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  1. Anna Aguilera, Professor of Biology at Simmons University; Peter Salvatore, Deputy Chief Engineer at Boston Water and Sewer Commission; Abby Oliveira, Senior Land Use and Sustainability Manager at Longwood Collective; and Sarah Rodrigo, Trust Program Manager at the City of Boston break ground for bioswale project
    Announcement

    Simmons Contributes to Bioswale Pilot Project

    The Longwood Collective, the chief planner and principal steward of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA), broke ground on a bioswale pilot project on Avenue Louis Pasteur on September 30, 2025. Simmons University, Northeastern University, and the Charles River...

  2. Closeup photo of a Simmons student working on a laptop on their bed in their residence hall room
    Campus & Community

    Information Literacy Consultants Support Simmons Students

    This fall, the Tutoring Center received an internal grant from the Simmons Center for Information Literacy (SCIL) to hire five School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) students as Information Literacy Consultants (ILCs).

  3. Mascots from the Colleges of the Fenway
    Campus & Community

    Simmons’ Mascot Featured in WBZ NewsRadio

    Stormy the Shark, Simmons University’s mascot, kicked off the 2025–2026 school year with a spirit of community by gathering with other Colleges of the Fenway mascots (L-R): Halo the Saint Bernard (Emmanuel College); Red the Cardinal (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences); Willy the Leopard (Wentworth Institute of Technology); and Marty the Mastodon (Massachusetts College of Art and Design).

  4. A collage of photos from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Epsilon Chapter Centennial Celebration, spring 2024
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alums Honor Black Women Trailblazers with On-Campus Plaques

    English major Jacqueline Jones ’79 and Public Relations/Marketing Communications major Gia Elie ’24, both members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), recently commissioned dedicatory plaques to honor three Simmons alums who trailblazed the domains of health care, civil rights, and women’s history. We spoke with them about honoring historic Black alumnae/i and relishing lifelong sisterhood through AKA.

  5. Cathryn Mercier and Ammina Kothari with attendees and speakers at the Children's Literature Summer Institute
    Campus & Community

    Raise a Toast to 50 Years of Children’s Literature at Simmons

    Simmons University Center for the Study of Children's Literature presented the biennial Summer Children's Literature Institute from July 25-27, 2025. This year’s theme, “Are We There Yet?” brought an impressive array of creative writers, illustrators, publishers, and scholars to reflect and promote conversations about literature for young people.

  6. Dean Astrid Sheil, Kristen Palston, and students who worked on the Simmons Leadership Conference 2025
    Campus & Community

    Applying Classroom Skills to Simmons Leadership Conference

    Students in the course “Applied Inclusive Leadership: Project Management for Real-World Impact” used a real-time model for learning successful project management: the Simmons Leadership Conference 2025.

  7. President Lynn Perry Wooten and Provost Stephanie Cosner with a group of alumnae/i at Reunion 2025
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Celebrates 125 Years

    Over 350 members of the Simmons community gathered on campus June 6–8 to celebrate Simmons University’s 125th Anniversary with a unique Reunion for all classes that included special celebrations for the classes of 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 2000, and 2003.

  8. Headshot of Gary Bailey
    Faculty Spotlight

    Social Work Professor Honored as Legacy Maker

    Professor and MSW Program Director Gary Bailey was featured in Portraits of Pride 2025, a recognition of LGBTQ+ leaders in the Greater Boston area.

  9. Houley Koundourou ’28
    Student Story

    Undergraduate Receives Prize from New England Poetry Club

    Houley Koundourou ’28, a double major in Writing and Political Science, recently won the 2025 Victor Howes Prize in Poetry, awarded on behalf of the New England Poetry Club. We spoke with Koundourou about poetic inspiration, her Senegalese ancestry, and the value of a women-centered education.

  10. Amarachukwu Iyke-Uzonwa ‘25
    Student Story

    Finding Home Far Away from Home

    Amarachukwu Iyke-Uzonwa ’25 shares her experience as a first-generation college student and an international student at Simmons and shares advice for incoming students. Iyke-Uzonwa is a double major in Information Technology and Cybersecurity and Economics.