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  1. Attendees of the 2018 Communications Networking Dinner.
    Voices of Simmons

    Local Communications Graduates Return to Simmons

    Communications students and alumnae came together for the sixth annual Communications Alumnae-Student Networking Dinner.

  2. Carmen Báez (founder of PRxPR) with PRxPR grantees and Cialitos Community leaders Deborah Colon and Hector Ortiz Figueroa - in Ciales, PR. July 2019.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Mentor-in-Residence Carmen Báez '79, '03HD is Rebuilding Puerto Rico

    We caught up with Carmen Báez '79, '03HD about her creation of PRxPR, a private fund dedicated to helping rebuild Puerto Rico after the devastating hurricanes, Irma and Maria.

  3. Mary Shapiro and Stacy Blake-Beard
    Faculty Spotlight

    Mentoring in the #MeToo Era

    Professors Stacy Blake-Beard and Mary Shapiro research the dynamics of cross-gender mentoring in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

  4. Josephine Tan Vong
    Student Story

    Meet Your Orientation Captain: Josephine Tran-Vong '21

    I'm excited to meet orientees, see Orientation Leaders thrive, and to see the other Orientation Captains shine!

  5. Professor Jo Trigilio and Matisse DuPont '19MA at the MFA's Gender Bending Fashion Exhibit
    Campus & Community

    Gender Bending Fashion: Matisse DuPont '19MA and Professor Jo Trigilio Contribute to MFA Exhibit

    Matisse DuPont '19MA and Professor Jo Trigilio served as consultants on the Museum of Fine Arts Boston's Gender Bending Fashion exhibit interpretation team.

  6. Samantha Sochan riding a camel.
    Student Story

    Samantha Sochan '19: Failure is Part of the Learning Process

    We caught up with Samantha about her experience as a first generation student and what inspired her to become an academic mentor.

  7. Headshot of Peter Botticelli
    Campus & Community

    SLIS Students and Faculty Collaborate on Newly Published Book

    Libraries, Archives, and Museums Today: Insights from the Field seeks to understand how institutions are adapting to the challenges of working with digital information. Peter Botticelli, Martha R. Mahard, and Michèle V. Cloonan collaborated on Libraries, Archives, and Museums Today...

  8. Headshot of Sarah Arena
    Student Story

    Service Learning and WiFi Hotspots

    SLIS student Sarah Arena supports faculty research. Can you tell us about these research projects? I am currently working on two research projects. The first study is examining ethics in service learning with Assistant Professor Colin Rhinesmith and Meghan Doran...

  9. Headshot of Amy Ryan
    Faculty Spotlight

    The Future of Libraries is in Good Hands

    Amy Ryan Reflects on her work with SLIS students. Amy Ryan has over 35 years of public library management experience in her extensive career. That experience has informed her work with SLIS students, with whom she meets to discuss career...

  10. Headshot of Anna Bognolo
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Support for Students from the SLIS Alumni Board

    Anna Bognolo '15MS, Alumni Board President, shares how the board supports both students and alumni. Can you tell us about your position on the School of Library and Information Science Alumni Board? I've been on the board since 2015, first...