bentley continues its long-standing history of academic innovation with the debut of the Presidential Faculty Fellows program, which provides funding and institutional support for faculty-led initiatives that align with and advance the university’s Falcons…

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in late March that dairy cattle in three states had been sickened by H5N1 — a virulent and often deadly disease known scientifically as highly pathogenic avian influenza and colloquially as “bird flu” — alarm…

Caroline Chang ’24 never imagined that her senior year at Bentley would include close-up encounters with green sea turtles, southern stingrays and other fascinating aquatic creatures that dwell in the coastal waters of the Bahamas.  But that’s exactly…

João Resende-Santos, an associate professor of international studies, has been honored with a 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, a highly competitive and prestigious academic fellowship offered through the U.S. Department of State.  As a Fulbright U.…

Finance may be an industry dominated by numbers but David Pope ’90 believes that words hold the key to creating high-performing portfolios.Investors are increasingly using AI tools to inform their financial decisions, the lecturer in Finance (and Bentley…

When Harry C. Bentley established his eponymous School of Accounting and Finance in 1917, his impetus was innovation.  As Cliff Putney, associate professor and chair of the university’s History department, writes in his definitive account of the education…

When it comes to corporate decision-making in America, women are woefully underrepresented: Despite making up 58% of the nation’s workforce, they hold just 28% of C-suite positions and 29% of corporate board seats.  According to Kristi Minnick, Bentley’s…

Whether inside his classroom or in discussions with policymakers in Washington, D.C., Ben Chartock likes to talk about why so many Americans struggle to access affordable health care.The assistant professor of Economics, who has spent the past decade studying…

Each year, Bentley University recognizes a select group of faculty members for their original and impactful research, innovative educational offerings and unwavering devotion to students’ success, both in and out of the classroom.  Here, we celebrate the…