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A brick building with a white door and many windows. On the right, a tree blocks the blue sky.

May 16, 2023

Lesley University, Riverside Community Care announce Riverside Scholars@Lesley

Innovative workplace initiative to expand ranks of mental health counselors

May 11, 2023

Reviewing Lesley’s leadership in teacher residencies

2023 June Fox Lecture featured a virtual panel discussion among alumni and education experts

May 9, 2023

Missing and honoring Jim Wilbur

Saturday-morning remembrance ceremony highlights the love, laughter and guidance of late, longtime Threshold Program leader

Jo-Anne Hart with microphone in black box theater

Apr 27, 2023

Taking the stage for friendship and AIDS

Professor Jo-Anne Hart debuts solo performance, sharing her academic focus on storytelling and social history to the public in a personal way

Daniel Dubinsky and Jim Wilbur in academic regalia at Threshold graduation

Apr 26, 2023

Honoring Threshold’s past, embracing its future

Lesley’s innovative program for neurodiverse learners celebrates entering fifth decade with dinner and gala, remembrance of longtime director Jim Wilbur

Apr 25, 2023

Showtime at the Brattle!

College of Art and Design Digital Filmmaking premieres 18 student films on May 4 at Cambridge’s storied Brattle Theatre

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.

Sep 3, 2019Tricity News

Book of the Week: Other Words for Home

A "must read," Jasmine Warga's latest novel, "Other Words for Home," focuses on a young Syrian refugee who loves pop music and Reese Witherspoon.

Woman in green coat carrying a plastic bag of liquid.

Aug 26, 2019

Deb Berlin Travels to Arctic Circle

Middle school teacher and alumna Deb Berlin ’16 recently traveled to the Arctic Circle to study climate change with Earthwatch, an international environmental nonprofit. Image: The Rashi School.

Aug 26, 2019WBUR

10 Art Exhibits Worth Catching This Fall

In his exhibit "Our Parents, Ourselves," College of Art and Design adjunct faculty David Hilliard points a lens at his aging father and their relationship.

Overhead view of a person's arm and someone taking their blood pressure.

Aug 25, 2019Authority Magazine

The Future of Healthcare

From the frontlines of healthcare to his service as CEO of Tampa General Hospital, John Couris ’95 has a rich career connecting people with the healing care they need.

Aug 20, 2019Broadway World

Boston Playwrights' Theatre Announces Season

Creative Writing faculty Ronan Noone's award-winning play, "The Smuggler," will be performed this year at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre.