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‘Bentley’s Bold Bets for the Future’

April 6, 2022
Chair Paul Condrin, members of the Bentley Board of Trustees and trustees emeriti; former presidents Morone and Larson; Dr. Michael Lomax (in absentia) and Mr. Agai Jones in his stead, Dr. Debora Spar and Dr. B. Joseph White; members of my family and in…

‘The Type of Leader We Hope All of Our Students Aspire to Be’

April 6, 2022
President Chrite; Phyllis Chrite, Elrie Jr., Adriana, Jordan and the extended Chrite family; Dr. Debora Spar; Dr. B. Joseph White; esteemed delegates and members of the Bentley faculty; trustees and trustees emeriti, cabinet members and past presidents;…

Bentley Celebrates the Inauguration of Ninth President E. LaBrent Chrite

April 6, 2022
More than 1,400 students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, friends of the university and representatives of other colleges celebrated the inauguration of E. LaBrent Chrite, PhD, as the ninth president in Bentley University’s 105-year history. In a…

‘I’ve Never Known a Finer Man’

April 6, 2022
Good afternoon.  I come today to heap praise on Brent Chrite and his wonderful wife, Phyllis, and to express my admiration for your university. You as a Bentley community, and Brent and Phyllis, are so fortunate to have found each other.    I’…

Marcelo Claure ’93 Talks Socially Responsible Business with President Chrite

April 5, 2022
Entrepreneur and investor Marcelo Claure ’93 joined President E. LaBrent Chrite for a wide-ranging armchair conversation on the future of business, the most disruptive technologies and the need for good business at the intersection of…

99 Percent of Bentley’s Class of 2021 is Employed or Attending Graduate School

March 14, 2022
Ninety-nine percent of Bentley University’s undergraduate Class of 2021 graduates are employed, attending or planning to attend graduate school, according to data reported six months after their graduation. Bentley graduates also reported an increase in…

Statement from Bentley University

March 13, 2022
Bentley University is aware of a video circulating online, allegedly of a professor, that includes crude and violent comments. This video was shared with the university earlier this week and was immediately turned over to an external investigator, who is…

Bentley to Celebrate the Inauguration of E. LaBrent Chrite, PhD, as Ninth President on April 5 and 6

March 7, 2022
Ceremony will feature business and higher education leaders including entrepreneur and investor Marcelo Claure ’93, UNCF (United Negro College Fund) President and CEO Michael L. Lomax, Harvard Business School Professor Debora Spar and University of Illinois…

Bentley Named a Top University for Long-Term Return on Investment

February 18, 2022
A Bentley education delivers among the highest return on investment in the country, according to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.  The report ranks Bentley No. 8 among colleges and universities offering the…

Badavas Center sponsors ‘Academic Innovation for the Public Good’ virtual book series

February 16, 2022
“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it,” says Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund and recipient of the 2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom…