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  1. Cover of the book The Undefeated written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify, 2019)
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons Professor Weighs in on Best Picturebooks

    Assistant Teaching Professor Shelley Isaacson was quoted in an article for Slate, “The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” Isaacson supported the inclusion of The Undefeated written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify, 2019) on the list.

  2. The Simmons University campus on a fall evening
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alum Profiled for Dedication to Making Culture Accessible

    Olawumi “Ola” Akinwumi ’13MA, who serves as president of the Roxbury Cultural District (RCD), is a dynamic cultural strategist, event producer, and community engagement leader who is committed to celebrating communities of color through arts, culture, and storytelling.

  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. Cathryn Mercier and Ammina Kothari with attendees and speakers at the Children's Literature Summer Institute
    Campus & Community

    Raise a Toast to 50 Years of Children’s Literature at Simmons

    Simmons University Center for the Study of Children's Literature presented the biennial Summer Children's Literature Institute from July 25-27, 2025. This year’s theme, “Are We There Yet?” brought an impressive array of creative writers, illustrators, publishers, and scholars to reflect and promote conversations about literature for young people.

  5. Professor Danticat delivers the 2025 Robert M. Gay Memorial Lecture, photograph by Camera Mosaïque.
    Campus & Community

    Edwidge Danticat Explores Being Alone Together

    The award-winning author Edwidge Danticat was the speaker at the annual Robert M. Gay Memorial Lecture. Danticat read excerpts from her recent work and engaged the Simmons community in a conversation about solitude, community, and memory.

  6. A student working on a phone app by drawing out the components
    Ask Simmons

    What is Interaction Design?

    All designers aspire to engage and delight their users. Interaction Design, or IxD, seeks to create optimal conditions for engagement between people and products — both digital and physical.

  7. SSHP Dean Paul Geisler, Professor Valerie Leiter; Associate Professor of Practice Edima Ottoho, Tozoe Marton '18, Ifill School Dean Ammina Kothari, Professor of Practice Carmen Harrison, and SON Dean Heather Shlosser, photograph by Ashley Purvis.
    Campus & Community

    Scholars Emphasize that Women’s Health is Public Health

    Shortly before the sixth annual Ifill Forum, an esteemed panel of Simmons scholars from diverse disciplines co-presented “Women’s Health is Public Health.” Dr. Ammina Kothari, Dean of The Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences, served as the event’s moderator.

  8. Dr. Sharon Malone delivers her keynote for the 2025 Ifill Forum, photograph by Ashley Purvis
    Campus & Community

    Dr. Sharon Malone Promotes ‘Grown Woman’s Talk’

    The sixth annual Ifill Forum featured board-certified OB/GYN, menopause expert, bestselling author, and women’s health advocate Dr. Sharone Malone. In conversation with WBUR’s All Things Considered radio host Lisa Mullins ’80, ’05HD, Dr. Malone spoke about her close friendship with Gwen Ifill ’77, ’93HD and rallied women to advocate for better health.

  9. The Deans of the six schools at Simmons University: Astrid Sheil, Heather Shlosser, Paul Geisler, Michael LaSala, Ammina Kothari, and Sanda Erdelez
    Campus & Community

    The Simmons Six: Meet the Deans

    Meet the new deans of Simmons’ School of Library and Information Science; School of Sciences and Health Professions; Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences; School of Social Work; School of Management; and School of Nursing.

  10. Professor Alden Poole in the 1961 issue of Microcosm, courtesy of Simmons University Archives.
    Campus & Community

    Editor Extraordinaire Inspired Generations of Journalists

    A World War II military veteran turned journalist, Professor Emeritus Alden W. Poole was a faculty member and later chair of Simmons’ Department of Communications from 1955 to 1986. He taught courses in journalism, article writing, and copyediting. Poole also supervised contributors of the student newspaper (then called Janus).