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  1. The 2023 faculty award winners
    Announcement

    Simmons Celebrates Exemplary Research, Teaching, and Service at the 2023 Faculty Awards

    On October 11, the Simmons community gathered to honor the outstanding achievements of six faculty members representing five disciplines. This year’s awardees received recognition for superlative undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, service, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  2. Asiyah Herrera ’25
    Student Story

    Ifill Scholar Asiyah Herrera ’25 Shares her Passion for Supporting Those in Need

    “To me the Ifill scholarship is just that: the inception of an amazing legacy and the prospect of a radical future.” — Asiyah Herrera '25

  3. Carla Bamaca ’24
    Student Story

    Ifill Scholar Carla Bamaca ’24 on the Impact of Visual Storytelling

    Ifill Scholar Carla Bamaca shares her passion for filmmaking and storytelling to inspire change.

  4. Ariel Richardson hoding a number of children's books
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Ariel Richardson ’09MA Edits Sibert Medal-Winning Picture Book

    Ariel Richardson ’09MA is the Senior Editor in Children’s at Chronicle Books, located in San Francisco. We caught up with Richardson about her role, her time at Simmons, and her recent award-winning picture book.

  5. Anna Kelly leaning against a brick wall and smiling
    Student Story

    Anna Kelly ’27 Wins Girl Scouts of USA’s Gold Award Scholarship

    Incoming student Anna Kelly from South Kingstown, Rhode Island, received a $10,000 Gold Award Scholarship from the Girl Scouts, a special recognition for her community service project “Peer-to-Peer Program in Middle School.” Kelly spoke with us about her passion for community service, mental health, and nursing.

  6. Photo of Marilisa Jiménez García
    Faculty Spotlight

    Associate Professor Marilisa Jiménez García Becomes First Latina to Win Children's Literature Association's Book Award

    This June, Professor Marilisa Jiménez García received the Children’s Literature Association’s annual book award for her 2021 monograph, Side by Side. In this text, Jiménez García explores youth literature and culture as a means to comprehend the complex contours of power relations between Puerto Rico and the United States.

  7. The spire and dome atop the college building at Simmons
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Has a Lot to Celebrate for Women’s Equality Day 2023

    Over the past year, nearly fifty stories about women’s achievements, activism, and feminist research have been featured on the Simmons website. To honor Women’s Equality Day (August 26), which commemorates women’s right to vote in the United States, we are...

  8. Main Campus Quad on a sunny day
    Announcement

    Simmons' School of Nursing Receives Significant Grant from the Helene Fuld Health Trust

    Earlier this spring, the Helene Fuld Health Trust, a charitable organization that promotes the education of nurses, informed Simmons that the School of Nursing received a substantial grant from the Trust. These funds will be used to amplify Simmons’ Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program, which aims to support nursing students of color.

  9. Simmons University Cupola
    Announcement

    Simmons Receives Transfer Honor Roll from Phi Theta Kappa

    In 2023, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) recognized Simmons as one of the most transfer-friendly schools in the nation. PTK is an honor society that helps support scholarships, professionalization, and service and work experiences of community college students. We spoke to...

  10. Archivist Derek Mosley
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Derek Mosley Selected as Fellow of the Society of American Archivists

    Derek Mosley '11MS has received the highest honor bestowed by the Society of American Archivists. Mosley will be inducted as a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) during an awards ceremony at Archives * Records 2023 in Washington...