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  1. Covers of four books by Patrick Sylvain

    Assistant Professor of Humanities Patrick Sylvain is a literary scholar and poet whose intellectual curiosity knows no bounds. His work explores the issues of nationhood, leadership, race, and (de)colonization. In conjunction with Black History Month 2025, we spoke with him about Haitian politics, poetry, and zombies.

  2. A lightpost with a Simmons University banner attached.

    Samuel Odom from the School of Social Work and Don Simmons from the School of Library and Information Science, have been named fellows by the North Star Collective Faculty Fellowship, which is designed to promote supportive community and racial healing for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) faculty members across New England.

  3. An aerial view of sidewalks on the Simmons University campus

    January 21, 2025 — the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day — is the ninth annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). Created by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, NDORH "is an opportunity to engage in collective action to create a more just and equitable world."

  4. The LGBTQIA+ lounge space at Simmons

    In honor of LGBTQIA+ History Month, we welcome the LGBTQIA+ community at Simmons to gather in their new lounge, located in the Jennifer Eckert Center for Leadership & Engagement.

  5. Dr. Michael C. LaSala

    Since 1988, the United States has celebrated National Coming Out Day (NCOD) annually on October 11. To honor NCOD, Dr. Michael LaSala, Dean of Simmons’ School of Social Work, recounts his own coming-out journey.

  6. Protestors holding signs at an anti-Islam protest in Washington D.C., March 3, 2011

    Simmons’ Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) hosted “Islamophobia in the United States: Understanding Past and Present Anti-Muslim Discrimination,” a virtual lecture by Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Research for the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding Saher Selod. This talk chronicled the history of anti-Muslim racism and demonstrated how 9/11 instituted a new era of the racialization of Muslims.

  7. The Main College Building on the Simmons University campus

    The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted a webinar with Project Shema, entitled “Understanding Antisemitism in the Current Political Climate.” The webinar defined antisemitism, contextualized Jewish identity, and suggested how participants may empathize with the Jewish community.

  8. Bridgett Johnson-Pride

    Bridgett Johnson-Pride '18MAMS was named Director of Public Services for Archives and Special Collections at Harvard University in October, 2023. We caught up with Johnson-Pride about her current role, and how she engages with patrons as an extroverted archivist.

  9. Orientation leaders giving a cheer for the first year students on move-in day

    Simmons is pleased to welcome over 371 first-year undergraduate students and 800 new graduate students to the start of the 2024–2025 academic year.

  10. A graphic with the words: August 26 National Women's Equality Day
    Campus & Community

    In celebrating Women's Equality Day, President Wooten reflects on the vital role that women’s-centered higher ed institutions play in the effort to advance gender equity and leadership.