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May 23, 2023

Celebrating neurodiverse learners

Lesley University’s innovative Threshold Program celebrates fifth decade in graduation luncheon

May 20, 2023

TODAY: Adventurer Erik Weihenmayer '93 speaking at 2023 Commencement

In live-streamed ceremony, alumnus who is blind to share experiences from a ‘No Barriers’ life

lisa fiore in academic regalia speaking for graduates in pavilion

May 20, 2023

Undergraduate Commencement celebrates perseverance

Students, faculty and adventurer Erik Weihenmayer ’93, the first blind person to share and encourage stories

May 20, 2023

'Not all mountains are literal'

Graduate Commencement stresses the need to meet immense challenges by being true to oneself and one’s mission

Buildings on a busy city street with blue sky and clouds

May 17, 2023

Striding boldly to another achievement

Steinberg Henry, a new Ph.D., hasn’t let near-total blindness impede his progress

A brick building with a white door and many windows. On the right, a tree blocks the blue sky.

May 16, 2023

Lesley University, Riverside Community Care announce Riverside Scholars@Lesley

Innovative workplace initiative to expand ranks of mental health counselors

Photos of Hilary Kreisberg standing on Mellen Walk on Doble Campus

Sep 10, 2019WBUR

Parents Can Be Part Of The Equation

Hilary Kreisberg talks about her book "Adding Parents to the Equation: Understanding Your Child's Elementary School Math."

Sep 10, 2019Billboard

Lauren Pratt Works Through Loss With New Album

Billboard premiers expressive therapies student and singer-songwriter Lauren Pratt's new album "Young American Sycamore."

Sep 10, 2019WFPL

Picking The Right Thing

"Ghost," a play based on the novel of the same name by creative writing faculty Jason Reynolds will open the Stage One Family Theatre's season in Louisville, Kentucky.

Sep 9, 2019CBS Boston

Teachers Fight For Play-Based Learning

“When teachers dictate too much what children are doing .... after a while it deadens their school experience,” says Professor Lisa Fiore.

Maria Aliberti Lubertazzi wears waders and stands waist deep in a green pond.

Sep 6, 2019WBUR

The Art of Being Alert

Julie Wittes Schlack ’13 remembers to take in her surroundings while on vacation and writes about the challenge of keeping that mindset back in her everyday life.

Sep 6, 2019The Brooklyn Rail

Leland Cheuk's No Good Very Bad Asian

“No Good Very Bad Asian" by Leland Cheuk ’11 achieves "a true synthesis of heart and humor highlighted by the fluidity of his first-person voice and a steady diet of sharp turns of prose.”