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The American Library Association (ALA) recently awarded Spectrum scholarships to 60 exceptional students throughout the country pursuing library degrees. This year, five Simmons SLIS students received the award.

• Awards and Honors
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Scholarships and Financial Aid

Christina Pascucci-Ciampa '08, '14MS (left) is the founder of All She Wrote Books in Somerville, MA, an inclusive feminist and queer bookstore that amplifies marginalized and intersectional voices. Why did you decide to attend Simmons for college and graduate school...

• LGBTQIA+
• Social Justice & Advocacy

Mary Grahame Hunter '20MS is a Youth Services Librarian at the Ferndale Area District Library in Ferndale, Michigan. She also serves on the Michigan Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Task Force, where they have a coalition called MI Right to Read...

• Careers and Internships

"Raw data is useless if you don't have cultural and historical context," says Assistant Teaching Professor of Art and Music Michael Zachary. "Without it, you won't know what the data actually tells you, nor can you communicate it in a...

• PLAN Core Curriculum

What led you to Simmons for your Master's in Social Work? My last position was in homeless services, and I was working alongside program social workers. Clients would be inclined to speak with me, and I'm great with people and...

• Careers and Internships

In her new book co-authored with Tracy L. Robinson-Wood, Sister Resisters: Mentoring Black Women on Campus (Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2022), Professor Janie Victoria Ward uncovers strategies of resistance that empower young women and their mentors. She and her co-author...

• Research

We spoke to online student Miladys Perez about why she chose the Simmons online program for her second bachelor's degree, and what her experience has been so far.

• Online Student

SLIS graduate student Molly Foye developed an interest in material culture during her undergraduate education. Currently, Foye holds a position on a farm in New Hampshire that enables her to expand the possibilities of archival work and librarianship. Why did...

• Careers and Internships

An interview with TuQuyen Tran Vo ’22 Describe your typical workday. For a typical day shift, I leave at 5:30 am. I take the T or a blue bike, depending on the weather. I report to work at 6:30 am...

• Careers and Internships
• Clinical Experience

We spoke to Kelly Fanning ’05MBA about the pivotal role she played at Brigham & Women’s Hospital (B&W) throughout the pandemic, and how the experience has transformed what she wants from her career.

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