Australia’s former (and first female) prime minister, Julia Gillard, was at Lesley University on Wednesday afternoon to speak to students. She later spoke at Symphony Hall as part of the Lesley-sponsored Boston Speakers Series. Next up on that program is Ken Burns on Nov. 12. . . . In other Lesley news, Sara Farizan, who grew up in Boston and got her MFA from Lesley, had a celebration for her new young adult novel at Newtonville Books on Wednesday night. “Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel” is about a girl who deals with a big crush, growing up, and coming out.
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