Simmons College

Sarah Burrows, director of internships for the communications department, was quoted in a Nov. 10 USA Today article on internships. She discussed how students are required to conduct three informational interviews as part of their internships.

Simmons School of Health Sciences Dean Gerry Koocher was interviewed in a Dec. 4 Associated Press article about how to tell children they will be getting less gifts this year.

Alumna Professor of English Afaa Michael Weaver was the featured guest on WGBH-TV's Basic Black program Nov. 20, titled "Poetry & Conversation with Afaa Michael Weaver." Basic Black is a weekly program featuring the stories, people, and issues that illuminate the African American experience in the Boston area and beyond. The interview can be viewed here.

Simmons School of Management Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands was featured in a Nov. 28 Boston Business Journal article about the rise in MBA applications because of the slowing economy. NECN then reported on SOM's 100% uptick in applications in a Dec. 3 Business Day segment.

History Professor Kate Clifford Larson was quoted in a Nov. 13 New York Times online blog posting about a new Harriet Tubman statue being dedicated. Additionally, an event for Larson's book, The Assassin's Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln was promoted in Nov. 25 Boston Globe article.

A profile of Simmons School of Management Visiting Professor of Practice and Entrepreneurship Margaret Heffernan was posted Nov. 14 on Channel4.com (the website for the United Kingdom's Channel 4 TV station), publicizing her participation in the program The Secret Millionaire.

The Trustman Gallery's "Entangled" exhibit was a "Critic's Pick" in the Dec. 4 Boston Globe arts section.

Student Daniela Blau was mentioned on BMI.com's news section Nov. 12 regarding her BMI Foundation award.

A recent study by Simmons School of Management Assistant Professor Spela Trefalt was featured in a Nov. 13 Harvard Law Record article about setting boundaries for work/life balance. Trefalt performed a three-year study about how attorneys perform boundary work.

Alumna Sandra Goldberg's presentation of a scholarship from the Simmons College Alumnae Club was featured in the Palm Beach Daily News Nov. 23.

Basketball coach Tony Price was quoted in a Nov. 24 Waltham Daily News Tribune article about changes in consumer spending due to the economy.

Student Elizabeth Buell was quoted in a Nov. 12 Salem Evening News article about the Peabody Essex Museum's internships.

Communications Lecturer Dan Connell was featured in an Oct. 7 Daily Texan (University of Texas at Austin) newspaper article about his presentation at that college on Eritrea.