Find a News Story

Filter News

Filter News
Filter by Topic
  1. Simmons University Main College Building
    Campus & Community

    Contextualizing Simmons’ Top Performance in Social Mobility

    As recent college rankings suggest, Simmons University is a catalyst for social mobility, especially for first-generation students and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

  2. Logo for NACADA - The global community for academic advising
    Announcement

    Director of Undergraduate Advising Receives Award from National Academic Advising Association

    “In college, I was one of those people who was involved in everything, and I liked helping everybody. . . . So when I realized that I could support students for a living, I was very excited,” recalls Cindy Firestein...

  3. Elizaabeth Carr ’04
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alumna Shares Journey from “Miracle” Birth to Fertility Advocacy

    For Elizabeth Carr ’04, the first IVF baby born in the United States, fertility education constitutes empowerment and advocacy. She spoke with us about her widely publicized birth, new historical memoir, and formative experience at Simmons.

  4. A small child eating a piece of toast.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Nutrition Alum Receives Award for Article

    Jennifer Lerman ’09 received the 39th annual Huddleson Award for the article, “Evaluation of the Healthy Eating Index-Toddlers-2020” which was featured in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

  5. US Flag and MA State flag fying in front of Simmons MCB
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons Professor Practices Social Work in Support of Veterans

    School of Social Work Associate Professor of Practice Samuel Odom shares the value of the Simmons MSW Clinical Practice with Active Service Members, Veterans, and Families certificate program.

  6. Simmons University Main College Building in the fall
    Announcement

    Simmons Named a Top 100 Women-Led Business in Massachusetts

    The Women’s Edge, a nonprofit organization that supports female business leaders, together with its partner The Boston Globe, has announced that Simmons University was named one of the 24th annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts.

  7. Leslie Calderone ’11MS in the Whitehouse
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Archives Management Alumna Preserves Behind the Scenes Life at the White House

    Leslie Calderone '11MS is the Director of the Digital Library for the White House Historical Association, a small non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of the White House. Calderone shares some of her favorite images of life in the White House, both formal and behind the scenes.

  8. Recipients of the 2024 Faculty Awards, along with President Wooten, Provost Cosner and Associate Provost Doherty.
    Faculty Spotlight

    2024 Simmons Faculty Awards Celebrates Stellar Researchers and Educators

    Simmons faculty from various disciplines received awards in undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, service, and a commitment to DEI at the 2024 Faculty Awards.

  9. American Flag in front of Simmons MCB
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Faculty Reflect on the Upcoming Presidential Election

    Faculty from the Department of Politics and Policy at Simmons recently presented a virtual panel discussion on the upcoming presidential election.

  10. Panel Presenters Timothy Dolan, Cyndee Landrum, Maria McCauley, Sandra Hirsh, Alexia Hudson-Ward, and Jerome Offord
    Campus & Community

    Allen Smith Visiting Scholar Reflects on the Future of Libraries

    Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Associate Dean for Academics in the College of Information, Data and Society at San José State University, visited Simmons as a 2024 recipient of the Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Fellowship. She kicked off her week as visiting scholar by delivering an opening keynote presentation, “Future-Ready Libraries: A Glimpse Into 2035.”