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  1. Houley Koundourou ’28
    Student Story

    Undergraduate Receives Prize from New England Poetry Club

    Houley Koundourou ’28, a double major in Writing and Political Science, recently won the 2025 Victor Howes Prize in Poetry, awarded on behalf of the New England Poetry Club. We spoke with Koundourou about poetic inspiration, her Senegalese ancestry, and the value of a women’s-centered education.

  2. Portrait of Jeffrey Richardson Brackett (1860-1949)
    Campus & Community

    Digitizing the History of the First US School of Social Work

    Simmons School of Library and Information Science students in Assistant Professor of Practice Mollie Metevier’s “Digitization Project Planning and Management” course recently presented a project showcase of the digitization of the Jeffrey R. Brackett Papers, the first dean of Simmons School of Social Work (SSW). This project was done in collaboration with the Simmons University Archives.

  3. Elekcia Pimentel ’25 and Christina Orfanos ’25 in commencement attire
    Student Story

    Celebrating Online Degree Completion Graduates, Class of 2025

    Felipa Arevalo and Christina Orfanos are among the 2025 graduates in the Simmons Online Degree Completion Program for adult learners. We spoke to a few graduates about what the program meant to them.

  4. The Main Campus Building at Simmons University lit up for Juneteenth 2022
    Campus & Community

    Celebrate Juneteenth 2025 in Boston

    Simmons will observe Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in commemoration of when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom following the Civil War. Boston offers a variety of ways to celebrate Juneteenth, involving art, music, dance, food, and a shared remembrance of the history of enslavement and freedom.

  5. Breanna J. McDaniel wearing a long gold dress
    Alumnae/i Feature

    The Story Listener

    Breanna J. McDaniel ’14MA is the author of four acclaimed picturebooks and the recipient of the 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award. On July 26, McDaniel will present a presentation with author-illustrator Vashti Harrison at the Summer Children's Literature Institute at Simmons University.

  6. The Simmons University campus in summer.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alumna Artist Featured in Authority Magazine

    Simmons alumna and multidisciplinary artist Natasha Di Fiore ’03, ’08MBA was recently featured in a profile published in Authority Magazine. The daughter of Italian immigrants, Di Fiore embraces the values of collaboration, creativity, and resilience. Her artistic expertise spans fashion, music, modeling, and film.

  7. Honoring Pride Month on the Simmons' campus, photograph by Kate Smith.
    Campus & Community

    Boston’s LGBTQ+ Events and Support Networks for Pride Month

    Throughout June, Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. We have pulled together a roundup of local events, communities, and organizations offering opportunities for support and celebration during Pride Month 2025.

  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. Press Pass issued to Gwen Ifill ’77, ’93HD by the National Business Center, 1994, from the Gwen Ifill Papers collection, courtesy of Simmons University Archives.
    Campus & Community

    University Archives Digitizes Gwen Ifill Papers Collection

    Archives and Digital Initiatives Fellow Hannah Gershone ’25MS and University Archivist and Digital Initiatives Librarian Kelsey Kolbet ’21MA/MS recently completed a substantial digitization project involving manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia related to Gwen Ifill ’77, ’93HD (1955–2016).