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As Political Director for the National Association of Social Workers-MA, Sophie advocates for positive change. On the National Association of Social Workers Founded in 1955, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest organization of professional social workers...

• Social Justice & Advocacy
• Careers and Internships

PhD Student Alyson Gamble works with Assistant Professor Colin Rhinesmith on a grant-funded research project. Practitioner-scholar Alyson Gamble is a student in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) PhD program. Alyson has been working with Assistant Professor Colin...

• Research

Senior Vice President of Organizational Culture, Inclusion & Equity, Debra Pérez tells us why she's excited to join the Simmons community. What do the words “organizational culture, inclusion and equity” mean? A healthy organization and culture is inclusive of the...

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Leadership

We earned an impressive #4 ranking for Best Value in the 2019 U.S.News & World Report rankings Simmons University earned an impressive #4 ranking for Best Value in the 2019 U.S.News & World Report rankings in the Regional Universities North...

• Awards and Honors

We joined Emma Willman during Boston's Women in Comedy Festival and learned about her journey into comedy. Hours before headlining a show for the Women in Comedy Festival, we sat down with Emma Willmann '08 to discuss her journey from...

• Entrepreneurship
• Careers and Internships

We caught up with Maria about how she landed her role with BlackRock, Inc. as Vice President - Platform Innovations. Tell us about your background. My experience so far has been a bit of a whirlwind. I started my career...

• Careers and Internships

Faculty, staff and students gather to celebrate the launch of Simmons University and the beginning of the new semester. University President Helen Drinan '75MS, '78MBA welcomed members of the Simmons community to "Convocation: A Celebration of University" on Wednesday, September...

• Convocation

Ambassador (ret) William M. Bellamy, Warburg Professor of International Relations, shares his thoughts on the passing of the late Senator John McCain. The news was expected, but when Senator John McCain died last week the collective gasp in Washington was...

• In Memoriam

A message from President Helen Drinan. I write to you today with one of the most exciting announcements to date. We all have reason to celebrate as Simmons takes its rightful place in the landscape of higher education as Simmons...

• From the President
• Leadership

We asked a few of our Orientation Leaders to share their expert tips for first years. Our Orientation Leaders, Delaney Roberson '20, Josephine Tran-Vong '21 and Emily Mills '19, told us what they wish they knew before coming to Simmons...

• Community Engagement