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Tell the world one important thing. photographed, telling stories that made classmates laugh and cry. “I learned how many other people are struggling through the same issues I do,” says Nick Williams ’19 (top row, left). “It gave me an opportunity to leave my small imprint on a big community.”
The project invited students to “let down their guard and be vulnerable with one another,” says Jessica Kenerson, associate director for student affairs operations and development (top row, right). “It was the most impactful day in my seven years at Bentley.”
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Dear World, an international storytelling project where people write personal messages on themselves to share with the world via photo portraits, came to Bentley during annual First Week activities for freshmen. More than 250 students were
PHOTOS COURTESY DEAR WORLD
FRESHMEN AND OTHERS EMBRACED THAT OPPORTUNITY EARLY THIS FALL.