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Boston Business Journal Features Living and Learning Center

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Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2026

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President Wooten Named Among Most Influential Bostonians

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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

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Six Students Selected for the 2026 Senior Scholar Award

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Women’s History Month: Legacy and Leadership

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  1. Advocates president and CEO Regina Marshall speaking at a recent Advocates event.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Regina Marshall ’98 Named CEO of Advocates

    Regina Marshall '98 has spent her career advocating for people with disabilities, shaping public policy, and expanding access to care. Now, as Chief Executive Officer of Advocates, Inc., one of Massachusetts' largest providers of behavioral health and human services, she's leading an organization whose mission reflects the work she's devoted her life to.

  2. Gloria Respress-Churchwell on the LIMITLESS set with Diane Pierce William, Dr. Pierce’s daughter.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Finding the Story Beneath the Story

    Gloria Respress-Churchwell ’18MFA, MA uncovers the human heart inside history’s stories.

  3. Book cover "You Only Live Twice" and author Autumn Allen
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Children’s Literature Alumna Featured in WBUR

    WBUR News profiled Boston-based educator, author, and editor Autumn Allen ’18MA/MFA. Allen just released her second young adult novel, You Only Live Twice (Kokila-Penguin Random House, 2026).

  4. STAR Scholar students and faculty 2026
    Student Story

    Students Bring Machine Learning to STEM Research

    This summer, the STARS (Summer Training in Academic Research at Simmons) 2026 Scholars program paired students and faculty across STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) disciplines to collaborate on research projects. The projects lasted six weeks, culminating in student poster presentations at the end of June. This year, the students were challenged to investigate ways that machine learning could be applied to faculty research.

  5. Sperm whales photograph by Gabriel Barathieu, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Creative Commons
    Faculty Spotlight

    Ifill School Professor Receives NEH Grant

    Professor Renée Bergland of the Department of Literature and Writing at The Gwen Ifill School for Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences has received a public scholar grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

  6. A close-up photo of a microchip where one of the components is labeled AI. Photo courtesy of Unsplash.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Ifill Dean and Collaborators Research AI within PR

    In her current research, Ifill Dean Dr. Ammina Kothari collaborates with academic and industry leaders to examine the lack of standardization of artificial intelligence (AI) within the domain of public relations.

  7. Barbara Lee Fellows celebrate at the State House on April 29, photograph by Bella Yee '24.
    Campus & Community

    Barbara Lee Fellows Celebrate at State House

    The 2025–26 Barbara Lee Fellows, as well as numerous Massachusetts legislators, attended an end-of-year celebration at the State House. Simmons President Lynn Perry Wooten, Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Strategy, and Engagement Dr. Rachel Deleveaux, and the Fellows shared reflections and expressions of gratitude.

  8. Professor Torres Gregory, Assistant Teaching Professor Cait Parker, Harvard Professor Tiya Miles, President Lynn Perry Wooten, and Assistant Professor Jamie Lee Andreson, photograph by Julia Raiani.
    Campus & Community

    Reconstructing Tubman Through Faith, Nature, and Community

    The 2026 Robert M. Gay Memorial Lecture featured Tiya Miles, the Michael Garvey Professor of History and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Miles spoke about spiritual and ecological approaches to reconstructing and understanding Harriet Tubman.

  9. Ann Fudge ’73, ’98HD, Susan Goldberg, and President Lynn Perry Wooten at the Ifill Forum 2026
    Campus & Community

    Ifill Forum 2026: Storytelling That Matters

    The seventh annual Ifill Forum featured a keynote by Susan Goldberg, an award-winning journalist and President and CEO of GBH, the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. In conversation with Ann Fudge ’73, ’98HD, Goldberg expressed her dedication to community-level journalism as integral to the strength of our democracy.

  10. Dr. Ammina Kothari, Dean of the Ifill School, Ann Fudge ’73, ’98HD, Arielle Gray, President Lynn Perry Wooten and Ifill Forum keynote speaker Susan Goldberg
    Announcement

    Arielle Gray Receives Ifill Emerging Journalist Award

    The Gwen Ifill Emerging Journalist Award recognizes a professional who exemplifies dedication to journalistic excellence, community, and mentorship. The award was presented to Arielle Gray at the 2026 Ifill Forum.