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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. Wilfred Labiosa and Rev. Julie Johnson Staples
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Returning Home, Finding Need: Wilfred Labiosa ‘19PhD Establishes Nonprofit in Puerto Rico

    Wilfred Labiosa ‘19PhD is the founder of Waves Ahead, an island wide organization dedicated to working with marginalized and vulnerable sectors of Puerto Rican society by providing support in their needed areas in order to reestablish and strengthen them.

  2. The U.S. Flag outside of the Main College Building
    Announcement

    Simmons Commends Decision to Rescind ICE Guidance Targeting International Students

    Simmons University is grateful for the partnership and commitment of hundreds of universities in support of the decision to rescind the guidance targeting international students issued by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

  3. Headshot of Natalia Guerra
    Student Story

    Rebuilding Minority-Owned Small Businesses with Natalia Guerra ‘23

    The recent wave of protests demanding change in the face of systematic racism has prompted Natalia Guerra ‘23 to consider how she can have a positive impact in her community.

  4. Headshot of Gary Bailey
    Campus & Community

    Professor Gary Bailey: Why the Coronavirus has me "Triggered”

    In honor of Pride Month, Professor Gary Bailey shares his thoughts on the comparison of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how the lack of response to the HIV/AIDS crisis differed from the swift actions taken by U.S. government officials when faced with COVID-19.

  5. Caitlin McGrath-Levesque, Michael Dupont and Meghan McGrath
    Student Story

    Red's Good Vibes: Meghan McGrath '21MSN Launches Nonprofit in Time for COVID-19

    Family nurse practitioner student Meghan McGrath '21MSN believes in acting selflessly on behalf of others.

  6. Headshot of Rachel Gan-Boriskin
    Faculty Spotlight

    Assistant Professor of Practice Rachel Gans-Boriskin: Look for the Experts

    How do we know what news is real? Assistant Professor of Practice Rachel Gans-Boriskin offers practical tips to combat the sea of misinformation surrounding COVID-19.

  7. Headshot of Lydia Ogden
    Faculty Spotlight

    Traumatized in Life, Objectified in Death: Professor Lydia Ogden Discusses Media Coverage of the Police Homicide of Eric Garner

    "Race and Disability in Media Coverage of the Police Homicide of Eric Garner," co-authored by Professor Lydia Ogden, asks clinical social workers to turn a critical eye toward media accounts of police violence, racism, and ableism in order to better treat their clients.

  8. Headshot of Jeremy Brown.
    Student Story

    Jeremy Brown '22PhD Advocates Through Research

    We caught up with Social Work PhD candidate, Jeremy Brown '22PhD about his research on a variety of issues relevant to individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.

  9. Dean Lepaine Sharpe-McHenry speaking at congressional briefing.
    Campus & Community

    Dean Sharp-McHenry Advocates on Capitol Hill for Nursing Education and the Career Pipeline

    Dean of the College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, gives a firsthand account of participating in the congressional briefing on Capitol Hill.

  10. Carmen Báez (founder of PRxPR) with PRxPR grantees and Cialitos Community leaders Deborah Colon and Hector Ortiz Figueroa - in Ciales, PR. July 2019.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Mentor-in-Residence Carmen Báez '79, '03HD is Rebuilding Puerto Rico

    We caught up with Carmen Báez '79, '03HD about her creation of PRxPR, a private fund dedicated to helping rebuild Puerto Rico after the devastating hurricanes, Irma and Maria.