All Simmons News

Program Key

Inquiries and Story Ideas

Media Inquiries

Members of the press should feel free to reach out with questions regarding any aspect of the University, including commentary from faculty experts on the news of the day.

Submit Your News Story Idea

If a faculty member, student, or alum has published a paper, won an award, started a notable job or completed an important project, we want to know about it! Share the details and we'll be in touch.

Community News

One Simmons

As the University changes to meet the evolving needs of our students, we are ensuring that our physical space also meets those needs. Get the latest updates on the One Simmons project.

Simmons Magazine

Through news and feature stories, the Simmons Magazine highlights the inspiring ways members of our community are making a difference in their career fields, communities, and the wider world. Check out the latest issue

Find a News Story

Filter News

Filter News
Currently selected filters
  1. Kylie Collins

    Tell us about being selected to participate in the Ifill Forum. I’m incredibly honored. Being selected for the Ifill Forum was completely unexpected and so exciting! I still don’t know who recommended me, but I know Professor Griffith, the panel...

  2. Kate Farrell

    Kate Farrell ’23 fills us in on participating in the Ifill Forum and how alumna Gwen Ifill's legacy is felt in the Simmons classroom.

  3. Ifill Forum event signage

    Associate Professor Traci Griffith moderated a discussion between Robin Roberts, co-anchor of Good Morning America, Kevin Merida, editor of the Los Angeles Times, and student panelists, Kate Farrell ‘23 and Kylie Collins ‘23.

  4. Robin Roberts, Co-Anchor of Good Morning America

    On Saturday, November 6, the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities will host the Annual Ifill Forum. This year the Forum will feature the important national voices of Robin Roberts, Michele Norris, and Kevin Merida.

  5. Watch the 2020 Ifill Forum: Facing Hard Truths. Headshots of Sherrilyn Ifill, Ava DuVernay and Michele Norris

    Michele Norris moderated a conversation with Ava DuVernay, filmmaker and founder of ARRAY, and Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

  6. Hallway in The Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities and Social Sciences

    The Ifill Forum invited the important national voices of Judy Woodruff, Asma Khalid, Maya Valentine '19, and Yamiche Alcindor to discuss this year's theme of "Race, Media, and Democracy."

  7. Knight Foundation Boardroom

    The John L. and James S. Knight Foundation, a national foundation that invests in journalism, the arts, and local communities to foster informed and engaged communities, announced this significant investment in support of The Gwen Ifill College.