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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

The Simmons soccer team in a huddle. Photograph by Mike Broglio.

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. Nikkola Carmichael
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Nikkola Carmichael '20PhD Finds Perfect Career as Senior Genetic Counselor at Boston Children's Hospital

    Nikkola Carmichael '20PhD is a Senior Genetic Counselor in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital.

  2. Araceli Hintermeister
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Araceli Hintermeister ’16MA, '16MS Moves from Archives to Knowledge Management

    “I help connect our resources to all the schools in our network,” says Araceli Hintermeister ’16MA, '16MS, Knowledge Manager for Uplift, the largest public charter school system in Texas and one of the largest in the U.S. “The central management...

  3. Rebecca Stormberg
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Palliative Oncology Social Worker Rebecca Stormberg ’21MSW Encourages Patients to Find Purpose and Meaning

    Rebecca Stormberg ’21MSW works as a Palliative Oncology Social Worker at the Providence Cancer Institute in Portland, Oregon.

  4. Headshot of Richelle Smith
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Richelle K. Smith ’21MSW Uplifts and Connects with Students as METCO Program Director

    As METCO Program Director for Arlington Public Schools, Richelle Smith thanks Simmons for helping her get there. Learn more about Richelle's passion for the youth community and why Simmons stood out to her as the "total package."

  5. Maegan Bernier
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Transformative Education: Maegan Bernier ’20 Teaches Life Skills, Resumes, and Self Care

    Maegan Bernier ’20 didn't expect to pursue a business degree, and now she's found her passion at the intersection of business and education. Learn how Bernier teaches her students to be career-ready, and what she hopes to achieve in the long term.

  6. Gabby Womack
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Activism Through Reading: Gabby Womack '17MA, '17MS Founds Bookish AfroLatina

    Need a book recommendation? Gabby Womack '17MA, '17MS has read 135 so far this year, and she's just getting started. Learn why Gabby decided to create her site Bookish AfroLatina and how her Simmons experience inspired her to be a radical librarian.

  7. Jillianna Farietta
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Jillianna Farietta ’16 on Applying Computer Science in the Non-Profit Sector

    Jillianna Farietta '16 has been a “computer geek” from a young age. Now a Web Developer at Fenway Health, Jillianna applies the valuable lessons she learned at Simmons to her position every day.

  8. Dwan Cannon, master of social work degree graduate
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Dwan Cannon ’21MSW Works with At-Risk Veterans: It Feels Like What I was Meant to do

    Dwan Cannon '21MSW is an SRO case manager at the New England Center and Home for Veterans, a care and service provider for former military service men and women at risk for homelessness.

  9. Ande Lyons
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Ande Lyons ’89MBA Champions Startups as a Live Stream Host

    Lyons understands the struggles of starting a business. An entrepreneur for over 30 years, she has started four of her own businesses in that time. Now she hosts StartUp Life LIVE Show, a weekly live stream show offering business advice to entrepreneurs.

  10. Bianca Valerio with City of Pasadena monument
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Bianca Valerio '13 Becomes First Hispanic Woman Elected to Pasadena City Council

    As an artist and elected official, Bianca Valerio takes a creative approach to her community's problems. We spoke with Valerio about her journey into local politics and her hope to redefine what young women in her community are capable of.