1. Student Story

    9/11 First Responder and Navy Veteran Jonathan Stewart ’22MSW on Integrity, the Military, and Social Work

    For Jonathan Stewart '22MSW, integrity is something he holds above all else. It’s how he characterizes his veteran experience, and how he characterizes social work at Simmons. During his military service, Jonathan always felt fulfilled; however as he puts it...

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    Librarian in the Tech Field: Brandon Bellanti ’20MS Shares His Internship Experience

    Brandon Bellanti '20MS tells us about his internship with Akamai Technologies, a company that works to deliver content securely and seamlessly across the internet.

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    Mbita Mbao ’22PhD Brings Awareness to Mental Healthcare Barriers Affecting African Immigrants

    Social Work PhD candidate, Mbita Mbao ’22PhD, tells us about what brought her to Simmons and her passion for researching issues affecting immigrants.

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    A New Career in a Familiar Town

    Entrepreneur Nicole Baas shares her career experience before the School of Library and Information Science. Can you tell us a little bit about your educational and professional background? I have a BS in Business Administration from Ohio State University. I...

  5. Student Story

    E-Learning in School Libraries

    Doctoral student Kimberly Lavoie uses research and experience to address the technology needs of the school library. Can you tell us about your research? What led you to this topic? My research interests include teacher-librarian collaboration in the digital age...

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    Agents of Social Justice: Carolyn Gallmeyer '20MS on Her Passion for Libraries

    Dean’s Fellow Carolyn shares how her career in nonprofits lead her to the School of Library and Information Science. What sparked your interest in librarianship? I was not only a bookworm but also a lover of organization as a kid—I...

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    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...

  8. Conservators Alan Haley, Qui Qi, Ann Roddy, and Dan Patterson in the conservation department of the Library of Congress, working with the Yongle Da Dian.
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    Library of Congress Internship Leads to New Opportunities

    Ann Roddy '19MS shares details from her internship in the Library of Congress' Asian Collection Division. Can you tell us about your internship/your daily tasks? I was assigned two core projects during my internship with the Library of Congress, based...

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    Empowering Young Entrepreneurs with Christina Paris '19MBA

    Christina tells us what inspired her to create her company, Be Coached. On starting her business I always knew that I wanted to start my own business, but I felt that I wasn't ready or that it was too risky...

  10. Sharalis planting U.S. flags at the Boston Common during the weekend of Memorial Day.
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    A Voice for Veterans: Sharalis Canales '20MSW on Social Work in the Military

    We spoke with Sharalis about her journey from living in a homeless shelter to attending Simmons. On her journey into the Army Starting at the age of 14, I lived in a foster home for six years. I went to...