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Jun 12, 2019

Lesley awarded for engaging and humorous campus publication

Unique and creative e-newsletter shines in international competition

Fareesa Sayeda speaks with educators at a table.

Jun 11, 2019

Addressing mental illness one page at a time

Research by Lesley professor and students identifies books that can open path to healthier classrooms

Jun 7, 2019

Baltimore Teacher of the Year goes above and beyond

Kyair Butts ’14 makes it his mission to close equity gaps for students

Jun 5, 2019

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley surprises alumni at award ceremony

Five outstanding graduates honored during Alumni Weekend

Jun 4, 2019

Norman Dee Prize awarded to future middle school teacher

Recipient Kevin Heinold ’19 receives $1,500 for annual prize

Teacher Lindsay Tosches looks on as a student pours liquid into a beaker.

Jun 4, 2019

Lesley professors and local teachers team up to enhance innovative math and science education

Partnerships are fueling broader, deeper access to science and math for Cambridge and Somerville schoolchildren

Jun 12, 2019Slate

Anne Frank wasn't perfect and that's okay

"When people insist on the perfection of martyrs, they forget that one of the great violences accomplished by the Nazis was in robbing their victims of their right to be seen as real, complex people," writes faculty Rachel Kadish.

Mortarboard on Julie Lim's head which reads "proud immiagrant" in both directions against a red and white striped background.

Jun 11, 2019New York Times

Wearing Their Hearts on Their Graduation Caps

Julie Lam ’19, who graduated from our MFA in Creative Writing, explains why she decorated her mortarboard with "Proud Immigrant," written in the colors of the American flag.

Brendan Aylward at Unified Health and Performance

Jun 5, 2019Boston Magazine

Cheer On These Powerlifters

Brendan Aylward ’15, owner of Unified Performance, takes an inclusive approach to fitness as he trains people with disabilities.

Jun 5, 2019Cambridge Day

Pressley pops in to honor chief of staff

Rep. Ayanna Pressley surprised Sarah Groh ’11, her chief of staff, at Alumni Weekend as the latter was set to receive an award.

May 28, 2019Short of the Week

Dear, Dreamer

Check out filmmaker Kristian Melom's 10-minute documentary on Lesley MFA faculty Jason Reynolds, who speaks of his calling to write fiction that resonates with young readers.

Patricia Warner has a surprised look as she receives the medal from Rep. Katherine Clark.

May 28, 2019WBUR

WWII Spy presented with Congressional Gold Medal

Alumna Patricia Warner, 98, received the Congressional Gold Medal in a surprise ceremony to acknowledge her service during WWII as a spy with the Office of Strategic Services.