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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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Simmons Named a Top 100 Women-Led Business

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Simmons Celebrates 125 Years

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Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2025

Ava Dugan ’27

Unsung Contributions to the History of Nursing

Mariana Rodríguez Rivera ’25

Cultivating Diverse Perspectives, in Boston and Abroad

Angie O’Connor ’25

Sexual Health Research, Travel, and Community Involvement

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  1. Anna Kelly leaning against a brick wall and smiling
    Student Story

    Anna Kelly ’27 Wins Girl Scouts of USA’s Gold Award Scholarship

    Incoming student Anna Kelly from South Kingstown, Rhode Island, received a $10,000 Gold Award Scholarship from the Girl Scouts, a special recognition for her community service project “Peer-to-Peer Program in Middle School.” Kelly spoke with us about her passion for community service, mental health, and nursing.

  2. Simmons University Cupola
    Announcement

    Simmons Receives Transfer Honor Roll from Phi Theta Kappa

    In 2023, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) recognized Simmons as one of the most transfer-friendly schools in the nation. PTK is an honor society that helps support scholarships, professionalization, and service and work experiences of community college students. We spoke to...

  3. Photo of Emily Mills standing by the Red Sox dugout at Fenway Park with a view of the field behind her
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Emily Mills ’19 Shares the Transformative Power of a Pell Grant

    Emily Mills ’19 shares how receiving a Pell grant impacted her experience as a first generation college student.

  4. Photo of Rebecca and Sarah Cohan
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Daughter of Rebecca Cohan '72MSW Helps Immortalize her Mother's Legacy

    The late Rebecca Cohan, '72MSW and LICSW, led a remarkable career as a clinical therapist and court-appointed parenting coordinator. She was also a highly skilled baker. We spoke with her daughter, Sarah Cohan, about her mother's passion for social work...

  5. Photo of Justine Paragas
    Student Story

    Meet Justine Paragas ’26, Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship Recipient

    The Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship is the most prestigious student award at Simmons. Kotzen scholarship recipients receive full tuition remission over four years. The class of 2026 includes ten Kotzen scholars. We spoke with Justine Paragas about her intellectual interests, career plans, and why she chose Simmons.

  6. Photo of Micah Guillermo
    Student Story

    Meet Micah Joyce Guillermo ’26, Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship Recipient

    The Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship is the most prestigious student award at Simmons. Kotzen scholarship recipients receive full tuition remission over four years. The class of 2026 includes ten Kotzen scholars. We spoke with Micah Joyce Guillermo about her...

  7. Photo of Alyssa Pacy and Sarah Yasuda
    Alumnae/i Feature

    A Tale of Two Librarians: SLIS alumnae/i at Cambridge Public Library

    Librarian Sarah Yasuda '20MS and Archivist Alyssa Pacy '06MS, '07MA reflect on how their studies at Simmons SLIS impacted their careers, the unique rewards of public library work, and the coolest items you can find in the Cambridge Public Library...

  8. Spectrum Scholarship Recipients Maria Lee ’23, Marian Candelaria ’23, and Caitlin Abadir-Mullally ’23
    Student Story

    Meet the American Library Association’s Spectrum Scholarship Recipients

    The American Library Association (ALA) recently awarded Spectrum scholarships to 60 exceptional students throughout the country pursuing library degrees. This year, five Simmons SLIS students received the award.

  9. Cecilia Igwe-Kalu '23 and Susan Stone '22
    Announcement

    Cecilia Igwe-Kalu '23 and Susan Stone '22 Receive Nurses Educational Funds Scholarships

    Cecilia Igwe-Kalu '23, a student in the Family Nurse Practitioner program, and Susan Stone '22, a student in the DNP Executive Leadership program, have received Nurses Educational Funds (NEF) Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. NEF scholarships aim to create...

  10. Sarah Shepherd '23MAMS
    Student Story

    Sarah Shepherd ’23MAMS Receives Ham Scholarship from the Society of American Archivists

    The F. Gerald Ham and Elsie Ham Scholarship Fund was established by F. Gerald Ham, past president of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), and his wife, Elsie Ham, in 1998. The fund, endowed in 2008, provides financial support to...