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Newsweek Names Simmons a Top Women-Centered College in MA

The 2026 Honorary Degree Recipients: Gregory Maguire ‘78MA, Dr. Anthony Estreet, and Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll

Simmons Names 2026 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

The six Simmons students who received the 2026 Senior Scholar Award

Six Students Selected for the 2026 Senior Scholar Award

President Lynn Perry Wooten with Maureen Flores and others

Women’s History Month: Legacy and Leadership

Celtics VP of Team Operations Allison Feaster, Business Case for Women’s Sports Podcast Host Caroline Fitzgerald, and ESPNw VP Susie Piotrkowski.

Sports Industry Leaders Bring Expertise to Simmons

A collage of the 2026 Bonner Leaders: Ammy A. Cardenes Santana ’29, Gulsah Cayan ’29, Lily-Rose O’Brien ’29, and Mackenzie Oprea ’29

Meet Our 2025–26 Bonner Community Leaders

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New Master’s Degree Focuses on Business of Women’s Sports

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Boston Globe Highlights Women’s Sports Management at Simmons

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  1. Headshot of Spela Trefalt
    Faculty Spotlight

    Fixing the "Broken Rung" on the Career Ladder with Professor Špela Trefalt

    Professor Špela Trefalt tells us about her upcoming “Coach Approach to Leadership” course and what we can learn by researching the struggles and successes of working women.

  2. Professor Cynthia Ingols with her Organizational Change textbook
    Faculty Spotlight

    Think Like a Change Agent: Professor Cynthia Ingols Breaks Down the Latest Edition of her Toolkit

    Professor Ingols published the fourth edition of her book, "Organizational Change: An Action-Oriented Toolkit," which guides students through organizational change and encourages readers to lead as change agents.

  3. Associate Professor Rong Tang, Elaine Martin, and SLIS Director Sanda Erdelez present RDMLA at the iConference, April 2019 in Washington, D.C.
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS Faculty and Students Aid in Development of Data Management Program

    Simmons SLIS faculty and students work with academic and research libraries to develop the Research Data Management Librarian Academy learning program.

  4. Headshot of Michelle Putnam
    Faculty Spotlight

    Social Work and a “Super-Aged” Society

    Professor Michelle Putnam, Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Gerontological Social Work, discusses a significant oversight in the field of social work: our aging population.

  5. Susan Kennedy, Jo Dutilloy and Colin Rhinesmith giving their presentation at CIRN in Prato, Italy.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Joining the Global Conversation

    Assistant Professor Colin Rhinesmith and School of Library Science students, Jo Dutilloy '20MS and Susan Kennedy '20MS presented their research at the 17th Community Informatics Research Network Conference in Prato, Italy.

  6. Headshot of Jennifer Putney
    Faculty Spotlight

    School of Social Work Professor and Alumnae/i Receive Rose Dobrof Award

    Jennifer Putney '12PhD, Sara Keary, PhD, Nicholas Hebert ’16MSW, Lisa Krinsky '94MSW, and Rebekah Halmo ’17MSW received the Rose Dobrof Award for their paper entitled, “Fear Runs Deep: The Anticipated Needs of LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care.”

  7. Headshot of Michele Cloonan
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Michele Cloonan Receives 2019 University of Mary Washington Historic Preservation Book Prize

    Professor and Dean Emerita Michele Cloonan’s book, The Monumental Challenge of Preservation: The Past in a Volatile World, received the University of Mary Washington Historic Preservation Book Prize for 2019.

  8. Headshot of Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason Receives 2019 Feminist Scholar Award at CSWE Conference

    The CSWE Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education annually awards a feminist scholar who has advanced feminist knowledge as it pertains to social work theory, research, practice, policy, and education. Congratulations to Dr. Johnnie Haliton-Mason!

  9. Katie Sheehan, Nicole Rasmussen, Natalie Zucco, Pragyee Nepal, Kaya Chou-Kudu, Nanette Veilleux, Catherine Dumas, Eva Lynch at the Grace Hopper Celebration
    Faculty Spotlight

    Celebrating Women in Technology: Simmons Presents at Grace Hopper Celebration

    Faculty of the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences presented at the 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration, known as "the world's largest gathering of women technologists."

  10. Mary Shapiro and Stacy Blake-Beard
    Faculty Spotlight

    Mentoring in the #MeToo Era

    Professors Stacy Blake-Beard and Mary Shapiro research the dynamics of cross-gender mentoring in the wake of the #MeToo movement.