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Chris Gaffney and Karen Kames sit together on a couch.

Dec 14, 2018

An investment in Threshold’s future

A $1 million gift will provide scholarships and help expand services for alumni

Close-up of a cell phone screen with social media icons displayed.

Dec 14, 2018

Millennials aren’t all that bad

Student research project finds maligned generation is more engaged than stereotypes suggest

Photograph of ice skating rink in Kendall Square as the sun is setting

Dec 13, 2018

5 things to do! December 14-16

A weekly roundup of weekend events on campus and around town.

Outside photograph of the student center building on Doble quad with a green tree in front of it.

Dec 13, 2018

Emily Todd ’16, expressive therapies alumna, dies

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences graduate, a victim of homicide in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is remembered as “emotionally expressive,” loving and compassionate.

Dec 12, 2018

U.S. policy, Iran and Trump

Journalist Reese Erlich points finger at the President during campus lecture

Student studying with computer and book and iPhone

Dec 11, 2018

Six tips for managing student stress

Students weigh in on what works for a successful and low-stress finals season

Poster of woman singing with open shirt and announcement of exhibit.

Dec 10, 2018Rolling Stone

How sexuality fueled the Punk Rock movement

With the Museum of Sex's new exhibit "Punk Lust" now on display, Curator Lissa Rivera ‘06 talks about the role of sex in punk rock music.

Close up of Esther Perel's book "The State of Affairs" - cover is a match book with the words overlaid on it.

Dec 9, 2018The New Yorker

Love Is Not a Permanent State of Enthusiasm

A Q&A with renowned couples therapist and podcast host Esther Perel ’82 on sex, love and the state of affairs.

Lesley basketball player playing in a game on the court

Dec 5, 2018The MPS Advantage

Lesley, Medford celebrate renovated gym

Lesley University partnered with Medford High to renovate its gym, the home base for Lynx basketball.

Dec 3, 2018Boston Globe

Boston Bruins history and a radio legend

In the 1920s, Bruins broadcaster Frank Ryan amazed fans who hadn't heard live sporting events, says Professor Donna Halper.

Image of girl vaping with a cloud of smoke coming from her mouth.

Nov 30, 2018Wicked Local Saugus

Saugus speaker highlights dangers of youth vaping

Faculty member and PhD candidate Beth Williams-Breault warns that vaping companies are marketing their toxic product to kids.

Nov 28, 2018Seven Days

Danielle Klebes' 'Aimless Pilgrimage'

The paintings in alumna Danielle Klebes' "Aimless Pilgrimage" exhibit "make the mundane anything but ordinary," says one reviewer.