Simmons University’s Board of Trustees today announced that Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten has been unanimously selected to serve as Simmons’ ninth president, effective July 1, 2020.

• Leadership

Alexandra found her voice in the classroom thanks to her dedicated School of Business professors.

• Careers and Internships

Kayla Humel ’18 balances a busy career at Keurig Dr Pepper.

• Careers and Internships

Dozens of excited Simmons students, alumnae/i, faculty, staff, and friends gathered at 300 The Fenway on February 4 for a lively celebration of the new Gwen Ifill “Forever” stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service January 30 as part of its Black Heritage series. The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities hosted the event which it cosponsored with Simmons’ Office of Organizational Culture, Inclusion & Equity, and the Postal Service.

• Gwen Ifill

Jill tells us how her experience at Simmons made her a "Simmons woman for life."

• Careers and Internships

Kareena tells us how Simmons prepared her for her role as an integrated behavioral health clinician at the South End Community Health Center.

• Careers and Internships
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

As the Gwen Ifill Station, any mail sent from Simmons University on February 4 will get to drop in and have the special Gwen Ifill Station pictorial postmark on it.

• Gwen Ifill

Take a look at the buzz surrounding the release of the 43rd Black Heritage stamp honoring Gwen Ifill.

• Gwen Ifill

Simmons University proudly announced today that Tamara Cadet, Ph.D., L.I.C.S.W., M.P.H., an Associate Professor at the Simmons School of Social Work, has been awarded a grant by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to optimize colorectal cancer screening decisions among older adults with low health literacy.

• Awards and Honors
• Research

Professor Michelle Putnam, Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Gerontological Social Work, discusses a significant oversight in the field of social work: our aging population.

• Research