Office of the President

Welcome to Lesley University

This past academic year we celebrated 100 years since Edith Lesley began training teachers of young children at the turn of the 20th Century. We looked back at this university's history of preparing men and women for careers that make a positive difference. We explored and celebrated our graduates' influence on schools and communities throughout the world, and celebrated an institution that has continually evolved in many ways to serve the public good – always with an overt, consistent mission to make this world more educated, sustainable, and just.

In celebrating our history, we also look clearly at the present and to the future, understanding that our mission is more important than ever. Our society faces complex challenges and a struggling economy that has devastated families and communities around the globe. The challenge to reverse the widening gaps in education, employment, income, health care and the environment will require the energy, skill and creativity of current and future generations of Lesley students, graduates and faculty.

A university can most dramatically be a force for good through the talent, energy and commitment of its graduates. Lesley students have always distinguished themselves by applying their talents in careers that serve others. Through its 65,000 graduates, Lesley University has had a positive impact on the arts, social services, schools and businesses that are the fabric of our communities.

Whether you are a recent high school graduate entering college for the first time, an adult returning to higher education to pursue a bachelor's, master's or Ph.D. degree, a current student or a recent alum, we are ready to work with you, learn with you, and help you succeed.

It is in this spirit that we invite you to help us shape an even more responsive and reflective university for our second one-hundred-years of education, scholarship, creativity, and service.