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  1. Interior of the Boston Public Library, McKim Building, 2019. Photograph by Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Creative Commons.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Dean of SLIS Discusses Public Libraries in The Boston Globe

    The Boston Globe featured commentary from Sanda Erdelez, Dean of Simmons‘ School of Library and Information Science, on the remarkable resilience of public libraries, particularly those in New England.

  2. Susan MacKenty Brady speaking at the 2023 Leadership Conference
    Campus & Community

    Institute for Inclusive Leadership CEO Responds to “the Broken Rung” on CBS News

    According to Susan MacKenty Brady, “a massive amount of value is lost when we aren’t fully tapping into the available talent in our organizations. . . . The traction of early promotion is where we need to mend, and where we need to lift up and create more resources and more opportunity for women.”

  3. 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.

  4. An aerial view of Greenfield Community College
    Announcement

    Simmons University Brings Graduate Program to Greenfield Community College

    Simmons University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) has relocated the SLIS West program — a part-time master of science in Library and Information Science degree program in Western Massachusetts — from Mount Holyoke College to the campus of Greenfield Community College (GCC), as of Fall 2024.

  5. The Simmons academic quad, with students walking on the sidewalks
    Announcement

    Simmons Named Among The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges 2025

    The Princeton Review recently revealed The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition. The overall list, which is unranked, is determined by student surveys that address campus life, academics, administration, personal experience, etc. Simmons University, as well as 25 other Massachusetts institutions, are recognized among the nation’s best colleges.

  6. One of the Simmons University signs near campus
    Announcement

    Simmons Named Among Wall Street Journal’s Best Colleges in the U.S.

    The WSJ rankings take into account student experience, graduation rates, career-preparedness, starting salaries post-graduation, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

  7. A section of the Voynich Manuscript
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS Adjunct Interviewed in The Atlantic as a “prominent medievalist”

    School of Library and Information Science Adjunct Lisa Fagin Davis was interviewed in The Atlantic for her work interpreting the 500-year-old Voynich Manuscript.

  8. A person seated at a table with an open laptop and cup of coffee
    Faculty Spotlight

    School of Management Adjunct Faculty Member Interviewed About Team-Building Strategies

    School of Management Adjunct Faculty and Institute Fellow Mary Shapiro was interviewed by the Harvard Business Review for an article, “17 Team Building Activities for In-Person, Remote, and Hybrid Teams.”

  9. Heidi HyunJin Lee and GBH’s Morning Edition co-host Paris Alston
    Student Story

    Simmons Masters in Social Work Student Interviewed for GBH's Wake Up Well

    Heidi HyunJin Lee was interviewed by GBH’s Morning Edition co-host Paris Alston for Wake Up Well, a segment focused on mental health.

  10. Photo of the town hall in Greenfield, Massachusetts
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons MBA Hired as City Finance Director

    Stella Chan ’90MBA has been named the new finance director of the City of Greenfield, Massachusetts.