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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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Simmons Named a Top 100 Women-Led Business

President Lynn Perry Wooten and Provost Stephanie Cosner with a group of alumnae/i at Reunion 2025

Simmons Celebrates 125 Years

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Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2025

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Susan Goldberg and Ann Fudge ’73, ’98HD
    Announcement

    GBH President to Speak at Seventh Annual Gwen Ifill Forum

    Susan Goldberg, an award-winning journalist and President and CEO of GBH, the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America, will deliver the keynote address “Storytelling That Matters.” The discussion will be led by Ann Fudge ’73, ’98HD who currently serves on the Board of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Registration is now open.

  4. Art by Karen LaFleur: Protostar
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alumna Combines Story and Techspressionist Moving Images

    Karen LaFleur ’97MA, a graduate of the Simmons Master’s in Children’s Literature, is a “Techspressionist” artist and writer who incorporates moving images, text, music, and artistic renderings of nature and scientific discovery into her artwork. We spoke to LaFleur about how her studies at Simmons shaped the development of her art.

  5. Cover of the book The Undefeated written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify, 2019)
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons Professor Weighs in on Best Picturebooks

    Assistant Teaching Professor Shelley Isaacson was quoted in an article for Slate, “The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” Isaacson supported the inclusion of The Undefeated written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify, 2019) on the list.

  6. The Simmons University campus on a fall evening
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alum Profiled for Dedication to Making Culture Accessible

    Olawumi “Ola” Akinwumi ’13MA, who serves as president of the Roxbury Cultural District (RCD), is a dynamic cultural strategist, event producer, and community engagement leader who is committed to celebrating communities of color through arts, culture, and storytelling.

  7. Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow play women who grow close despite their opposing political views in Netflix's "The Hunting Wives."
    Faculty Spotlight

    Gender Studies Professor Quoted in Fortune

    Professor Suzanne Leonard, a faculty member in the Department of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Director of the Graduate Program in Gender and Cultural Studies, recently commented on the Netflix series The Hunting Wives for Fortune magazine.

  8. Cathryn Mercier and Ammina Kothari with attendees and speakers at the Children's Literature Summer Institute
    Campus & Community

    Raise a Toast to 50 Years of Children’s Literature at Simmons

    Simmons University Center for the Study of Children's Literature presented the biennial Summer Children's Literature Institute from July 25-27, 2025. This year’s theme, “Are We There Yet?” brought an impressive array of creative writers, illustrators, publishers, and scholars to reflect and promote conversations about literature for young people.

  9. Professor Danticat delivers the 2025 Robert M. Gay Memorial Lecture, photograph by Camera Mosaïque.
    Campus & Community

    Edwidge Danticat Explores Being Alone Together

    The award-winning author Edwidge Danticat was the speaker at the annual Robert M. Gay Memorial Lecture. Danticat read excerpts from her recent work and engaged the Simmons community in a conversation about solitude, community, and memory.

  10. A student working on a phone app by drawing out the components
    Ask Simmons

    What is Interaction Design?

    All designers aspire to engage and delight their users. Interaction Design, or IxD, seeks to create optimal conditions for engagement between people and products — both digital and physical.