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  1. Susan Perron ’18 in front of the Shiprock known as the winged rock in Navajo
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Nursing and Dix Scholar Alum Offers Palliative Care to Navajo Nation

    Susan Perron ’18 received a DAISY award for her work as a palliative nurse at the Northern Navajo Medical Center. Perron reflects on the award and her work for the Indigenous community.

  2. Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason delivering a public lecture at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Visits University of Johannesburg as Fulbright Specialist

    Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason received a Fulbright Specialist Award this year. Recipients of the Fulbright Specialist awards are "selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, demonstrated leadership in their field, and their potential to foster long-term cooperation between institutions in the U.S. and abroad."

  3. 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.

  4. 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...

  5. 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.

  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. 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.

  8. Attendees and awardees at Boston and Massachusetts Campus Voting Summit, Harvard University, September 21, 2024.
    Announcement

    Simmons Recognized for Excellence in Student Voter Registration and Turnout

    ALL IN Awards Day honored Simmons for excellence in nonpartisan student voter engagement and campus turnout in the 2022 Midterm Elections. Specifically, Simmons received the award for 2022 Boston Votes Highest Voting Rate: Four-Year Institution. Members of the Simmons community received in-person recognition at the Boston and Massachusetts Campus Voting Summit, held at Harvard University.

  9. Student in the stacks
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Library and Information Science Alum Appointed to Association of Research Libraries

    SLIS alum Marcel LaFlamme ’08MS has been appointed Director of Research Policy and Scholarship of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).

  10. A gallery in the Eric Carle Museum
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Children’s Literature Alumna Receives Mentor Award at 2024 Carle Honors

    On September 26, Elissa Gershowitz ’00MA, Editor-in-Chief of The Horn Book, received a Mentor Award at the Carle Honors ceremony in New York City. Bestowed by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art these annual awards celebrate individuals and organizations who have elevated the art of children’s picture-book making.