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Students, alumni, board members, colleagues, family and friends convened both in-person and virtually for the Investiture of Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten on Monday, April 11. Wooten is the ninth president of Simmons University, and the first African American to serve...
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Carolyn Rodgers is a Professor of Practice and the Bachelor’s Program Director in Public Health at Simmons University. Dr. Rodgers researches health disparities, mental health, health and nutrition, substance use, and fitness. She is co-founder of the American Heritage Youth...
How does your experience of immigrating to this country impact your career choices? Immigrating to the US provided a landscape of opportunities for me. First, it gave me my very first job as a cashier at TJMAXX. Three months later...
Gushwa to serve as Principal Investigator and Project Director for grant that will support children's mental health workforce and diversity Simmons University is proud to announce that the School of Social Work has received a grant of $298,393 from Boston...
Little, Brown Editor Susan Rich '93MA will be presenting with illustrator Michaela Goade at the Summer Institute in Children's Literature in July 2022. What led you to Simmons? I wasn't really enjoying my political science major at McGill University in...
On May 18, 2022, the U.S. Soccer Federation proclaimed that United States men's and women's soccer players will receive equal pay. Former Simmons University Soccer Coach and now Director of Athletics and Recreation Erica Schuling and current team member Mo...
What made you choose to pursue LIS after corporate law? I always wanted to be a librarian. When I graduated from college, the career development office was pushing new graduates toward corporate jobs. I worked as a legal assistant, and...
What She's Studying Jordyn Hagar '23PhD currently teaches in the Social Work Department at Providence College after working as a child and adolescent family therapist for almost 15 years. At Simmons, Jordyn is studying how changes to systems and policies...
School of Social Work Adjunct Professor Steve O'Neill '81MSW has been part of a movement to make healthcare more transparent and to actively engage patients. He has spearheaded the use of OpenNotes for mental health practitioners at Beth Israel Deaconess...
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