News | Lesley University

Aug 14, 2018

Lesley embarks on New Bedford partnership

Rising Tide Educational Initiative seeks to elevate educational and workforce development opportunities in the New Bedford area

Headshots of Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell

Aug 9, 2018

Literacy leaders win award for collaboration

Professor Irene Fountas and colleague Gay Su Pinnell honored for long-time partnership

Susan Goodman's picture book, "The First Step," is on a table.

Aug 6, 2018

Susan Goodman wins 2017 Massachusetts Book Award

“The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial” wins Picture Book/Early Reader Award, Lesley poets Danielle Legros Georges and Aaron Smith also earn honors

Drummer and Lesley alum Caitlin Kalafus sitting at her drum set.

Aug 6, 2018

Showing true colors through music and design

Lesley alumna Caitlin Kalafus ’17 is touring this summer with legendary musician Cyndi Lauper

Rocky Cotard with four high school students from the program, standing in front of art at the final showcase.

Aug 1, 2018

Summer program, scholarships open path to Lesley

High school students take creative courses, earn college credit, learn from university professors

Lesley faculty members sitting around a round table in a classroom having a discussion.

Jul 27, 2018

Biogen boosts Lesley-led teacher development

University among six nonprofits benefiting from neuroscience pioneer’s $10M grant for support of science teaching.

Micah Greene sits in a vintage van. Photo courtesy of Stowe Reporter.

Aug 9, 2018Stowe Reporter

Stowe man won’t be taken for a ride

Math teacher Micah Greene ’05, moonlights as a car broker with a "car-buying concierge service," helping people negotiate the murky waters of purchasing a new car.

black and white close-up portrait of older person's face looking past camera

Aug 9, 2018Artscope

'Exposure 2018' opens in Porter Square

"Separately, the images and the writing are beautiful works of art, but together they perfectly complement each other," Artscope writes of the 'Exposure 2018' exhibit.

Jose Mendoza outside the Smith Building at Dana-Farber

Jul 30, 2018Harvard Ed Portal

From the Ed Portal to Dana-Farber

School Body President Jose Mendoza ’20 is fulfilling a dream this summer as an intern with the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Michael Talbot in his graduation gear at the podium

Jul 29, 2018Jamaica Observer

Michael Talbot graduates summa cum laude

Jamaica Observer profiles illustrator and native son Michael Talbot ’18, an award-winning artist who was chosen to speak at our 2018 Commencement.

Jul 25, 2018Ulster University

UNESCO Centre Welcomes Fulbright Scholar

Professor and Fulbright Scholar Meenakshi Chhabra is spending the summer in Northern Ireland researching that region's conflicted history.

Jul 20, 2018Today's Parent

Playing with guns: A parent's dilemma

Kids love to play with toy guns, and Professor Lisa Fiore says it has value for their social development and understanding of the world.