Congratulations to the recipients of the 2021 Alumnae/i Achievement Awards! The winners were nominated and selected by their fellow Simmons alumnae/i, and will be celebrated virtually during Reunion weekend.

• Awards and Honors

Laney Strange '02 is one of two professors to receive the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award from Northeastern University. Strange was nominated by students for her work in the Khoury College of Computer Science.

• Adult Student (Dix Scholar)
• Awards and Honors
• Science and Technology

President Lynn Perry Wooten shares the news of the tragic death of Jahaira M. DeAlto ‘23. Jahaira, a passionate advocate for trans rights, trans visibility, and victims of abuse, was studying social work at Simmons.

• From the President
• In Memoriam

Helen Popinchalk '03 holds several roles at Simmons, from teaching to curating the University art collection, Popinchalk is Simmons' resident art expert. Learn more about her most recent projects and her hobby that's been passed down through the generations.

• University Leadership and Structure

Simmons becomes first member of Founding Circle of investors with $10 million lead commitment in new fund.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• University Leadership and Structure

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.

• Commencement
• From the President

While pursuing a dual art and mathematics major, Whitney Andrews '11 discovered the many connections these fields share. Now a financial planning and analysis manager at L'Oréal, Andrews tells us how Simmons allowed her to explore these disparate interests.

• Boston
• Careers and Internships

Simmons Archives Management concentration ranked number one in the nation.

• Awards and Honors

Julia Hart '21 is a keynote speaker at the 2021 Undergraduate Symposium! Learn more about her project, "Engineering a Bi-functional Heterostructure for Enhanced and Selective CO2 Adsorption/Reduction Under Visible Light Irradiation."

• Leadership
• Behavioral and Health Sciences
• Research

Simmons University to diversify institution’s art collection with addition of works by four Boston-based visual artists.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion