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Delivered at Simmons University, April 11, 2022. The following remarks have been edited for length and clarity. Good morning and welcome! It gives me great joy to share this day with my mother Delores Perry who is joining virtually, my...

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• Leadership

Simmons University announces new book that provides strategies and advice to help leaders arrive and thrive at each stage of their careers. Arrive and Thrive brings together the lived experience of the three co-authors, Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten, Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership CEO Susan MacKenty Brady, and Executive Chair of the Board of Deloitte US Janet Foutty.

• Leadership

Students, alumni, board members, colleagues, family and friends convened both in-person and virtually for the Investiture of Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten on Monday, April 11. Wooten is the ninth president of Simmons University, and the first African American to serve...

• Leadership

Simmons University today announced a new $5 million gift from Simmons alumna and Trustee Jennifer Eckert to expand the scope and impact of its innovative approach to leadership education throughout the institution. The gift will create the new Jennifer Eckert...

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This year, English major and education minor Asiyah Herrera ’25 will see her words in print — large print. Her poem is part of the “Love Letters to Roxbury” mural project on display in the Roxbury Public Library.

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What inspired your interest in climate change and environmental economics? While I care about “the environment” itself, my concern for people is really what comes first. Changes to the climate threaten human lives and can exacerbate various social issues from...

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• Sustainability and the Environment

The following conversation takes place between Dr. Vanessa Robinson-Dooley, Associate Professor at Simmons University's School of Social Work, and Taylor Eubanks, graduate student in the Gender and Cultural Studies program. Dr. Robinson-Dooley talks through the development and application of the...

• Research

Anna Staniszewski ’06MAMFA teaches courses on writing and children’s literature and is the author of over twenty books for young readers, including the novels The Wonder of Wildflowers and Clique Here; the picture books Dogosaurus Rex and Beast in Show; and the Once Upon a Fairy Tale chapter book series.

• Careers and Internships

Elinor Lipman ’72 and Mameve (Stern) Medwed ’64 did not overlap at Simmons, but met later at a fiction workshop, bonding over their shared love of literature and writing. With 21 published books between them, and numerous awards and accolades...

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What does the REEF Support Center offer? I joined The REEF Support Center as Director when it opened in October 2021. It’s our mission to make foundational services and supports more accessible atSimmons, which includes services on campus and those...

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