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  1. Photo of Micah Guillermo
    Student Story

    Meet Micah Joyce Guillermo ’26, Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship Recipient

    The Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship is the most prestigious student award at Simmons. Kotzen scholarship recipients receive full tuition remission over four years. The class of 2026 includes ten Kotzen scholars. We spoke with Micah Joyce Guillermo about her...

  2. Photo of Alyssa Pacy and Sarah Yasuda
    Alumnae/i Feature

    A Tale of Two Librarians: SLIS alumnae/i at Cambridge Public Library

    Librarian Sarah Yasuda '20MS and Archivist Alyssa Pacy '06MS, '07MA reflect on how their studies at Simmons SLIS impacted their careers, the unique rewards of public library work, and the coolest items you can find in the Cambridge Public Library...

  3. Spectrum Scholarship Recipients Maria Lee ’23, Marian Candelaria ’23, and Caitlin Abadir-Mullally ’23
    Announcement

    Meet the American Library Association’s Spectrum Scholarship Recipients

    The American Library Association (ALA) recently awarded Spectrum scholarships to 60 exceptional students throughout the country pursuing library degrees. Spectrum scholarships help support diversity, equity, and inclusion in library and information science. This year, five Simmons SLIS students received the...

  4. Cecilia Igwe-Kalu '23 and Susan Stone '22
    Announcement

    Cecilia Igwe-Kalu '23 and Susan Stone '22 Receive Nurses Educational Funds Scholarships

    Cecilia Igwe-Kalu '23, a student in the Family Nurse Practitioner program, and Susan Stone '22, a student in the DNP Executive Leadership program, have received Nurses Educational Funds (NEF) Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. NEF scholarships aim to create...

  5. Sarah Shepherd '23MAMS
    Student Story

    Sarah Shepherd ’23MAMS Receives Ham Scholarship from the Society of American Archivists

    The F. Gerald Ham and Elsie Ham Scholarship Fund was established by F. Gerald Ham, past president of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), and his wife, Elsie Ham, in 1998. The fund, endowed in 2008, provides financial support to...

  6. Josephine Fang & Michele Cloonan
    Campus & Community

    Emerita Professor Josephine Fang Turns 100

    In April of 2022, Emerita Professor Josephine Fang celebrated her one hundredth birthday. Fang was a professor in the School of Library and Information Science for 20 years. Her children (her daughter, Anna Fang ’86, is a Simmons alumna) established...

  7. Incoming Student Dara Oloyede
    Student Story

    Incoming Student Dara Oloyede Receives Scholarship from the National Association of Social Workers

    Tell me about this scholarship and why you applied for it. The Verne LaMarr Lyons Scholarship is awarded to MSW candidates interested in mental health practice and committed to working in African American communities, which is a good fit for...

  8. The Simmons Class of 1967
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons University Class of 1967 Creates First-Generation Scholarship Fund

    It began as a conversation over Zoom between Class officers Judith Chused Siegel, Janet Trafton Tobin, Frankie Liebermann Busch, Lynne Devnew, and Sandra (Sandy) Lief Garrett, and developed into a special scholarship for first-generation students at Simmons University. Sandy Garrett's...

  9. Ifill Scholar Kaycee Jackson '23
    Student Story

    Ifill Scholar Kaycee Jackson '23 Focuses on Race and Politics

    Why did you choose to attend Simmons? I transferred to Simmons from another institution. I was interested in being challenged academically, and when I looked at the courses in the political science program at Simmons, I thought this will help...

  10. Photo of Ifill Scholar - Anek Yen ’24
    Student Story

    Ifill Scholar Anek Yen ’24 Finds her Passion in Arts Administration from a PR Perspective

    Congratulations to Anek Yen '24, recipient of the Ifill Scholarship! We spoke with Anek about how she plans to use her PR skills to support her passion for art and art museums. What are you studying at Simmons? I'm studying...