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  1. Jeffrey Steen visited the newly-open safe consumpiton site in Providence, RI
    Faculty Spotlight

    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.

  2. A graphic of a brain full of computer chip connections
    Faculty Spotlight

    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?”

  3. Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow play women who grow close despite their opposing political views in Netflix's "The Hunting Wives."
    Faculty Spotlight

    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.

  4. Shelves full of books in a rural library
    Faculty Spotlight

    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.

  5. Student Using Cell Phone
    Faculty Spotlight

    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.

  6. Bookshelves in a library
    Faculty Spotlight

    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.

  7. Headshot of Gary Bailey
    Faculty Spotlight

    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.

  8. Naresh Agarwal writing on a whiteboard during a class lecture
    Faculty Spotlight

    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...

  9. A selection of cut vegetables arranged in a salad bar
    Faculty Spotlight

    Nutrition Professor Weighs In On Dietary Guidelines

    Department of Nutrition Professor Teresa Fung was quoted in an article on Civil Eats, “Everything You Know About the Dietary Guidelines Is Wrong.”

  10. A close up photo of a block of text, much of which has been crossed out with a black marker
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Shares Response to Censorship in Higher Ed

    School of Library and Information Science Professor and Associate Dean Laura Saunders published an article on “The Chilling Impact of Censorship in Higher Education."