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COVID-19 FAQs for Students

July 21, 2020
Bentley continues to closely monitor updates about the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe. The university plans to return to campus this fall. (You can read the return-to-campus plan here.) Below are other answers to students' questions about the…

The Three Marketeers

July 20, 2020
        Students sold a variety of items, including hats and             sweatshirts (their top seller), in their online store. 
Communities around the world have…

Messaging, Masks and Mitigation

July 15, 2020
      Professors Rob DeLeo and Danielle Hartigan
In Massachusetts, 85% of residents report consistently wearing face masks in indoor public spaces. In Iowa, 52% of residents report the same. Given…

Thinking Outside the Pasta Box

June 22, 2020
If you’ve been searching grocery store shelves in vain for specialty pasta like cellentani or orecchiette, Jean-Pierre Comte, P ’21, wants you to know there’s a reason for that.   Comte is …

Celebrate Juneteenth: An Essay by Dr. Barbara Paul-Emile

June 19, 2020
Dear Members of the Bentley Community, Today, June 19, 2020, marks 155 years since Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to declare the Civil War had ended and all enslaved people were free. Juneteenth—Freedom Day—was born. Barbara Paul-…

Pride and Progress

June 17, 2020
(Above: University Police Capt. Frank Bourgeois and Residence Director Keriann McDonough with the new Progress Flag. Photos and video by Kevin Maguire.) Members of Bentley PRIDE (People Respecting Individuality and Diversity through Education), the LGBTQ+…

‘Black Lives Matter on this Campus’

June 11, 2020
Community Gathers Online for Vigil for Black Lives More than 430 members of the community joined a live-streamed “Vigil for Black Lives,” which featured speeches from students, faculty and staff in which they shared…

Events Planned to Discuss Racial Injustice

June 4, 2020
Members of the Bentley community are planning online events to allow students, faculty and staff to come together virtually to discuss racial inequality and show their support for the Black community. A meeting is also expected to be planned on campus in the…

Zooming Your Way to Zen

June 2, 2020
Spiritual Life Center’s online meditation sessions offer students serenity and solidarity “It’s OK if your mind wanders. That’s what minds do,” reassures Neil “Yo” Deshpande in his soothing baritone, reminding…

An App to Help Hospitalized Kids Overcome Isolation

May 27, 2020
Graduate student hackathon tackles isolation that plagues patients at Boston Children’s Hospital In this age of social distancing, a group of Bentley University graduate students has come up with a new app that could…