Alexander Thompson

Alexander Thompson is a freelance writer covering K-12 Catholic education from Boston. Previously, he worked for newspapers in Ohio before coming to Massachusetts where he covers local news for suburban weeklies. A fluent French speaker, he spent a brief stint reporting for Senegal's largest private daily newspaper.

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Sr. Janet Eisner, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur and president of Emmanuel College in Boston and the country's longest serving current president of a Catholic college or university, gave Global Sisters Report an inside look at how she is leading her scho

How a longtime Catholic college president is navigating the pandemic

Sr. Janet Eisner has served as president of Emmanuel College since 1979. But no amount of experience could've prepared Eisner for a year she said may end up being the toughest she has had as president.