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‘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’…

‘Willing to Seek and Revel in the Magic that Education can Bring’

April 6, 2022
Dear Friends,  It is a pleasure and an honor to be with you here today, and to celebrate the inauguration of Dr. Brent Chrite as the ninth president of Bentley University.  It is a happy day, and a joyous event. It is particularly wonderful — after…

From LEGOS to Python

April 5, 2022
As a kid, Cem Özsümer ’23 was either building the latest LEGO set or sitting in front of a computer screen. Both helped him lean into an interest in creative problem solving that eventually led him to a Computer Information Systems (CIS) major at Bentley.…

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…

When Your Work Affects Your Womb

April 1, 2022
It’s common for expectant mothers to have concerns about giving birth. But that’s not the only kind of labor they should be worried about, says Dhaval Dave.    Women who work during their pregnancies, the Stanton Research Professor of Economics…

‘Lighting a Fire’ for Students

March 28, 2022
In a teaching career spanning more than four decades, Mahendra Gujarathi — the recipient of Bentley’s 2021 Adamian Award for Lifetime Teaching Excellence — has drawn constant inspiration from the words of Irish poet William Butler Yeats: “Education is not the…

Island of Innovation

March 26, 2022
Barbados is perhaps best known as the birthplace of rum and Rihanna. But the Caribbean island nation has far more to offer than sugar cane-derived spirits and pop music superstars, as six graduate students from Bentley’s Masters of Accounting and MBA programs…

Creative Backdrop

March 25, 2022
She re-created a movie scene from “The Devil Wears Prada.” She developed a retail strategy for Tracksmith New England, an elite running apparel brand. She wrote a business plan for Mamie’s Pies. These are just a few examples of how Lindsay Toia ’22 is getting…