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Lesley University
Established	1909
Type	Private
Endowment	$90 million
President	Margaret McKenna (incumbent); Joseph B. Moore (beginning July 10, 2007)
Students	12,344
Undergraduates	1,702
Postgraduates	9,577
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Campus	urban
Colors	gold and green
Mascot	lynx
Website	http://www.lesley.edu/

Lesley University is a private university with campuses at Boston and Cambridge, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Lesley College was founded by Edith Lesley in 1909 as The Lesley School, focused on early childhood education as a part of a larger international kindergarten movement established by Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel.

Contents 1 History 2 Degree programs and accredidation 2.1 Degrees and areas of study 3 Student life 3.1 Residence halls 3.1.1 Traditional 3.1.2 Victorian houses 3.1.3 Theme housing 4 Athletics 5 External links

The Lesley School was a proprietary women's institution until 1941, when it reorganized under a board of trustees. The Lesley School received authority to award the baccalaureate degree in 1944 and became Lesley College. Lesley College received authority to award gradaute degrees in 1954 and later expanded to provide majors in the fields of education, counseling, human services, global studies, art therapy, and management. In 1998, Lesley College merged with The Art Institute of Boston (AIB). Founded in 1912, AIB grants Baccalaureate and post-Baccalaureate degrees. Along with the graduate programs, these colleges emerged as Lesley University in 2001. In 2005, the university's undergraduate section, Lesley College, became co-educational.

Lesley University, with its component undergraduate colleges, graduate colleges and institutes offers more than 20 undergraduate majors and over 90 Adult Bachelor's, Master's, Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study, and Ph.D. programs at its Boston and Cambridge campuses. The university also offers M.Ed. and Ed.S. programs at more than 150 learning sites in 23 U.S. states. The university is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

The Art Institute of Boston

• Animation
• Fine Arts
  • Ceramics
  • Painting
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture
• Graphic Design
  • Exhibition design
  • New media
  • Publication and print design
  • Typography
• Illustration
• Photography

Lesley College

• American Studies
• Art Therapy
• Communication Technology
• Counseling
• Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Middle School Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Special Education
• English
  • Creative Writing
  • Drama
  • Literature
• Environmental Studies
• European & World Studies
• Global Studies: Politics, Culture, and Society
• History
• Human Services
• Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Marketing
  • Non-Profit Management
• Natural Science: Mathematics and Science

School of Education

• Master's Degrees in Education (M.Ed.)
  • Art Education
  • Creative Arts in Learning
  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • High School Education
  • Mathematics
  • Middle School Education
  • Science in Education
  • Special Education
  • Specialist Teacher of Reading
  • Technology in Education
• Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study (C.A.G.S.)
  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • Creative Arts in Learning
  • Specialist Teacher of Reading
• Doctoral Programs (Ph.D.)
  • Educational Studies (specializations offered in Adult Learning and Educational Leadership)

Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

• M.A Counseling Psychology with specializations in school counseling, professional counseling, holistic studies, and school and community counseling
• Dual B.A./M.A. degree in clinical mental health counseling
• M.Ed. in Art Education (Teacher of Visual Arts)
• M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Integrated Teaching Through the Arts
• M.Ed. Individually Designed
• M.A. in Expressive Therapies with specializations in art therapy, dance therapy, music therapy and play therapy
• Ph.D. in Expressive Therapies
• M.F.A. in Creative Writing
• M.A. in Intercultural Relations
• M.A. in Interdisiciplinary Studies
• M.A. in Independent Studies
• M.S. in Environmental Studies
• M.S. in Ecological Teaching and Learning

• Doble, Wolfard: These two residence halls have balconies.
• Mackenzie, Malloch: These two dorms are located above the Student Center, and contain 6 floors of dorms. The 6th floor of Mackenzie is substance free living.
• White: The most traditional residence hall, this residence hall consists of three floors and is located above the dining hall.
• Lawrence: Lesley's only off-campus dorm, located on Brattle St., is reserved for upperclassmen and transfer students.

• Jenkes, Kirkland, Wilson, Sacramento, & Mellen: Upperclassmen and Undergradute houses located around the main campus
• 35 Mellen: A recently-built house on campus that is mainly occupied by undergraduate Art Therapy Majors.
• 14 Wendell: Lesley's newest dorm.
• Reed: Usually reserved for AIB freshmen, Reed House is three stories and located near the main campus.

• Wendell: Substance Free. 'The Mind, Body, Spirit House'

Lesley University is a member institution of the North Atlantic Conference.

• Basketball
• Crew
• Cross-Country (Co-Ed)
• Soccer
• Softball/Baseball (2008)
• Volleyball

• Lesley University web site
• The Art Institute of Boston web site
• Lesley College Web site
• Audubon Expedition Institute

Colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston v • d • e

Art Institute of Boston • Babson • Bentley • Berklee College of Music • Boston Architectural College • Boston College • Boston Conservatory • Boston University • Brandeis • Cambridge College • Curry • Eastern Nazarene • Emerson • Emmanuel • Fisher College • Harvard • Hellenic • Lasell • Lesley • MassBay • MassArt • Mass. College of Pharmacy • MIT • Mount Ida • New England Conservatory • New England School of Law • Northeastern • Olin • Pine Manor • Regis • School of the MFA • Simmons • Stonehill • Suffolk • Tufts • UMass Boston • Wellesley • Wentworth • Wheelock

North Atlantic Conference
Bay Path • Becker • Castleton • Elms • Husson • Johnson • Lasell • Lesley • Maine Maritime Academy • Mount Ida • Thomas Associates: Daniel Webster (men's lacrosse) • Emerson (men's lacrosse) • St. Joseph's (baseball) • Simmons (field hockey) • WNEC (field hockey) Former member: MassPharm