Reunion

At Simmons, Reunion is an annual event that brings alumnae/i together to build and celebrate community among our alumnae/i, increase pride for Simmons today, promote Simmons for the next generation, support life-long learning, and raise funds to support Simmons’ mission and our students’ success. It’s an opportunity to reminisce and reflect on your Simmons experience while creating meaningful connections.

Reunion 2024

Reunion 2024 is being celebrated at different times throughout this year.

Save the Date for…

Reunion Weekend I for Jubilee Classes
(Classes of 1947 - 1974)
May 31 - June 2, 2024 at Simmons University

Reunion 2024 Postcard

The Simmons Jubilee Classes Reunion, will take place May 31, to June 2, 2024. This exclusive gathering is dedicated to the distinguished members of the 50th Reunion Class, 1974, and the classes before them!

Rejuvenate the bonds of sisterhood, share your pride for being part of the Simmons legacy, reminisce about the past and dream about the future.

This weekend also serves the noble purpose of contributing to the success of Simmons' mission and empowering the next generation of trailblazing students. Your participation will play a vital role in supporting our shared commitment to excellence.

Learn More and Register Today!


Reunion Weekend II for Classes of 1975 - 2023

If you graduated after 1974, reunions will be celebrated in a 5-year cycle. Thus, if your class ends in 4 or 9, your reunion will be celebrated in Fall 2024. Stay tuned for details early in 2024. If you would like to volunteer to plan a class celebration, please contact [email protected].


Reunion 2025

Reunion 2025 will be in celebration of the 125th Anniversary of Simmons! This history-making event will take place June 6 - 8, 2025 so be sure to save the date. We hope all alumnae/i will join us back on campus. Milestone classes will also have the opportunity to celebrate their class reunion during that time. More details to follow. This event is being co-hosted by the Simmons Alumnae/i Association.

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50th Reunion Class Book

Class of 1974, don’t forget to create your page in the 50th Reunion Class Book. For questions, contact [email protected].

Alumnae/i features

Horn Book creator Bertha Mahoney and a poster celebrating 100 years of the Horn Book magazine

Blowing the Horn for Children’s Literature: One Hundred Years of The Horn Book Magazine

In October of 1924, the first issue of The Horn Book magazine appeared. It began as a newsletter from the Bookshop for Boys and Girls, one of the first children’s book shops in the United States, established in 1916 by...


Anna Rodriguez

Anna Rodriguez ’23MSW: Bridging Hearts and Minds as a Mental Health Therapist

Anna Rodriguez is a mental health therapist at Cartwheel Care, a behavioral healthcare company that partners with K-12 schools to provide mental health services to children and adolescents.


US Government Owned Photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Elizabeth Carr ’04, First American-born IVF Baby, Responds to Alabama’s Ruling on Frozen Embryos

Carr speaks to WBUR in response to the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos constitute “extrauterine children.”


Julie Farnam

Capitol Police Assistant Director Julie Farnam ’00 Publishes Insider Account of January 6 Attack

Julie Farnam ’00 was Assistant Director of the Intelligence and Interagency Coordination Division of the United States Capitol Police when a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. Farnam has since written a book about the experience and resultant backlash.


Living a Triggered Life podcast poster

Roxann Mascoll ’15MSW Integrates Art and Social Work to Address Trauma Experienced by Black and Brown Men

For 18 years, Roxann Mascoll ’15MSW worked as a domestic violence specialist. She is now Lead Clinician for The Triggered Project, a non-profit that includes a play and film that addresses how Black and Brown men experience and process childhood trauma.


Wilfred Labiosa ’20PhD

Wilfred Labiosa ’20PhD Continues the Simmons Tradition of Social Work in Puerto Rico

Wilfred Labiosa ’20PhD opened a series of Waves Ahead community centers in Puerto Rico, a nonprofit dedicated to working with marginalized and vulnerable people in Puerto Rico — most notably, LGBTQ+ elders.


Mbita Mbao ‘22PhD

Mbita Mbao ‘22PhD Offers Wisdom and Caring for an Aging Population

When Mbita Mbao ’22PhD was looking for a doctoral program in social work, Simmons met all of her requirements: a Boston location and the ability to take all of her in-person classes in one day per week. More important than these criteria, Simmons had Dr. Johnnie Hamilton-Mason, Interim Director of the School of Social Work.


Ilana Feldman ’23MSW

Ilana Feldman ’23MSW: Empowering Communication and Connection with the Special Needs’ Population

Ilana Feldman is a social worker in the Deafblind School at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts—the oldest school for the blind in the U.S.


Upcoming Alumnae/i Events

Elevating Alumnae/i Voices: The Triggered Project Presents Social Work Education and the Arts

  • Mar 14, 2024
  • 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
  • Management & Academic Building, 5th Floor, C-520

50 Days to Commencement

  • Mar 28, 2024
  • 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  • Linda K. Paresky Conference Center

119th Simmons University Commencement Ceremonies

  • May 17, 2024
  • 9:00 am
  • MGM Music Hall at Fenway, 2 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02115