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President Lynn Perry Wooten with Maureen Flores and others

Women’s History Month: Legacy and Leadership

Celtics VP of Team Operations Allison Feaster, Business Case for Women’s Sports Podcast Host Caroline Fitzgerald, and ESPNw VP Susie Piotrkowski.

Sports Industry Leaders Bring Expertise to Simmons

A collage of the 2026 Bonner Leaders: Ammy A. Cardenes Santana ’29, Gulsah Cayan ’29, Lily-Rose O’Brien ’29, and Mackenzie Oprea ’29

Meet Our 2025–26 Bonner Community Leaders

The Simmons soccer team in a huddle. Photograph by Mike Broglio.

New Master’s Degree Focuses on Business of Women’s Sports

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Boston Globe Highlights Women’s Sports Management at Simmons

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Simmons Named a Top 100 Women-Led Business

President Lynn Perry Wooten and Provost Stephanie Cosner with a group of alumnae/i at Reunion 2025

Simmons Celebrates 125 Years

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Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2025

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  1. Abigail Flinn, Katelyn McCarthy, Julianne Pondelli '18C and Samantha DeLucca
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Inspiring Change: Julianne Pondelli '18C Takes Nutrition to the Ice

    We joined Julianne in the rink and learned how her unique approach to coaching empowers her students. To her students, Julianne Pondelli '18C is much more than a skating coach—she’s a source of support and refuge in the rigorous sport...

  2. Headshot of Kayla Humel
    Student Story

    An Easy Internship Trick from Kayla Humel '18

    Kayla reflects on her experience as SGA president and how Simmons has set her on the path to succeed. On choosing Simmons I love that Simmons has a strong focus on leadership. When I was looking at colleges, every Simmons...

  3. Headshot of Shari Johnson
    Faculty Spotlight

    Celebrating National Social Work Month

    Professor Shari Lynn Johnson discusses this year’s theme and why National Social Work month is so important. Each year, the National Association of Social Workers celebrates the important contributions social workers make by declaring March the National Professional Social Work...

  4. Headshot of Renata Bule
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alum Gives Girls the Tools to Succeed

    We caught up with Renata Bule '15 about her work with Strong Women, Strong Girls. On choosing Simmons I come from an immigrant family with 4 daughters and incredibly strong parents. Because I've been surrounded by strong women my whole...

  5. Panelists Dr. Nada Mustafa Ali, Jaclyn Friedman, Danielle Johnson and Karen Homes Ward
    Campus & Community

    Speaking Up and Out: Women Reshaping the Media Narrative

    Simmons Community Engagement hosts the 21st Annual International Women's Day Celebration. On Friday, March 16, Simmons Community Engagement hosted the panel discussion, "Speaking Up and Out: Women Reshaping the Media Narrative" in honor of International Women's Day. "At Simmons we...

  6. Mary Soares on a worksite
    Student Story

    Alternative Spring Break Takes Mary Soares ’19 to South Carolina

    We caught up with Mary about her experience volunteering for Habitat for Humanity during spring break. On pursuing nursing For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a nurse. My biggest role model is my mom...

  7. Headshot of Anne Pepitone
    Alumnae/i Feature

    SLIS Alum Finds the Right Fit in Leadership Role

    Anne Pepitone ’15MS is the Resource Discovery and Library Management Systems Coordinator for the University of Washington Libraries. What was your favorite course at SLIS? It's a tie between Candy Schwartz’s "Digital Libraries" course and Rong Tang’s "Usability and User...

  8. Yellow meadow and a cabin.
    Faculty Spotlight

    At the Edges of the National Digital Platform: Rural Library Hotspot Lending Programs

    The challenges of connectivity in rural libraries. How do rural libraries address the challenges of Internet connectivity with hotspot lending programs? This project will gather qualitative and quantitative data from 24 rural libraries with hotspot lending program experience, focusing on...

  9. Headshot of Frederick Lane
    Campus & Community

    The Vital Importance of Preserving Privacy in the Modern Library

    SLIS Allen Smith Scholar, Frederick Lane, on the importance of creating a space that models civility and calm. The School of Library and Information Science is proud to welcome Frederick Lane as our Allen Smith Visiting Scholar. An author, attorney...

  10. Headshot of Lisa Brown
    Faculty Spotlight

    The Healthy Worcester Project: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration

    Determining the underlying causes of child obesity in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. The researchers for this project will perform a needs assessment to determine the underlying causes of child obesity in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. This assessment has...