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  1. Photo of tents in the streets of India
    Faculty Spotlight

    For Simmons Professor, Researching Economics Lends Insight into Tackling World Poverty

    Economics Professor Niloufer Sohrabji discusses what ignited her love for economics, how she shares that excitement with students, and her own research projects.

  2. Rebecca F. Kuang speaks at the 2024 Fall Community Read, photograph by Christina Appignani
    Campus & Community

    Author Rebecca F. Kuang Distinguishes Imitation from Plagiarism at the Simmons 2024 Fall Community Read

    This year’s Fall Community Read, organized by the Division of Student Engagement, Success, and Diversity, featured novelist and Yale Ph.D. student R.F. Kuang and her most recent book, Yellowface. The award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author discussed the importance of authorial voice, literary experimentation, and the craft of writing.

  3. The logo of The Boston Globe Horn Book Awards
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Children’s Lit Alum on Judging the Horn Book Awards

    Rodney Fierce ’12MA, a Humanities Teacher at Sonoma Academy, shares what led him to study children’s literature, his work at the Academy, and his recent experience on the Horn Book Awards Committee.

  4. Shelves full of children's books. Photo by Zoshua Colah on Unsplash.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Children’s and English Literature Alumna Named Agent of the Month

    Amy Thrall Flynn 95’MA, ’21MA, Senior Literary Agent of Aevitas Creative Management, has been named “Agent of the Month” (for October 2024) by Writing and Illustrating, a blog devoted to children’s literature authors and illustrators.

  5. Stacy Whitman stands in fron of a mural holding a bag from her bookshop The Curious Cat
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Children’s Literature Alum Celebrates Bookshop’s First Anniversary

    Stacy Whitman '05MA celebrates the first anniversary of her brick and mortar bookstore, Curious Cat Bookshop in Winsted, CT, with an article in the CT Insider.

  6. A collage of three new faculty members in the Simmons School of Library and Information Science
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons University’s School of Library and Information Science Welcomes Three New Faculty Members

    Simmons University’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) welcomes three new faculty members this Fall, with expertise in archives management, school librarianship, and public librarianship for children and teens.

  7. Ally Russell sitting on a chair. Photo credit: Jamie Tan
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Children’s Lit Alum Finds Folkloric Inspiration for Spooky Debut Novel

    In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Children’s Literature Program at Simmons, we caught up with Ally Russell ’15MFA about her role of Marketing Manager at independent publisher Nosy Crow, and the release of her debut novel.

  8. An aerial photo of the labyrinth on the Simmons University campus
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Children’s Literature Alumna Named among Rising Star Women of Education

    Janet Daniels ’10MFA, the Assistant Director of the Student Center at Harvard University’s Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, was recently recognized as one of the Rising Star Women of Education for 2024.

  9. Caroline Aspinwall ’25 standing outside of Boston Children's Hospital Click to play the video|
    Student Story

    Exercise Science Student Interns at Boston Children's Hospital

    Caroline Aspinwall ’24, majoring in Health and Exercise Science with a minor in Psychology, shares details about her internship experience at Boston Children’s Hospital.

  10. Samantha Margolin '23
    Alumnae/i Feature

    From the Muddy River to Community Farms: Research Possibilities for Simmons Students

    We spoke to Samantha Margolin '23 about how her research projects at Simmons prepared her to expand her confidence, and her burgeoning career.