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As I anticipate the final months of my presidency at Simmons, I have decided to write about my observations of leave taking. I am not a fan of long farewells or tours, but I do think that writing about important...

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A message from President Helen Drinan A few days ago, Simmons University, together with 165 colleges and universities, joined an amicus brief in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in the case before the U.S. Supreme Court. We...

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Like many people around this country, we at Simmons were horrified, outraged and saddened by the murders motivated by hate and racism in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton. Increasingly, we are facing the manifestations of white supremacy, white nationalism, racism...

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Susan's colleagues and friends, Professor Cathryn Mercier and Carolyn Shute, have written the following lovely tribute...

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A message from President Helen Drinan. As we awoke this morning to news of yet another tragic attack against peaceful, innocent people, I find myself deeply saddened and bewildered by the idea that anyone would have the capacity to kill...

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A message from President Helen Drinan In the wake of last week's events, I write to you with a deep sense of purpose. When the unique strengths of our form of government are strained as they have been with homicidal...

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• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

A message from Chair of the Board of Trustees, Regina Pisa and President Helen Drinan. Over the past several weeks, we have had a number of difficult conversations with members of our Simmons community who are dismayed that we did...

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A message from President Helen Drinan. I write to you today with one of the most exciting announcements to date. We all have reason to celebrate as Simmons takes its rightful place in the landscape of higher education as Simmons...

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• Leadership

A message from President Helen Drinan Throughout this academic year, we have shared detailed updates on the progress we are making on diversity, equity, and inclusion at Simmons. We hope you have read the three reports: September 28, 2017 –...

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President Drinan shares her thoughts on the recent tragedies in Puerto Rico and Las Vegas. It seems that almost daily, a tragedy or situation occurs in our world that deserves a message to our community. As I was finalizing a...

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