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In remembrance and honor of Gwen Ifill's legacy of excellence, Simmons is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Ifill Scholarships. Simmons University is proud to announce Priscilla Wiltshire-Bland ‘20 and Alexandra Bohanan ‘19 as the inaugural recipients of...

• Adult Student (Dix Scholar)
• Gwen Ifill
• Media, Arts, and Humanities
• Scholarships/Financial Aid

We spoke with Sharalis about her journey from living in a homeless shelter to attending Simmons. On her journey into the Army Starting at the age of 14, I lived in a foster home for six years. I went to...

• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice
• Veteran Student

We caught up with Taylor about her business, Opt for Epic, and her plans to travel the world. On choosing Simmons I fell in love with Simmons the moment I stepped foot on campus. At the time I didn’t know...

• Internships & Careers
• Media, Arts, and Humanities

Ambassador (ret) William M. Bellamy, Warburg Professor of International Relations, shares his thoughts on the midterm elections. There's no question that the United States is experiencing one of the most divided political climates in decades. Both Democrats and Republicans went...

• Social Justice & Advocacy

We caught up with the author and illustrator about their collaboration on this project. This year Professor Ed Vieira published his first children’s book, What’s Your Favorite Season?. After brainstorming, writing and rewriting for 25 years, Vieira is thrilled with...

• Media, Arts, and Humanities
• Mentorship

We asked the dean about her artificial intelligence research and the benefits of the new College of Organizational, Computational and Information Sciences structure. Dr. Marie desJardins joined Simmons as the inaugural dean of the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information...

• Research
• Science & Technology

A message from President Helen Drinan In the wake of last week's events, I write to you with a deep sense of purpose. When the unique strengths of our form of government are strained as they have been with homicidal...

• From the President
• Social Justice & Advocacy
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Credited for making the library cool again, Jennifer tells us what it was like to win this $25,000 award. On pursuing library science I've wanted to be a librarian ever since I was a kid. I used to draw check...

• Internships & Careers

In honor of her commitment to mentoring, Professor Cathryn Mercier receives the Alden Poole Faculty Mentor Award. Faculty mentors can change students' lives. They work with students both inside and outside the classroom, ask tough questions, push them to try...

• Awards and Honors
• Gwen Ifill
• Leadership
• Media, Arts, and Humanities

In honor of Founder's Day, Delaney Gagnon '21 was selected to present her essay during Simmons' annual celebration. Read her contest-winning essay below! In a world that feels increasingly fractured, by politics, intolerance, resentment and anger, we realize the value...

• Social Justice & Advocacy