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  1. Johs Ozer
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Social Work Alum on Oncology Social Work at Dana-Farber

    Josh Ozer ’24MSW is a clinical social worker at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston where he provides one-on-one counseling to patients as well as psychosocial support to their families and caregivers.

  2. University Archivist Kelsey Kolbet '21MS/MA assists Archives Field Placement student Abigail Smith '22MS, video still by Ashley Purvis.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Archivist Cherishes Communal Essence of Libraries

    National Library Lovers’ Month is, according to the Boston Public Library, “a time to recognize the value of libraries and all the special things we love about them.” To celebrate National Library Lovers’ Month, we spoke with University Archivist Kelsey Kolbet ’21MS/MA about her love of archives and women’s history, and why she chose Simmons.

  3. Corrie Locke-Hardy standing at a counter with a plate of donuts
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Feeding the Revolution Through Baking and Activism

    Corrie Locke-Hardy '20MA combines her love of baking with social activism with her cookbook, The Revolution Will Be Well Fed.

  4. Photo of a violin being held to the sky. Photograph by M.t.lifshits, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Creative Commons.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alumna Broadcasts Joy of Music

    Longtime classical music and opera lover Felice Coral ’74, who studied biology and nursing at Simmons and in 2014 retired from a career in consulting and oncological research, serves as a DJ for WOMR. For the Provincetown community radio station...

  5. Shelves full of children's books. Photo by Zoshua Colah on Unsplash.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alumnae/i Receive Awards from American Library Association

    The American Library Association (ALA) announced winners of the 2025 Youth Media Awards, including Breanna J. McDaniel ’14MA, Gabe Cole Novoa ’19MFA, Stephanie Seales ’09MA, and Sacha Lamb ’20MS/MA.

  6. A student sits on a bench outside a building on the Simmons University campus
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Nursing Alumna Brings Compassionate Care to Baltimore

    Registered Nurse and Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program Mentor Amanda Lee Davis ’15 recently relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, where she has already made a significant impression on the city’s healthcare community. She is also pursuing a doctoral degree at Johns Hopkins University.

  7. Rebecca McDermott ’24MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Empowering Youth: Social Work Alumna on Trauma-Informed Care

    Rebecca McDermott is a clinician at Glenhaven Academy, a therapeutic residential school in Marlborough, Massachusetts. She works with students ages 12 to 21 with complex behavioral and mental health issues, providing trauma-informed individual therapy, as well as family and group therapy and case and IEP management.

  8. Dianna Shaw
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Internship Inspires Alumnae/i Career in Healthcare

    Dianna Shaw ’92, who majored in psychology and sociology at Simmons, was interviewed by The Bay Magazine about her over 30-year career assisting older adults.

  9. The Simmons softball team celebrating a victory
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Exercise Science Alumna Interviewed in The Boston Globe

    The Globe interviewed Francesca Corsinetti ’19 an occupational therapist, high school basketball coach, and founder of The Sports OT (a program that helps current and retired athletes navigate the complexities of mental health).

  10. Horn Book creator Bertha Mahoney and a poster celebrating 100 years of the Horn Book magazine
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Blowing the Horn for Children’s Literature: One Hundred Years of The Horn Book Magazine

    In October of 1924, the first issue of The Horn Book magazine appeared. It began as a newsletter from the Bookshop for Boys and Girls, one of the first children’s book shops in the United States, established in 1916 by...