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  1. The 8 SURPASs scholars for 2025
    Student Story

    Congratulations to the 2025 SURPASs Scholars

    Eight undergraduate scholars from disciplines across Simmons have been selected to join the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Simmons (SURPASs). SURPASs students receive the necessary funding and mentorship to execute an independent research project of their own design.

  2. 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.

  3. 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’s-centered education.

  4. Breanna J. McDaniel wearing a long gold dress
    Alumnae/i Feature

    The Story Listener

    Breanna J. McDaniel ’14MA is the author of four acclaimed picturebooks and the recipient of the 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award. On July 26, McDaniel will present a presentation with author-illustrator Vashti Harrison at the Summer Children's Literature Institute at Simmons University.

  5. Naresh Agarwal writing on a whiteboard during a class lecture
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS Faculty Member Receives Research Grant

    The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) announced that Professor Naresh Agarwal, a faculty member at Simmons’ School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) and Director of the Information Science and Technology Concentration, has received the 2025 Bob Williams...

  6. Emma Soule '26, Anna Gagliastro '26, Eli Ratner, Abby Ferrone '25, Ally Hyde '27
    Student Story

    Barbara Lee Fellows Intern at the Massachusetts State House

    Simmons recently hosted a celebration for student participants in the Barbara Lee Fellowship, an internship program that pairs Simmons students with female-identifying senators and representatives at the Massachusetts State House.

  7. Mallory Wareham ’20MS and Jason Homer ’11MS, ’26PhD
    Alumnae/i Feature

    SLIS Alumnae/i Selected as Library Journal Movers and Shakers

    Mallory (Walker) Wareham ’20MS and Jason Homer ’11MS, ’26PhD were named Movers & Shakers 2025 by Library Journal.

  8. Ava Dugan ’27
    Student Story

    Unsung Contributions to the History of Nursing

    School of Nursing student Ava Dugan ’27 was selected as the winner of the American Association for the History of Nursing’s (AAHN) annual essay contest for Nursing students. Dugan's essay highlighted nurses often overlooked in history books, in spite of the impact of their contributions.

  9. Helena Saldivar-Mieres poses in front of a portrait of British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928).
    Student Story

    Simmons Undergraduate Makes Voting Honor Roll

    Committed to civic engagement and the democratic process, Helena Saldivar-Mieres ’25, along with students from other US universities, was honored for supporting nonpartisan student voter engagement during the 2024 election.

  10. Lefavour Hall on the Simmons University campus
    Announcement

    Simmons Announces 2025–2026 Clare Boothe Luce Scholars

    Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation, Simmons has awarded six scholarships to sophomores pursuing accelerated dual-degree engineering and STEM-related bachelor’s degrees.