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  1. Anna Kelly leaning against a brick wall and smiling
    Student Story

    Anna Kelly ’27 Wins Girl Scouts of USA’s Gold Award Scholarship

    Incoming student Anna Kelly from South Kingstown, Rhode Island, received a $10,000 Gold Award Scholarship from the Girl Scouts, a special recognition for her community service project “Peer-to-Peer Program in Middle School.” Kelly spoke with us about her passion for community service, mental health, and nursing.

  2. Photo of Marilisa Jiménez García
    Faculty Spotlight

    Associate Professor Marilisa Jiménez García Becomes First Latina to Win Children's Literature Association's Book Award

    This June, Professor Marilisa Jiménez García received the Children’s Literature Association’s annual book award for her 2021 monograph, Side by Side. In this text, Jiménez García explores youth literature and culture as a means to comprehend the complex contours of power relations between Puerto Rico and the United States.

  3. The spire and dome atop the college building at Simmons
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Has a Lot to Celebrate for Women’s Equality Day 2023

    Over the past year, nearly fifty stories about women’s achievements, activism, and feminist research have been featured on the Simmons website. To honor Women’s Equality Day (August 26), which commemorates women’s right to vote in the United States, we are...

  4. Main Campus Quad on a sunny day
    Announcement

    Simmons' School of Nursing Receives Significant Grant from the Helene Fuld Health Trust

    Earlier this spring, the Helene Fuld Health Trust, a charitable organization that promotes the education of nurses, informed Simmons that the School of Nursing received a substantial grant from the Trust. These funds will be used to amplify Simmons’ Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program, which aims to support nursing students of color.

  5. Simmons University Cupola
    Announcement

    Simmons Receives Transfer Honor Roll from Phi Theta Kappa

    In 2023, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) recognized Simmons as one of the most transfer-friendly schools in the nation. PTK is an honor society that helps support scholarships, professionalization, and service and work experiences of community college students. We spoke to...

  6. Archivist Derek Mosley
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Derek Mosley Selected as Fellow of the Society of American Archivists

    An archivist and division manager at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Mosley has dedicated his career to the preservation of Black history, thereby increasing awareness of and access to the documentation of Black history and culture in the nation's archives.

  7. Photo of Danita Callender by Simmons sign
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Engaging in Community as an Online Student

    Recent SLIS graduate Danita Callender '23MS was selected by faculty to receive the Kenneth R. Shaffer Outstanding Student Award, which acknowledges a student with impressive scholarship and leadership potential. We caught up with Callender for her thoughts on her time...

  8. A group of Simmons STEM students and alums
    Announcement

    Simmons Receives Award from NASA to Support Women and Minority STEM Students

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded $5 million to women's colleges and universities to help increase the retention of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.

  9. Photo of Jason Wood
    Campus & Community

    Jason Wood receives 2023 Priscilla McKee Award

    The Simmons Alumnae/i Association is proud to announce that the recipient of the 2023 Priscilla McKee Award for Faculty and Staff is Simmons University Archivist & Deputy Director Jason Wood '01MS, '11MS. Jason received multiple nominations for this award, as...

  10. Anisha Srivastava standing by a presentation
    Announcement

    Simmons University Designated a Center for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Education by NSA

    Simmons University has been designated a Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity Education by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security. This prestigious designation recognizes Simmons' excellence in cybersecurity education and its commitment to advancing the field through research and outreach.