Find a News Story

Filter News

Filter News
Filter by Topic
Currently selected filters
  1. Professor Naresh Agarwal teaches a course at SLIS, photograph by Ashley Purvis.
    Announcement

    Simmons SLIS Ranked as a Top 10 Library School

    In the U.S.News & World Report’s “Best Library and Information Studies Programs” for 2025, Simmons’ School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) comes in as number nine (tied with Indiana University, Bloomington). This ranking encompasses the nation’s 56 master’s degree...

  2. Ginjer Doherty ’25, Aviva Foster ’25, CJ Haggard ’25, Theo Hatfield ’25, Lili Malatinszky ’25, and Grace Walters ’25
    Student Story

    Six Students Selected for the 2025 Senior Scholar Award

    Ginjer Doherty ’25, Aviva Foster ’25, CJ Haggard ’25, Theo Hatfield ’25, Lili Malatinszky ’25, and Grace Walters ’25 have been selected for the prestigious Senior Scholar Award at Simmons University. Sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Office of Research and Fellowships, the Senior Scholar Award recognizes outstanding scholarly research across different disciplinary fields.

  3. The 2025 Graduate Conference Fund Recipients
    Announcement

    Announcing the 2024-25 Graduate Student Research Winners

    Eight doctoral and master’s degree candidates have been selected for the academic year 2024-25 Graduate Student Research Fund Award.

  4. Headshot of President Lynn Perry Wooten
    Campus & Community

    President Wooten Featured in Boston Business Journal

    Celebrating the pivotal importance of mentorship, the Boston Business Journal featured fifteen women in the city who have served as mentors, including Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten.

  5. President Lynn Wooten standing in front of the MCB
    Campus & Community

    MassLive Celebrates President Wooten’s Leadership

    To honor Black History Month 2025, MassLive featured Black leaders throughout the state of Massachusetts who are performing significant and meaningful work. Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten is among the ten individuals spotlighted.

  6. The rear of the MCB. Photo by Ashley Purvis.
    Announcement

    Simmons Receives Mellon Grant for Information Literacy

    With funding from the Mellon Foundation, Simmons will establish the Center for Information Literacy, which aims to promote informed decision-making and nurture civic participation.

  7. Shelves full of children's books. Photo by Zoshua Colah on Unsplash.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alumnae/i Receive Awards from American Library Association

    The American Library Association (ALA) announced winners of the 2025 Youth Media Awards, including Breanna J. McDaniel ’14MA, Gabe Cole Novoa ’19MFA, Stephanie Seales ’09MA, and Sacha Lamb ’20MS/MA.

  8. The 2025 cohort of Bonner Leaders
    Student Story

    Simmons Welcomes New Cohort of Bonner Community Leaders

    The Bonner Community Leaders Program is a unique opportunity for students who want to combine a strong commitment to service with personal growth, teamwork, leadership development, and scholarship. We spoke with Ellie Foss ’28, Jocelyn Miranda Landaverde ’28, Bridget Swezey ’28, and Soraya Timas ’28 about what drew them to the program.

  9. One of the Simmons University signs near campus
    Announcement

    Simmons Awarded Grant Funding from Luce Foundation

    Funding from the Henry Luce Foundation will support Simmons’ efforts to advance student success, retention, and confidence in STEM-related fields as well as a Clare Boothe Luce Professorship.

  10. A lightpost with a Simmons University banner attached.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Two Simmons Faculty Members Receive North Star Fellowships

    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.