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A collage of the 2026 Bonner Leaders: Ammy A. Cardenes Santana ’29, Gulsah Cayan ’29, Lily-Rose O’Brien ’29, and Mackenzie Oprea ’29

Meet Our 2025–26 Bonner Community Leaders

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New Master’s Degree Focuses on Business of Women’s Sports

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Boston Globe Highlights Women’s Sports Management at Simmons

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Simmons Named a Top 100 Women-Led Business

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Simmons Celebrates 125 Years

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Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2025

Ava Dugan ’27

Unsung Contributions to the History of Nursing

Mariana Rodríguez Rivera ’25

Cultivating Diverse Perspectives, in Boston and Abroad

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  1. Annabelle Hannah ’25 seated by a waterfall
    Student Story

    Chemistry/Physics Student Accepted into Research Experience at UPenn

    Annabelle Hannah ’25, a double-major in Chemistry and Physics, was accepted into the 2024 summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). The 10-week program is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).

  2. Megan Phifer-Davis ’18MS and Derek Mosley ’11MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    SLIS alumni named Movers & Shakers by Library Journal

    Simmons School of Library and Information Science alumni Megan Phifer-Davis ’18MS and Derek Mosley ’11MS have been selected by Library Journal for the 2024 Movers & Shakers.

  3. Professor of Social Work Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Hamilton-Mason Honored by Haymarket People’s Fund

    The Haymarket People's Fund has described Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason as “an interdisciplinary researcher” and honored her for her work in support of the Fund.

  4. Professor Christine Evans, Alia Al-Suwaidi '24MSEd, and CEO of MRC-NECC Dr. Pamela Olsen, courtesy of MRC-NECC.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Lead Therapist of Special Education Teaches with her Heart

    Alia Al-Suwaidi ’24MSEd is determined to ensure that all children — regardless of their disability — can learn and thrive effectively. She is a member of the first international cohort of Simmons students at the Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Special Education, operated by the New England Center for Children, and the winner of the inaugural Dr. D. Daniel Gould Award for Global Excellence in Special Education Teaching.

  5. Photo of Simmons in the Spring
    Announcement

    Simmons School of Nursing Joins National Campaign for Health Workforce Well-Being

    The Simmons University School of Nursing was accepted as part of the inaugural cohort in the National Academy of Medicine's Change Maker Campaign for Health Workforce Well-Being.

  6. The Simmons campus in the spring
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS Dean Sanda Erdelez Receives Croatian Women of Influence Award

    The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) Dean Sanda Erdelez was selected as a winner of the Croatian Women of Influence Award, a recognition of leadership, innovation, and community impact of Croatian women around the world.

  7. Studio portrait of Professor Bob White, photograph by Jerry Russo.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor of Communications Bob White Featured in Oral History Collection of Artists During COVID-19

    During the COVID-19 lockdown (2020–2021), local photographer and filmmaker Jerry Russo interviewed hundreds of artists about their experiences of isolation, including Professor of Communications Bob White. The University of Massachusetts Amherst has since archived this oral history collection.

  8. Samantha Normilus ’19BSN, ’26MSN
    Student Story

    Nursing Student Receives Excellence in Nursing Practice Award from New England Regional Black Nurses Association

    Samantha Normilus ’19BSN, ’26MSN has received the Excellent in Nursing Practice Award from the New England Regional Black Nurses Association, Inc. (NERBNA). A Dana-Farber Cancer Institute nurse who is pursuing the online MSN-FNP program at Simmons, Normilus spoke with us about being a NERBNA awardee, the rewards of oncology nursing, and the supportive community she found at Simmons.

  9. Dr. Jennifer Herman, Professor Tatiana Cruz, Professor Kamille Gentles-Peart, and NEBHE President and CEO Dr. Michael Thomas at the International Women's Day Breakfast and Awards
    Faculty Spotlight

    Navigating the North Star: Assistant Professor Tatiana M.F. Cruz Receives Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Award

    The American Council on Education Women’s Network Massachusetts has recognized Tatiana M.F. Cruz, Assistant Professor and Interdisciplinary Program Director of Africana Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies, and her collaborator Dr. Kamille Gentles-Peart (Roger Williams University) for co-founding and directing the North Star Collective, a group of colleges and universities in New England that are committed to faculty racial equity.

  10. Susan MacKenty Brady
    Announcement

    Susan MacKenty Brady Will Receive Honorary Degree from Marietta College

    On May 4, Susan MacKenty Brady, the CEO of the Simmons University Inclusive Leadership Institute, will receive the Marietta College Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws, at the College’s 2024 Commencement ceremony. (She is a Class of 1994 Marietta alumna). “It...