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Bentley’s Center for Woman and Business Hosts 12th Annual Gearing Up Conference

May 2, 2017
The Center for Women and Business at Bentley University will present its 12th Annual Gearing Up Conference on Friday, June 16 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

“It’s really powerful to know I have an arts and business degree”

April 28, 2017
As a varsity athlete in high school, Malakhai Pearson focused on sports and classwork, with little time for creative pursuits. That all changed during his first year at Bentley.

President Larson Rings Closing Bell at Nasdaq

April 21, 2017
President Gloria Larson rang the Nasdaq closing bell on April 20, 2017, to honor Bentley’s centennial year.

Bentley on Bloomberg: How to Choose the College that’s Right for You

April 20, 2017
Bentley President Gloria Larson joined Bloomberg Radio’s Cory Johnson and guest experts to talk about which factors students and their families should focus on in the final weeks leading up to decision time so they can find the best college match.

Bentley on Bloomberg: Preparing Tomorrow’s Women Leaders

April 5, 2017
President Gloria Larson joined Bloomberg Radio’s Carol Massar and Cory Johnson, along with guest experts, to talk about how higher education is putting leadership programs in place to better prepare young women and how companies are changing their policies to advance women because they know it will benefit their bottom line.

Yawkey Foundations Award Bentley $500,000 to Boost Service-Learning and Civic Engagement

March 31, 2017
The Yawkey Foundations have recognized Bentley University’s longstanding commitment to service-learning and awarded the university $500,000 to educate students to effectively lead nonprofit organizations and expand student efforts to help community groups.

New Study Demonstrates the Importance of Long-Term Funding for Cancer Research

March 27, 2017
New drugs to treat cancer that are now emerging are the end products of research begun in the 1970s and ‘80s, a new study by Bentley University has found, demonstrating the importance of long-term research in bringing new therapies to market.

Bentley Students Compete in National Moot Court Competition

March 16, 2017
Three Bentley teams participated in the national American Collegiate Moot Court Association competition in Tampa, Florida in early January. The teams had their best performance since 2012.

Bentley Graduates: 99 Percent are Employed or in Grad School within Six Months

March 9, 2017
Six months after graduation, 99 percent of the Class of 2016 is employed, attending or planning to attend graduate school.

Do Board-Level Sustainability Committees Impact Company Performance?

March 7, 2017
Bentley University Ph.D. Candidate Jenna Burke, along with co-authors Professors Rani Hoitash (Bentley University) and Udi Hoitash (Northeastern University), explore whether it is beneficial for corporate boards to continue to adopt and dedicate resources to sustainability committees in their new paper.