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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

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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. The main campus building at Simmons University
    Announcement

    Simmons Names 2023 Commencement Speakers & Honorary Degree Recipients

    Bestselling and Award-Winning Author Andrea Davis Pinkney will be the Undergraduate Commencement Speaker and Inaugural Director of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty ’03MS will be the Graduate Commencement Speaker.

  2. Interim Dean of COCIS Sanda Erdelez at Commencement 2022
    Alumnae/i Feature

    At 94, Mildred Kagan Greenbaum ’22MS Receives Her Degree

    At Simmons University's 117th Commencement, President Lynn Wooten officially conferred a Master's of Science degree in Library and Information Science to Mildred Kagan Greenbaum '22MS. This degree was fifty years in the making. "Education is an important subject in our...

  3. Group of Graduate Students at the 2022 Commencement
    Campus & Community

    Graduate Commencement 2022

    On Friday, May 20, Simmons University Graduate students processed into the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston’s Seaport District. Simmons’ first in-person graduation since 2019, graduates filed in, some with mortar boards decorated with flowers and artwork, and a few with...

  4. Student Motarboard/Cap from Commencement 2022
    Campus & Community

    Simmons University's 117th Commencement

    Congratulations to the Class of 2022! On Friday, May 20, 2022, Simmons University celebrated the 117th Commencement Ceremony at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston's Seaport District. The many accomplishments of the Class of 2022 were celebrated at the annual...

  5. Headshots of Graduating Members of the Class of 2022
    Student Story

    Seniors Share: My Simmons Memories 2022

    New Friendships "I made my very first Simmons friend at accepted students day, and coming into Simmons I was able to become good friends with her and her roommates. To the point where I felt comfortable inviting myself into their...

  6. Students in caps and gowns at Simmons University
    Announcement

    Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2021 with Commencement Speaker US Representative Ayanna Pressley

    Representative Pressley recognizes graduates for their accomplishments and says ‘we need all of you’ as the country continues to grapple with racial injustice and the global pandemic.

  7. Headshots of Graduating Members of the Class of 2021
    Student Story

    Seniors Share: My Simmons Memories

    Graduating seniors in the Class of 2021 share their favorite memories from Simmons!

  8. Headshot of Ayanna Pressley
    Announcement

    Simmons Names 2021 Commencement Speaker & Honorary Degree Recipients

    President Lynn Perry Wooten announces the 2021 Simmons University honorary degree recipients: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, President Emerita Helen G. Drinan '75MS, '78MBA, Paul Farmer, and Suzyn Waldman ‘68.

  9. Professor Randi Lite while giving her 2020 Commencement address.
    Campus & Community

    Professor of Practice Randi Lite: Make Every Day Count

    Professor of Practice, Biology, and Director of Exercise Science Randi Lite addresses the undergraduate Class of 2020 during Commencement.

  10. Ayanna Pressley, U.S. Representative for MA 7th congressional district
    Announcement

    Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2020 with Commencement Ceremony featuring remarks from U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley

    Simmons University today celebrated the many accomplishments of the Class of 2020 during its annual undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies.