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  1. Close up of baby bottle
    Student Story

    SLIS Students Balance Parenting with Graduate Studies

    Master of Library and Information Science online students Carey Zigouras ’28MS and Whitney Pillow ’26MS share their experiences of undertaking a masters degree while parenting young children.

  2. Tam Ha ’08MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    SLIS Alumna Awardee Reflects on People-Centered Libraries

    Tam Ha ’08MS, recipient of the 2026 Alumnae/i Lifetime Achievement Award, is the academic librarian for VinUniversity (Hanoi, Vietnam). We spoke with her about the pivotal mentorship she received at Simmons and the rewards of a career in librarianship.

  3. Danielle Dempsey ’24MS in front of a mobile library
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Researching Ireland’s Cross-Border Mobile Library Service

    While at Simmons, Danielle Dempsey ’24MS began an international librarianship research project on libraries in Ireland. Dempsey shared with us the experience of visiting Ireland and speaking to locals about the area’s fraught history.

  4. Ashten Vassar-Cain ’27MS working with some archival images
    Student Story

    Building Community Archives

    Graduate student Ashten Vassar-Cain ’27MS brings a human rights approach to library and information science. We spoke with him about community archives, centering survivors, and the immersive training at Simmons.

  5. Two photos side by side: Jessica Chapel ’19MS and Katelyn Duncan ’16MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    SLIS Alumnae/i Named Movers & Shakers

    Jessica Chapel ’19MS and Katelyn Duncan ’16MS were selected for the 2026 Movers & Shakers by Library Journal.

  6. Sydney Villegas ’26MS
    Student Story

    Public Librarianship and Community Involvement

    Sydney Villegas ’26MS reflects on how she was encouraged to bring her interests and passions to her coursework and create projects that she was genuinely excited to explore as a graduate student in library and information science.

  7. Shelves full of books in a library
    Alumnae/i Feature

    SLIS Alumna Honored with ‘I Love My Librarian’ Award

    Joanne Doucette ’01MS is a 2026 honoree of the "I Love My Librarian" Award. She is one of ten honorees selected from more than 1,300 nominations from library users nationwide.

  8. The Nantucket Atheneum
    Alumnae/i Feature

    SLIS Graduate Named Director of Nantucket Atheneum

    The Nantucket Atheneum is not only the island’s public library, but also the home of historic research and art collections. For Leslie Malcolm ’05MS, the Atheneum’s newest executive director and head librarian, her journey there began with service.

  9. Brittany Durgin '17MS, pictured with New Hampshire Library Trustees Association board member Ann Xavier, receives the Library Director of the Year Award
    Alumnae/i Feature

    SLIS Alumna Named Library Director of the Year

    Brittany Durgin ’17MS, director of the Moultonborough Public Library, has received the Library Director of the Year Award from the New Hampshire Library Trustees Association.

  10. The 2025–26 Graduate Research Award Recipients
    Campus & Community

    2025–26 Graduate Student Research Award Recipients

    The Office of Research and Fellowships has announced the recipients of the 2025–2026 Graduate Student Research Award. This competitive, cross-disciplinary award provides up to $1,500 to five doctoral and master’s degree candidates to conduct research in the fields of mental health, social work, children’s literature, and archival preservation.