| Lesley Graduate’s Research Proves that Engaging Parents is Key to Student Success |
"Schools and communities across the country vary greatly, but our data show that systemized and well-planned partnership programs are effective regardless of location or the demographics of students and families." -Joyce Levy Ep |
| Lesley Graduate Pell Osborn GSOE’93 Inspires Creativity Through Animation |
I try to inspire fascination — with their own skills, and with the possibilities that they think are beyond their limits." -Pell Osborn |
| 2013 Alumni Award Recipients - Lesley University |
The Alumni Awards, presented annually, recognize Lesley alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of Lesley University through service to the university, the community, and/or their professions. |
| Talking Trash: Vote for Lesley graduate Paul Power's class project for Samsung! |
Lesley graduate Paul Powers leads his middle school class to finals in national Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition. |
| New Teacher Community is a Great Benefit to Lesley Alumni |
A network of new and experienced teachers to guide you through those uncertain times in your teaching career. |
| Shaping Global Art Therapy Practices – GSASS Alumna Debra Kalmanowitz |
As an art therapist, Debra has worked around the world to study the impacts of turmoil and violence and the ability of art therapy to “provide an effective means of expressing the resulting experiences of fear, loss, separation, instability and disruption.” |
| 2012 Alumni Awards |
The Alumni Awards, presented annually, recognize Lesley alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of Lesley University through service to the university, community, and/or their profession. |
| Alumni Weekend 2012 - Lesley University |
Alumni Weekend 2012 was a fantastic gathering of alumni from all schools and many class years. |
| Lecture featuring Kati Haycock, National Leader on Educational Opportunity and Equity |
Kati Haycock addressed the Lesley Community and Lesley’s Leadership Council. |
| $1 Million Gift Aids Threshold Program and AIB Move |
Lesley alumna and trustee Carol Moriarty and her husband have pledged $1 million to the Threshold Program and AIB. |
| A Tradition of Giving Back Benefits Lesley’s Future |
Barbara Russell is a 1968 graduate of Lesley with a great story and a generous spirit. |
| Alumna Linda Altman on Teaching and Lesley’s Growth |
Linda Altman, a graduate of the Lesley Class of 1957, characterizes her alma mater as “a university of total excellence.” |
| Internships: The Power of Experience |
Miriam Fagan's career is a direct result of her internship while at Lesley. |
| Leadership in Action: Barbara-Ann Yates, Lesley College Alumna |
Alumna Barbara-Ann Yates attributes Lesley University with having a transformational influence on both her personal and professional success. |
| Lesley Celebrates Dedication of The Evelyn M. Finnegan ’48 Children’s Literature Collection |
The collection has been endowed by the Finnegan family in honor of their mother, Evelyn. |
| Lesley Graduate Establishes $5 Million Matching Gift Challenge for New Arts Center |
Anonymous alumna established a $5 million matching gift challenge to support and encourage additional fundraising. |
| Lesley Graduate Finds Fulfillment Through Entrepreneurship in the Health Supplements Industry |
Barbi Landgarten Schulick, '74, co-founded New Chapter, a leading vitamin and herbal supplement company. |
| Lesley University Awarded $4 million to Turn Around Low Performing Northeast Schools |
Lesley University partnership will help half a million struggling students. |
| Lesley University Chair Donates $1 Million Toward New Art Institute of Boston |
Lesley is relocating The Art Institute of Boston (AIB) from its present location in Kenmore Square, Boston, to Porter Square in Cambridge. |
| Lesley University Creates Partnership with Cambridge School |
Lesley’s Partnership School Initiative creates a collaborative relationship with Kennedy-Longfellow faculty focusing on the integration of digital technology in the classroom. |
| Lesley University Receives $1 Million Gift Establishing the Strauch-Mosse Endowed Fund for Visiting Artists |
Hans D. Strauch, a Lesley University Trustee and president of the Mosse Foundation, established the new fund. |
| Major Gift to AIB and Lesley’s New Arts Center |
Lesley Professor Nancy Roberts and husband Edward make a major contribution to AIB and Lesley’s new Arts Center. |
| New AIB Library to be Named for John and Carol Moriarty |
Lesley alumna and trustee Carol Moriarty and her husband have pledged $2 million towards a new facility planned in Cambridge. |
| New Arts Center Student Gallery to be Named for Deborah and Gary Raizes |
Lesley Chair of the Board of Trustees and alumna Deborah Schwartz Raizes contribute to AIB's new Arts Center. |
| Passion for Education Inspires Giving Back to Lesley |
Naomi Nason Skoler, Lesley ’63, and her family have been active members of the Lesley community for five decades. |
| SOE Graduate Gives Back to Lesley in Memory of Her Brother |
Kim Orefice Turner is a 2007 master’s graduate in elementary education from Lesley’s School of Education. |