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Fall 2025 Enrollment Update: Geographic Diversity for the Win!

With the new academic year underway, one thing is abundantly clear: Word of William James College—and the good work happening on campus and at field sites throughout Greater Boston—has spread far beyond the confines of the Commonwealth. Among this year’s entering class, 31% are first generation...

Course Spotlight: Interventions When Working With LGBTQIA+ People and Their Families

Over the summer, an impressive turnout for COU CN632—Interventions When Working With LGBTQIA+ People and Their Families reassured Sarah VanMattson, PhD that mental health clinicians-in-training understand this population has unique needs and crave the expertise to adequately meet them. Given the growing...

Guiding Students to Graduate School: A resource for faculty mentors and advisors

If your students are expressing interest in graduate school, check out this resource for how to have valuable conversations and support these students.

Faculty Spotlight: Gentle Parenting Shapes a Professional Path for Katie Thomas, MS, LMHC

Growing up on Cape Cod with educators for parents gave Katie Thomas, MS, LMHC a unique perspective on summer vacation. Given there were caregivers home during the day, attending camp didn’t make good financial sense for the family—so their youngest child got creative. “In the summer of 1998, I...

Dr. Jason Kaplan Authors Boston Globe Letter to the Editor on Critical Role of School Psychologists

Dr. Jason Kaplan, associate professor and chair of the school psychology department at William James College, authored a letter to the editor in the July 23, 2025 edition of The Boston Globe. He called attention to the "vital, but often overlooked resource: school psychologists."

Major Milestone: Center for Workforce Development Graduates Largest Class to Date

On Friday, May 30th, 85 individuals received certificates of completion in five different career ladder programs during the 2025 Center for Workforce Development (CWD) graduation. Aimed at introducing young professionals to careers in behavioral health and offering established professionals opportunities...

Marching to an Inclusive Beat: William James College Rainbow Alliance Joins Boston Pride for the People

After closing the books on another successful academic year, Rylan Guthrie and Nicola Hassapis are feeling particularly proud—and for good reason. On Saturday, June 14, the co-leaders of the Rainbow Alliance were among two dozen folks who turned up to celebrate the rich diversity, culture, and intersectionality...

All in the Details: Student Ambassador Anthony Santoro Jr. Uses BS in Psychology to Build a Business

Folks who know Anthony Santoro Jr. can attest to one fact: He’s entirely focused on the details. As a kid, he spent hours at a time attempting to land a kickflip on his skateboard. Just prior to the pandemic, the first-generation college student from Billerica found his way back to the classroom at...

Rewire CBT by Roca: Weekday Webinar Features 2025 Honorary Degree Recipient Molly Baldwin and Colleagues in Action

Since 1988, relentless outreach has been the foundation of Roca, Inc., a Chelsea-based nonprofit that took shape after policy work identified teen pregnancy as a major barrier keeping young people in poverty. Thirty-seven years later, the organization’s mission—to relentlessly disrupt violence by...

William James College to Host 2025 New England Psychological Association Conference in October

A wealth of ideas and best practices are slated to converge upon One Wells Avenue in October when William James College hosts a pair of pivotal events among psychology enthusiasts. The New England Psychological Association (NEPA) and the Northeastern Conference for the Teaching of Psychology (NECTOP)...

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