Lasell Village

02/27/2026

We are honored to be featured in the Boston Business Journal .

For 25 years, Lasell Village has brought higher education and senior living together in one vibrant community. Our residents are not just participants. They are students, teachers, mentors, and active members of an intergenerational campus.

Thank you to Boston Business Journal and Maya for telling this story and highlighting what makes Lasell Village so special.

As we continue to grow, we remain committed to creating a place where learning, connection, and well-being flourish at every stage of life.

We could not be more proud of our residents and team members who bring this model to life every day.

A special type of senior class is stepping on campuses to provide hope for colleges as they cross into an era of enhanced financial challenges.

01/16/2026

Zehra’s TEDx talk is finally live. This talk is an invitation to rethink how we design education, aging, and opportunity across the lifespan.

Our culture associates learning with achievement, as a stepping-stone to success and then you’re done. But I believe that its real power lies in identity: no...

12/30/2025

A new year brings fresh possibilities, and we step into it with gratitude for the people, partnerships, and shared moments that shape Lasell Village.

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year from all of us at Lasell Village.

12/08/2025

Congratulations to the City of Newton on the grand opening of the new Cooper Center for Active Living! Lasell Village residents and leadership were honored to be at the opening this past weekend. Check out the Cooper Center at 345 Walnut Street in Newtonville!

12/04/2025

Lasell Village was honored to host Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic and host of Washington Week with The Atlantic on PBS, as part of our Distinguished Lecture Series. His visit reflects our commitment to fostering a community where serious ideas, civil discourse, and lifelong learning thrive.

The evening began with remarks from his longtime friend, former U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy, followed by a substantive conversation moderated by resident and Boston College Distinguished Fellow Phil Altbach. It was a thoughtful and meaningful exchange for our community. It was a night filled with warmth, great conversation and rich ideas. Thank you, Jeff!

11/07/2025

Lasell Village at LeadingAge 2025: Learning, Designing, and Leading for a Connected Future

We were proud to join colleagues, partners, and thought leaders at this year’s LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO, exploring the future of aging, inclusion, and longevity design.

Our team shared two sessions:
President Zehra Abid-Wood partnered with multiple Village voices including Charlotte Frazier from the Lasell University Fuss Center for Research on Aging and Intergenerational Studies to share how Lasell Village is operationalizing inclusion and well-being through listening, partnership, and shared leadership.

John Dixon, Dean of Education partnered with Scott Eckstein to explore lifelong learning, multigenerational design, and the City of Longevity framework.

It was inspiring to connect with our partners at LeadingAge MA, DiMella Shaffer, C.E. Floyd, McCarter & English LLP and more, along with so many like-minded peers who share our commitment to learning, inclusion, and purposeful aging.

Lasell Village is proud to be part of an industry working together to create communities where people of every age can live, learn, and belong.

10/07/2025

Lasell Podcast!
We’re proud to share that Lasell Village and Lasell University are being featured in a brand-new Bloomberg podcast, spotlighting an extraordinary intergenerational friendship that embodies the power of lifelong learning.

This inspiring episode highlights the unique bond between Lasell Village resident, Toni and her mentee, Courtney from Lasell University. Through shared stories, mutual respect, and meaningful conversations, they show us how wisdom and curiosity transcend age—and how community can be a classroom for all.

This podcast is a beautiful reminder of what’s possible when generations come together to learn, grow, and support one another.

Tune in to the episode on Bloomberg to hear their story—you’ll be inspired by the connection, compassion, and curiosity that define our community.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-10-03/big-take-the-colleges-mixing-baby-boomers-with-gen-z-podcast?srnd=phx-bigtake

10/03/2025

Lasell Village turns 25! For a quarter century we’ve been reimagining what senior living can be. This is where residents shape their own journeys, employees bring heart, and together with Lasell University we create a living model of intergenerational learning. Here’s to 25 more years of courage, innovation, and joy!

08/19/2025

Lasell University President, Eric Turner recently hosted the New England Commission of Higher Education President, Larry Schall. Larry’s fresh look at our unique community was spot on!

Exploring the state of higher education, up close and personal. Scroll Down As president of this venerable organization, I decided a few years ago that the best way I could fully understand the challenges and unique strengths of the schools we serve was to go out and see the institutions myself, tal...

08/05/2025

This past Saturday, Zehra gave a TEDx talk as apart of the TEDx Newbury Street Women and she nailed it!

07/30/2025

This Saturday, don’t miss Lasell Village President Zehra Abid-Wood taking the TEDx stage in Boston’s Back Bay. She’ll be speaking about lifelong learning as a force for identity, reinvention, and connection—especially in later life. A topic that’s truly at the heart of everything we do at Lasell Village and Lasell University.