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  1. A selection of several types of legumes
    Faculty Spotlight

    Nutrition Professor Discusses New Dietary Guidelines

    Teresa Fung, professor of nutrition, department co-chair, and director of the didactic program in dietetics for the Department of Nutrition, recently published an article on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) in The New Lede.

  2. The top of a pair of sneakers with five direction lines drawn on the ground in different colors
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS Deans Discusses Serendipity for NHPR

    Dr. Sanda Erdelez, dean of Simmons’ School of Library and Information Science, was recently featured in New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) for a segment on serendipity.

  3. Snowy Simmons Campus
    Faculty Spotlight

    School of Management Dean Publishes Article on Reinvention

    In an article published in Education Technology Insights, School of Management Dean Astrid Sheil writes about the importance of reinvention for business and business education. In particular, Sheil explains how Simmons’ new master of science in management: business and leadership in women’s sports concentration exemplifies a reinvention strategy.

  4. Two women working on a project at a desk
    Announcement

    Boston Globe Highlights Women’s Sports Management at Simmons

    Simmons University launches the first women’s-focused sports management graduate program in the country.

  5. The Simmons University management building in fall
    Announcement

    Simmons Named a Top 100 Women-Led Business

    Simmons University has been named one of Massachusetts’ Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in 2025. Created by The Women’s Edge and published annually in the “Women & Power” issue of the Globe Magazine, the list highlights organizations for their commitment to workplace diversity, innovation, efforts to advance equity, and contributions to the Massachusetts economy.

  6. FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland
    Faculty Spotlight

    SOM Dean Quoted in NBC News Boston

    The city of Boston is hosting seven FIFA World Cup soccer games in June 2026. As NBC News Boston reported, business leaders — including individuals from Simmons — gathered in Foxborough on September 24 for a Women's Business Summit focused on the economic impact of the World Cup.

  7. Cover of the book The Undefeated written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify, 2019)
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons Professor Weighs in on Best Picturebooks

    Assistant Teaching Professor Shelley Isaacson was quoted in an article for Slate, “The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” Isaacson supported the inclusion of The Undefeated written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify, 2019) on the list.

  8. The Simmons University campus on a fall evening
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alum Profiled for Dedication to Making Culture Accessible

    Olawumi “Ola” Akinwumi ’13MA, who serves as president of the Roxbury Cultural District (RCD), is a dynamic cultural strategist, event producer, and community engagement leader who is committed to celebrating communities of color through arts, culture, and storytelling.

  9. 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?”

  10. 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.