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Myisha Rodrigues working with colleagues at a shared desk

Feb 3, 2023

Dr. Myisha Rodrigues ’21 named first Black executive director of NAMI Massachusetts

Lesley alumna brings trauma-informed lens to mental health advocacy

Laura Sánchez leads audience members through a movement exercise

Jan 31, 2023

Trusting oneself to find the right path

Flamenco artist, filmmaker and teacher Laura Sánchez encourages Thought Leadership Series audience

A photo of Expressive Therapies Professor Karen Frostig in an art studio.

Jan 27, 2023

Professor speaks to UN about her ‘Lock(er) of Memory’

A descendant of Holocaust victims and survivors, Dr. Karen Frostig brings attention to forgotten concentration camp

Jan 26, 2023

Blind adventurer to speak at Lesley University’s 2023 Commencement

Alumnus Erik Weihenmayer ’93 to share experiences from a ‘No Barriers’ life

Sign: "You are standing on Native Land" - installed outside, person walking by.

Jan 19, 2023

Lesley Art + Design’s public art installation opens on Boston’s Greenway

“Acknowledge + Listen” honors Indigenous Tribes in the Commonwealth

Gloria Noronha standing among the stacks in the library

Jan 12, 2023

New EDIJ Vice President says grace is crucial for change

Gloria Noronha joins Lesley with view toward increased community engagement

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.

Sep 6, 2019The Boston Globe

15 shows to captivate theater audiences this fall

Faculty Ronan Noone's play "The Smuggler" is one of the top performances to see in Boston this autumn.

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.