Simmons College

March 30, 2007

President Susan Scrimshaw was profiled in the March 28 Boston Metro, as she prepared for her inauguration as Simmons's seventh president. Questioned on the future and benefits of an all-women's college, Scrimshaw said Simmons is "an amazing mix of an all-female undergraduate college, and four of the five graduate schools are co-ed."

Assistant Dean of Education Lyndy Johnson was featured on WBZ-AM radio on March 23, discussing the Simmons co-sponsored Beginning Teachers' Conference, held in Boston, March 25-27. Segments of her interview about the challenges new teachers face aired throughout the afternoon and evening hours.

School of Management student Mandy Osborne '07 was one of six MBA students profiled in a March 16 issue of Boston Business Journal article titled "MBA All Stars." The article described the students as "talented men and women who have distinguished themselves in their respective classes at area business schools." Osborne was showcased for her focus on corporate social responsibility.

Margaret Heffernan, a visiting professor of entrepreneurship at the School of Management was interviewed in the March 13 issue of BusinessWeek.com about how women entrepreneurs are altering the course and culture of business today. Heffernan is the author of How She Does It: How Women Entrepreneurs Are Changing the Rules of Business (Viking, 2007).

Zach Abuza, associate professor of political science and international relations, was quoted in a March 18 Associated Press article about recent claims that Malaysia's Thai eateries are a sources of funding and recruitment for Thai Muslim separatists. Abuza also spoke to government officials in New Zealand and Australia earlier this month about the threat of Jemaah Islamiah terrorists in the region. His warning against complacency was covered in the March 13 New Zealand City News.

The March 18 Springfield (Mass.) Republican featured an article on Simmons's MassBLAST library internship program. Two West Springfield High School students are interning at the West Springfield Public Library through the program.

The Simmons School of Management's 10-day travel course to India, titled "A Cross-Cultural Comparative Analysis of Women Leaders," was featured in a March 14 article in The Statesman, one of India's oldest English newspapers. During the course, School of Management Professors Vipin Gupta and Linda Moore led a group of students to the Jammu region, including the University of Jammu, to meet with local women entrepreneurs.

English Professor David Gullette published an article in the March 7 Newton (Mass.) Tab about the Newton/San Juan del Sur Sister City Project, which includes participation from Simmons College students. Gullette is vice president of the project, which has helped improve the township's schools and health clinics and provide filtered water to its residents.