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  1. Close-up of "Simmons" etched into the Main College Building
    Announcement

    Simmons Signs Amicus Brief Challenging ICE Guidance

    Simmons was founded on the principles of integrity and inclusion, and we stand with the institutions who are challenging this guidance. We are proud to be one of 180 institutions that have signed an amicus brief in support of rescinding the guidance, which has been filed in federal district court.

  2. The front of the Main College Building
    Campus & Community

    Juneteenth: A Time for Reflection and Celebration

    Today, we commemorate an important day for our country. June 19th or Juneteenth, the reading of the federal orders by the Union army general Gordon Grange in the city of Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865.

  3. Headshot of Sumaira Afzal
    Campus & Community

    Ramadan, a Time for Revitalization

    A message from Sumaira Afzal, Muslim Advisor.

  4. Close-up of "Simmons" etched into the Main College Building
    Campus & Community

    Holocaust Remembrance Day: Collective Memory In A Time of Pandemic

    A message from Miriam Berkowitz Blue, Hillel Director and Spiritual Advisor.

  5. Main College Building on Simmons' academic campus.
    Announcement

    Simmons University Receives First-gen Forward Designation

    Simmons earns national honor for its commitment to first-generation student success.

  6. Close-up of "Simmons" etched into the Main College Building
    Campus & Community

    Transformation and Action: The Importance of Meaningful Land Acknowledgments

    Senior Vice President of Organizational Culture, Inclusion & Equity, Debra Pérez, thoughtfully engages in the question: "Why and how do we meaningfully acknowledge land?"

  7. Kara Walsh speaking at the Gwen Ifill Stamp Celebration
    Student Story

    BSO President Kara Walsh '20 Speaks at Gwen Ifill Stamp Celebration

    We caught up with Kara about her speech and what it means to follow in Gwen Ifill's footsteps.

  8. Headshot of Kareena Richards
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Representation Matters: Kareena Richards ’19MSW on Being a Black Female Clinician

    Kareena tells us how Simmons prepared her for her role as an integrated behavioral health clinician at the South End Community Health Center.

  9. Headshot of Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
    Student Story

    Luisana Duarte Armendáriz '18MA, '18MFA Receives New Vision Award

    A new voice in children's literature, Luisana tells us about the inspiration behind her novel. Children's literature MFA graduate, Luisana Duarte Armendáriz '18MA/MFA received a New Vision Award from Lee & Low Books. Her middle grade novel The Regent Enigma...