Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Term 1 2026
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Fall Term 2 2026
- January Mini-Semester 2027
- Spring Term 1 2027
- Spring Semester 2027
- Spring Term 2 2027
- Summer Term 1 2027
- Summer Session 2027
- Summer Term 2 2027
Campus language
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B
- Boulevard
- Boulevard Apartments, student housing located on Massachusetts Avenue.
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, the student-led organization that plans campus events.
D
- Doble
- Refers to the Doble Campus area near Harvard Square.
L
- LA+D
- Lesley Art + Design, the university's college of art and design.
- LUC
- Lesley University Community, often used in official communications to refer to the collective student body and staff.
- LUSA
- Lesley University Student Association, the undergraduate student government.
M
- M-P
- Malloch-Paige Hall, a residence hall on the Doble Campus.
- M-P Cafe
- The small cafe/dining area located within Malloch-Paige Hall.
P
- Porter
- Refers to the Porter Square campus area and the surrounding neighborhood.
- Porter Cafe
- The dining location within University Hall at the Porter Square campus.
T
- The Quad
- The central grassy area on the Doble Campus used for student gatherings and events.
- The T
- The MBTA subway system, specifically the Red Line which connects the Porter and Harvard campuses.
- The Washburn
- The cafe and lounge area located in Washburn Hall.
W
- White
- White Hall, a residence hall on the Doble Campus that also houses the main dining hall.
- White Hall
- The primary dining hall for the university, located in White Hall on the Doble Campus.
- Wolfard
- Wolfard Hall, a residence hall on the Doble Campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ava_s_kitchen
- Ava's Kitchen
- Brimmer
- Brimmer Hall, an academic building on the Doble Campus.
- Cashlynx
- The campus currency loaded onto the Lesley Card for use in laundry, printing, and at local vendors.
- Lesley Card
- The official university identification card used for building access, dining, and library services.
- lesley_on_the_go_market
- Lesley On the Go Market
- Lunder
- Lunder Arts Center, the hub for Lesley Art + Design in Porter Square.
- MyLesley
- The university's online portal and learning management system (Blackboard).
- porter_caf
- Porter Café
- Self-Service
- The online system used by students for course registration, grades, and financial aid information.
- Sherrill
- Sherrill Library, the main university library located on the Brattle Campus.
- U-Hall
- University Hall, the main academic and administrative building located in Porter Square.
- Washburn
- Washburn Hall, a building on the Doble Campus housing student services and a cafe.
- washburn_dining_hall
- Washburn Dining Hall
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 13 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.