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  1. stack of books and an open notebook

    Tracing German philosopher Martin Heidegger’s career-long concern over the inadequacy of grammar. Professor Wanda Torres Gregory recalls her interest in the philosopher Martin Heidegger being sparked when, as an undergraduate student, she encountered his idea that language “speaks.” That moment...

  2. MBA students in Washington DC

    Professor Jane Hughes' innovative course teaches students how to combine financial profits with positive social returns. A group of more than 35 Simmons School of Business within the students traveled from all over the country to Washington D.C. for the...

  3. Headshot of Niloufer Sohrabji
    Faculty Spotlight

    In this project Professor Sohrabji is studying the impact of foreign aid on Ghana’s growth. The benefits of aid are fiercely debated in economic development literature. The debate has influenced policy agendas in the development works with implications for economic...

  4. Headshot of Becky Thompson

    Professor Thompson’s chapbook of prose poems builds on her scholarship on social justice and her work as a poet. The manuscript takes its name from justonics (justice and ebonics) to create a vocabulary based on turning proper nouns of activists...

  5. Headshot of Kristie Thomas

    Professor Thomas tells us how Simmons is commemorating Domestic Violence Awareness Month. What inspired you to pursue your academic discipline? I've been committed to anti-violence work for as long as I can remember. I chose to pursue an MSW and...

  6. Headshot of Daren Graves

    Professor Daren Graves researches how students are recognizing and navigating racial inequity, power and privilege. What made you make the move to teach at Simmons? I love to teach, and I knew Simmons to be an institution that valued teaching...

  7. Hand using mouse at a computer.

    Investigating the scholarly discourse of Information Behavior (IB) research. Professors Tang and Ni from the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences have been working on a research project investigating the scholarly discourse of IB research, with a focus on...

  8. Stephen Ortega photo

    Meet Professor Steve Ortega, Associate Professor of History! What do you teach in the graduate program at Simmons? I teach three graduate classes: 9/11 Narratives, Encounters: Contact, Connections and Conflict, and Collective Memory. The first two classes look to understand...

  9. Business students working together around a table.

    School of Business professors contribute to the Case Research Journal. College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences and School of Business Professor of Practice Cynthia Ingols was guest editor for a special issue of Case Research Journal. The issue, focused...

  10. Amar, Neighborhood Market. By Edith Bresler.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Edie Bresler focuses on small family-run convenience stores and marketplaces where winning jackpot tickets are sold. Since 2009 Professor Bresler has been looking at the American landscape through the lens of state-run lotteries. By focusing on small family-run convenience...