Drag queens and drunken bicycles
Lesley professor Christine Collins and alumna Tara Sellios are featured in Boston's annual juried "Exposure" exhibition
The Boston Globe
June 11, 2013
This doctor’s an award-winning poet
Lesley MFA in Creative Writing Faculty Dr. Rafael Campo won the Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine
The Boston Globe
June 10, 2013
In sweltering heat, artists sweat to raise funds for Brookline kids
Adam J. O’Day, an illustration and graphic design alumnus, took part in the Wet Paint event to support the Brookline Community Mental Health Center's Kids' Fund
Brookline TAB
June 6, 2013
Around Town
Lesley University alum Kitty Dukakis was among the guests hosted by president Joseph Moore
The Boston Globe - Names
June 5, 2013
For kindergarten teacher, profession is 'love over everything'
Lesley alumna Cynthia Messerli is named May Clark County Educator of the Month
Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 2, 2013
Rap performer gives back with scholarship for Mt. Blue senior
Lesley alumnus Devin Ferreira establishes scholarship award
Bangor Daily News
June 2, 2013
Hope Notaro Receives 2013 Edith Lesley Wolfard Award
The Lesley graduate hopes to serve students and lead change in mental health care
North Haven News
May 30, 2013
North Haven College Grad Receives Prestigious Award
Lesley honors graduate Hope Notaro with the 2013 Edith Lesley Wolfard Award
North Haven Patch
May 30, 2013
Lyrical Somerville
A poem by Lesley MFA student Teisha Twomey
The Somerville News
May 29, 2013
Alex Leaver's art on display at the James Library
Leaver earned her MFA from Lesley's Art Institute of Boston in 2011
The Hanover Mariner
May 29, 2013
When novel’s characters eventually leave, author remains a bit wistful
Lesley MFA in Creative Writing faculty Hester Kaplan reflects on her craft
The Jewish Voice & Herald
May 24, 2013
Graham receives honorary degree from Lesley University
Honorary degree recipient Graham Nash addressed the 468 new graduates of Lesley’s College of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies and the Art Institute
GrahamNash.com
May 21, 2013
Graham Nash awarded honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts at Lesley University
The Shrewsbury Lantern
May 21, 2013
New grads get star send-offs
It was back to the future at Lesley University, where ’60s superstar Graham Nash, one of the founders of Crosby, Stills & Nash, serenaded the grads with a fitting tune: “Teach Your Children.”
Boston Herald - Inside Track
May 20, 2013
Lesley confers over 2,000 degrees during commencement
Lesley University commencement was held Saturday, May 18, at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston
Cambridge Chronicle
May 20, 2013
Filmmaker Matthew Nash tells Holocaust tale from GI's point of view
Lesley professor Matthew Nash discusses his new documentary
Washington Examiner
May 19, 2013
Lesley graduates are given gift of song
Musician Graham Nash and historian David McCullough address Lesley gradautes
Boston Sunday Globe
May 19, 2013
Low-residency programs blend online, campus classes
Lesley University's low-residency master's degrees are among hybrid programs growing in popularity due to benefits for students
Boston Sunday Globe - Money & Careers
May 19, 2013
Singer Graham Nash — one-third of Crosby, Stills & Nash — and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough will address Lesley University’s grads Saturday
The Boston Globe - Names
May 16, 2013
The art of living
Lesley alumnus Marquis Victor is taking a lesson from his life to teach at-risk youths about making better futures for themselves
Eagle-Tribune
May 13, 2013
Danvers mother overcomes tragedy through love for children
Michelle Giovanni will earn her master's degree in special education from Lesley at Commencement on Saturday
The Boston Globe
May 12, 2013
Star University of Maine Augusta student looks to heal others with art
Future Lesley art therapy graduate student Tessa Hayes reflects on the important role art played in working through her difficult childhood
The Kennebec Journal
May 9, 2013
Forward thinking
Flash Forward Festival Boston advance shows include “[Photo]gogues: New England,” rarely seen work by faculty from Lesley's Art Institute of Boston, among other schools
The Boston Globe - To Do List
May 7, 2013
Graham Nash to Receive Honorary Degree from Massachusetts’ Lesley University
Graham Nash will be among the luminaries presented with honorary degrees on May 18 during the 2013 commencement ceremonies for undergraduate students at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
ABC News Radio
May 7, 2013
When Words Are Not Enough, May 11
Lesley's Expressive Therapies Program helps organize an afternoon to listen to music and create art in response to the Marathon bombings
Boston.com - Things To Do
May 6, 2013
Celebrating teachers in the classroom
During teacher appreciation week, Lesley alumna Annette Davis reflects on why she became a teacher
Savannah Morning News
May 4, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FINISH LINE: Afghan student shares experience
Lesley University student Diba Feroz traveled over 6,000 miles to escape violence in her native Afghanistan, only to find herself feeling too close to home in the last few weeks
Cambridge Chronicle
May 3, 2013
Visual Culture Consortium's Fifth Undergraduate Art History Symposium
Lesley student Julia Kirchmer recently presented at the Museum of Fine Arts as part of the prestigious annual Symposium
Big Red & Shiny
May 3, 2013
Crosby, Stills & Nash co-founder to speak at Lesley commencement
Graham Nash, David McCullough, Paul Reville and Liz Walker will speak at Lesley University’s 2013 Commencement
Boston.com - Your Town
April 30, 2013
Lesley University Announces Graduation Speakers
Graduates at Lesley’s two graduate schools will be addressed by honorary degree recipient Paul Reville, former Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a member of the senior faculty at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education - In the Media
April 2013
Lesley University announces graduation speakers
Lesley University of Cambridge will award honorary degrees to four individuals during its commencement ceremonies on May 18
Boston Herald
April 29, 2013
Lesley University has hired Alison Harris
Harris, former director of communications at the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, is the college’s new director of communications
Boston Herald - The Ticker
April 29, 2013
Lexington brothers play around with gaming ideas
Justin Novelline, a 2012 graduate of Lesley's Art Institute of Boston, and his brother launch video game company
The Lexington Minuteman
April 27, 2013
Poetry reading with Physician/Poet Rafael Campo
Campo is on the faculty of Lesley University’s Creative Writing MFA Program
Boston.com - Your Town
April 26, 2013
Artists – young and old – respond to Marathon attack on canvas, with song
Lesley alumna Heidi Katz and Graduate Art Therapy program coordinator Julia Byers helped children express their emotions through art
Dorchester Reporter
April 25, 2013
Photographer at work
Lesley University presents Sebastião Salgado
The Boston Globe - Pick of the Day
April 25, 2013
'I Saw What Is Pristine In This Planet'
Lesley presents photographer Sebastiao Salgado on April 25
WBUR - The Artery
April 23, 2013
Show stoppers: Art school grads who may hit it big
Lesley's Cotton Miller searches for artistic meaning in his illness
The Boston Globe
April 18, 2013
Diana Chapman Walsh to deliver Lesley University’s Sonnabend Lecture on April 30
“Gentle Emissaries from a World of Possibility: When Leadership and Mindfulness Converge.”
Cambridge Community Television
April 18, 2013
Lesley alumna Diane King-Burgess named Teacher of the Year
King-Burgess has been a fifth-grade teacher for 18 years
The Item
April 15, 2013
Found Holocaust Photographs Unlock Family Secret
Lesley Professor Matthew Nash debuts documentary
WBUR - The Artery
April 12, 2013
A lucky 13
“The Art Institute of Boston: Celebrating 100 Years” features prints, drawings, and photographs by 13 faculty members and students
The Boston Globe
April 8, 2013
Grandfather's hidden photos inspire Holocaust film
Lesley professor and filmmaker Matthew Nash creates documentary about the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany
Associated Press
April 4, 2013
Dry run is real deal
Lesley alumna and teacher Liz Byron to race 155 miles through Sahara for students
Boston Herald
April 2, 2013
Porter Square Rising
Will Lesley’s expansion transform Porter Square? Lesley's Arts Center will bring AIB's galleries, studio spaces and artists to Porter
The Cambridge Chronicle
March 29, 2013
Film on Nazi camp to premier at Lesley University
Lesley professor Matthew Nash's documentary "16 Photographs at Ohrdruf" will be screened on April 4
Boston.com - Your Town
March 26, 2013
Jana Karp to receive Community Leadership Award
Karp, a Lesley Alumna and Trustee, founded the Boston Youth Sanctuary therapeutic program for children who have experienced trauma
Weston Town Crier
March 22, 2013
Lauren Cross wins Visionary Award
Cross, who holds an MFA from Lesley's Art Institute of Boston, founded a gallery and events
space devoted to exhibiting the work of women artists of
color
Fort Worth Weekly
March 20, 2013
Muslim/American, American/Muslim
MFA alum and photographer Robert Gerhardt documents the intersection between "Muslim" and "American"
Photo District News - Photo of the Day
March 19, 2013
Celebrating 100 Years of the Art Institute of Boston
AIB's centennial is being celebrated in a new exhibition at the Boston Public Library
Back Bay Patch
March 19, 2013
Ripples on the water
Poet and Lesley professor Mary Clare Powell publishes new collection, “Box of Water”
The Recorder
March 15, 2013
It’s still improv, but ‘Playbook’ lets some local playwrights launch the laughs
Playwright Jami Brandli, who teaches at Lesley, contributes script to ImprovBoston series
Cambridge Day
March 7, 2013
Unconventional Inventions exhibit
Faculty member Christopher James juries North Shore exhibition curated by graduate student Zach Hoffman
SAMPAN
March 7, 2013
Tragic timeliness
Dr. Peter Langman will speak as part of the Gun Series at Lesley
The Boston Globe - Boston-area To Do List
March 4, 2013
Lesley University named one of Top New England Colleges in 2013
GoLocal
March 4, 2013
Movement as Medicine
Lesley's Dance Therapy program coordinator Nancy Beardall describes the cross-disciplinary experience for students in various expressive arts
DanceTeacher magazine
March 1, 2013
Brynn Dizack: Canis Major at Nesto Gallery
Dizack earned her BFA in 2006 and MFA in 2008 from Lesley's Art Institute of Boston
Artscope magazine | 13 for 2013
March/April
Ben Sloat emphasizes the tools of analysis
Sloat, an instructor at Lesley's Art Institute of Boston, discusses the photo program and his teaching philosophy
PDNedu magazine
Spring 2013
For Lesley speakers, coming of spring brings fear of school violence, hope for environment
Lesley presents psychologist Peter Langman and environmentalist John Francis
Cambridge Day
February 28, 2013
There is more evidence on art therapy than you think
Expressive Therapies faculty member Cathy Malchiodi weighs in on new BBC film about art therapy
Psychology Today - The Healing Arts blog
February 27, 2013
Stamford middle school science teacher selected for prestigious fellowship
Lesley Alumna Emily Korn receives New Science Teacher Academy fellowship
The Stamford Times
February 21, 2013
Violent Video Games Should Be For Adults Only
Professor Emerita Nancy Carlsson-Paige weighs in on the effects of media violence on children
Here & Now - Public Radio
February 21, 2013
Too much MCAS reliance, researchers say
Professor Emerita Nancy Carlsson-Paige is co-leading a group raising objections to standardized tests
The Boston Globe
February 20, 2013
JP rapper creates new music genre
Lesley graduate student Devin Ferreira incorporates the saxophone into his rap songs
Jamaica Plain Gazette
February 15, 2013
Widow combines Kabbalah and comics to fight cancer
Art therapist Shira Frimer, a Lesley alumna, releases graphic novel aimed at kids battling the disease
The Times of Israel
February 12, 2013
Boys' classroom behavior impacts grades, study finds
Lisa Fiore, dean of faculty at Lesley University, weighs in
Today - Today.com
February 10, 2013
Review of ‘REVOLUTIONS: Photographs of the Arab Spring’ at Art Institute of Boston
Remembering photographer through the Arab Spring
The Boston Globe
February 5, 2013
On the job
Remi Ochlik left a legacy of photographs, on view now at Lesley University
The Boston Globe – Boston-area to do list
February 4, 2013
Remembering Arab Spring Photographer Rémi Ochlik
Listen to interview with photojournalist Karim Ben Khelifa
The World – Public Radio International
February 1, 2013
Remi Ochlik: RevolutionsLesley’s Art Institute of Boston presents Ochlik’s photos of the Arab Spring
DigBoston
January 24, 2013
Book of songs for Afghan youth
Professor Louise Pascale returns music to Afghan children through Songbook Project
The News-Sentinel
January 23, 2013
Faculty member Ann Hirsch named artist for Bill Russell Legacy Project
Sculpture on Boston City Hall Plaza will honor Celtics legend Bill Russell
Boston Herald
January 16, 2013
Young Scholar Finds Career That Combines Her Love of Psychology and Theater
Nisha Sajnani is coordinator of Lesley’s Drama Therapy Program
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
December 24, 2012
Donna Halper helped Rush gain their Fame
Lesley professor lauded as band Rush inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Boston Globe
December 13, 2012
Lesley Alumna Holly Doe wins Presidential award for excellence in Math and Science Teaching
Eagle-Tribune
December 10, 2012