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  1. A graphic of a brain full of computer chip connections
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS Professor Shares How AI Can Benefit Libraries

    School of Library and Information Science Assistant Professor Don Simmons was featured in an Elsevier story, “The role of AI in universities is growing — what does that mean for librarians?”

  2. Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow play women who grow close despite their opposing political views in Netflix's "The Hunting Wives."
    Faculty Spotlight

    Gender Studies Professor Quoted in Fortune

    Professor Suzanne Leonard, a faculty member in the Department of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Director of the Graduate Program in Gender and Cultural Studies, recently commented on the Netflix series The Hunting Wives for Fortune magazine.

  3. Shelves full of books in a rural library
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS West Director on Funding Cuts in Rural Libraries

    Director of the Simmons School of Library and Information Science SLIS West program Eric Poulin published an editorial in The Shoestring warning that funding cuts to social services will result in a lack of access to electronic resources that will disproportionately hurt small, rural communities and their schools.

  4. Headshot of Suzanne Leonard
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons Faculty Member Quoted in The Washington Post

    An article in The Washington Post discusses the impact of Miranda July’s second novel and features commentary by Suzanne Leonard, Professor of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Program Director for Gender and Cultural Studies.

  5. 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.

  6. Mayor Michelle Wu and President Lynn Perry Wooten attend the International Women's Day Breakfast at Simmons University on March 7, 2025. Photograph by Mike Meija, courtesy of the City of Boston Mayor's Office.
    Campus & Community

    Mayor Wu Visits Simmons on International Women’s Day

    As reported in WBZ News Radio, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu visited Simmons University on International Women’s Day (March 8, 2025). Wu had just returned from the nation’s capital, where, before a House Oversight Committee, she provided testimony regarding sanctuary cities.

  7. 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.

  8. 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 STEMM-related fields as well as a Clare Boothe Luce Professorship.

  9. Two older adults walking on a gravel path. Photo by micheile henderson on Unsplash
    Faculty Spotlight

    Associate Professor’s Research Links Drinking and Depression

    School of Social Work Associate Professor Christina Sellers was quoted in an article, "Retirement and drinking don't mix."

  10. The Simmons softball team celebrating a victory
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Exercise Science Alumna Interviewed in The Boston Globe

    The Globe interviewed Francesca Corsinetti ’19 an occupational therapist, high school basketball coach, and founder of The Sports OT (a program that helps current and retired athletes navigate the complexities of mental health).