Faculty Recognition Events
Each year promotion, tenure, and emerita/us status decisions are made at the February meeting of the Simmons Board of Trustees.
On March 20,2024, the Center for Faculty Excellence and the Provost’s Office held a Promotion & Tenure Celebration for this year’s honorees to celebrate their outstanding accomplishments and each of their significant milestones.
Visit the Simmons University Library LibGuide that features profiles of honorees and the works they have selected to highlight in honor of their achievements.
Simmons Faculty in the News
Professor Takes New Approach to Countering the War on Drugs
Assistant Professor Jeffrey Steen brings lived/ living experience and academic rigor to social work and the area of substance use. We spoke with him about his recent research award, advances in harm reduction, and the collaborative community at Simmons.
SLIS Professor Shares How AI Can Benefit Libraries
School of Library and Information Science Assistant Professor Don Simmons was featured in an Elsevier story, “The role of AI in universities is growing — what does that mean for librarians?”
Gender Studies Professor Quoted in Fortune
Professor Suzanne Leonard, a faculty member in the Department of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Director of the Graduate Program in Gender and Cultural Studies, recently commented on the Netflix series The Hunting Wives for Fortune magazine.
SLIS West Director on Funding Cuts in Rural Libraries
Director of the Simmons School of Library and Information Science SLIS West program Eric Poulin published an editorial in The Shoestring warning that funding cuts to social services will result in a lack of access to electronic resources that will disproportionately hurt small, rural communities and their schools.
Professor Speaks to Social Media Influencer Trend
Suzanne Leonard, Professor of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Director of the Graduate Program in Gender and Cultural Studies, was recently quoted in an article on the B-Side, connecting the current “stay at home girlfriend” trend on social media as a response to the previous “girlboss” trend.
SLIS Professor Named Outstanding Information Science Teacher
School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) Professor and Library and Information Science PhD Program Director Kyong Eun Oh has been named the 2025 winner of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award.
Social Work Professor Honored as Legacy Maker
Professor and MSW Program Director Gary Bailey was featured in Portraits of Pride 2025, a recognition of LGBTQ+ leaders in the Greater Boston area.
SLIS Faculty Member Receives Research Grant
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) announced that Professor Naresh Agarwal, a faculty member at Simmons’ School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) and Director of the Information Science and Technology Concentration, has received the 2025 Bob Williams...