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Sidewalk in front of Sherrill Library with green grass and a green tree with white flowers.

Jul 12, 2019

‘Leading with love,’ Glenda Colon ’08 steps into new role

Lynn Public Schools’ first Hispanic principal presents relatable leadership example for Latino children and their families

Jul 10, 2019

Chris Wendorf ’00 believes physical education should be ‘core subject’

Wisconsin PE Teacher of the Year touts value of active lifestyle for kids

Group of people standing on step stools outside holding up red heart cutouts

Jul 8, 2019

Faculty member offers his observations from front of immigration crisis

David Nurenberg, associate professor of education, decries treatment of children in Florida detention camp

Photo of Nirmala Legale holding a mic and smiling

Jul 2, 2019

Nirmala Legale awarded McKenna Scholarship

Recipient looks forward to career supporting children in foster care

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

Jul 1, 2019

From bees to trees, Lesley researchers map Mount Auburn

$85,000 grant creates model for community engagement in local ecology

Students standing outside on the quad in a circle on a sunny summer day

Jun 27, 2019

We’re all in this together

Threshold Program students join in orientation for the first time

Jul 15, 2019EP Magazine

Bon Voyage

Accessible and inclusive travel is becoming increasingly available and provide lasting benefits, writes Threshold Program Associate Director Cara Gorham Streit.

Jul 12, 2019Cambridge Chronicle

Lesley University awarded for campus newsletter

Our ICYMI weekly e-newsletter receives a Bronze Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in the 2019 Circle of Excellence competition.

Jackie Glenn with the host of CityLine at the station

Jul 11, 2019CityLine

Jackie Glenn talks immigration

Jackie Glenn ’01, one of Boston’s 100 most influential people of color, talks about her book ”Lift as I Climb: An Immigrant Girl’s Journey Through Corporate America."

Jul 11, 2019Huffington Post

Charter school teachers under scrutiny

As 2017 Teacher of the Year, Sydney Chaffee ‘07 faced criticism for working at a charter school, but she believes there is common ground to be found in the traditional vs. charter debate.

Jul 10, 2019New York Times

Mermaids Have Always Been Black

Tracey Baptiste responds to the outrage over casting a black Ariel in the upcoming "The Little Mermaid," citing the prevalence of mermaids in Caribbean and African lore.

Jul 9, 2019We Need Diverse Books blog

Q&A with Mariama J. Lockington

"For Black Girls Like Me" debut author and Lesley alumna Mariama Lockington shares the personal inspiration behind her young adult novel.