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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

President Lynn Perry Wooten and Provost Stephanie Cosner with a group of alumnae/i at Reunion 2025

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. Breanna J. McDaniel wearing a long gold dress
    Alumnae/i Feature

    The Story Listener

    Breanna J. McDaniel ’14MA is the author of four acclaimed picturebooks and the recipient of the 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award. On July 26, McDaniel will present a presentation with author-illustrator Vashti Harrison at the Summer Children's Literature Institute at Simmons University.

  2. The Simmons University campus in summer.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alumna Artist Featured in Authority Magazine

    Simmons alumna and multidisciplinary artist Natasha Di Fiore ’03, ’08MBA was recently featured in a profile published in Authority Magazine. The daughter of Italian immigrants, Di Fiore embraces the values of collaboration, creativity, and resilience. Her artistic expertise spans fashion, music, modeling, and film.

  3. Honoring Pride Month on the Simmons' campus, photograph by Kate Smith.
    Campus & Community

    Boston’s LGBTQ+ Events and Support Networks for Pride Month

    Throughout June, Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. We have pulled together a roundup of local events, communities, and organizations offering opportunities for support and celebration during Pride Month 2025.

  4. Naresh Agarwal writing on a whiteboard during a class lecture
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS Faculty Member Receives Research Grant

    The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) announced that Professor Naresh Agarwal, a faculty member at Simmons’ School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) and Director of the Information Science and Technology Concentration, has received the 2025 Bob Williams...

  5. A selection of cut vegetables arranged in a salad bar
    Faculty Spotlight

    Nutrition Professor Weighs In On Dietary Guidelines

    Department of Nutrition Professor Teresa Fung was quoted in an article on Civil Eats, “Everything You Know About the Dietary Guidelines Is Wrong.”

  6. Press Pass issued to Gwen Ifill ’77, ’93HD by the National Business Center, 1994, from the Gwen Ifill Papers collection, courtesy of Simmons University Archives.
    Campus & Community

    University Archives Digitizes Gwen Ifill Papers Collection

    Archives and Digital Initiatives Fellow Hannah Gershone ’25MS and University Archivist and Digital Initiatives Librarian Kelsey Kolbet ’21MA/MS recently completed a substantial digitization project involving manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia related to Gwen Ifill ’77, ’93HD (1955–2016).

  7. A close up photo of a block of text, much of which has been crossed out with a black marker
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Shares Response to Censorship in Higher Ed

    School of Library and Information Science Professor and Associate Dean Laura Saunders published an article on “The Chilling Impact of Censorship in Higher Education."

  8. Helen G. Drinan Hall on main campus
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons School of Management Welcomes New Faculty

    Justine Pouravelis is a 15-time Emmy-Award Winning sports media executive with 17 years of industry experience. Christina Ramey specializes in program development and operational excellence in higher education and professional learning.

  9. An empty grade school hallway with lockers along the walls
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Finding Purpose in School-Based Social Work

    Diana Pelaez ’24MSW is a clinical social worker for the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) — the largest voluntary school-integration program in the country.

  10. Emma Soule '26, Anna Gagliastro '26, Eli Ratner, Abby Ferrone '25, Ally Hyde '27
    Student Story

    Barbara Lee Fellows Intern at the Massachusetts State House

    Simmons recently hosted a celebration for student participants in the Barbara Lee Fellowship, an internship program that pairs Simmons students with female-identifying senators and representatives at the Massachusetts State House.