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Young man walking across the stage with his diploma at Lesley Commencement in 2019.

Jul 25, 2019

Charismatic 2019 Art Therapy graduate remembered for service to LGBTQ+ youth of color and community involvement.

Jul 22, 2019

Nancy Waring passes Mindfulness Studies torch to Andrew Olendzki

New director brings a wealth of Buddhist scholarship and teaching to Lesley’s pioneering and rigorous academic regimen in mindfulness practice and study

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

Criss Cuervo's book cover with a hand drawn woman

Aug 9, 2019Vice

The Stress of Being in a Community Under Attack

Mindfulness graduate Criss Cuervo's guidebook to help Latino immigrants with stress reduction is highlighted in this article on the stresses immigrants face in the face of ICE raids.

Aug 8, 2019Forward

Toni Morrison lit the path

Faculty Rachel Kadish writes about the lessons and wisdom she gleaned from her former teacher, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.

Image of a tree without leaves on a play poster

Aug 8, 2019The Daily News

It starts with 'Recovery'

Playwright Anne Lucas ’15 taps into her daughter's experience with opioid addiction in her drama "Recovery."

four men stand against a gray wall in black t-shirts

Aug 7, 2019Treble Zine

The Voice of An Artist

Jacob Bannon ’98 speaks about his emotional and ethereal albums "Wear Your Wounds" and "Rust on the Gates of Heaven," both departures from the metalcore music of his band Converge.

'God Land' Book cover, back of a woman's head who is sitting in a church pew.

Aug 6, 2019Iowa Public Radio

'God Land' Explores Modern Faith In The Midwest

Listen to Lyz Lenz ’10 as she speaks with Iowa Public Radio about her timely new book "God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America."

Danielle Legros Georges on a stage, eyes closed, hands up, performing.

Aug 5, 2019Johannesburg Review of Books

A poem from the 'New Daughters of Africa'

Read a poem by Professor Danielle Legros Georges, featured in "New Daughters of Africa," which includes the writing of 200 women of African descent.