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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. 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.

  2. Student Story

    9/11 First Responder and Navy Veteran Jonathan Stewart ’22MSW on Integrity, the Military, and Social Work

    For Jonathan Stewart '22MSW, integrity is something he holds above all else. It’s how he characterizes his veteran experience, and how he characterizes social work at Simmons. During his military service, Jonathan always felt fulfilled; however as he puts it...

  3. Vin Sowders standing in front of a U.S. Flag
    Student Story

    From the Navy to Nursing: Vin Sowders ’22 on Veterans Day

    We caught up with Vin about the importance of Veterans Day and changing careers.

  4. 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.

  5. Headshot of Michele Cloonan
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Michele Cloonan Receives 2019 University of Mary Washington Historic Preservation Book Prize

    Professor and Dean Emerita Michele Cloonan’s book, The Monumental Challenge of Preservation: The Past in a Volatile World, received the University of Mary Washington Historic Preservation Book Prize for 2019.

  6. Lauren Wagner at the Grace Hopper Celebration
    Student Story

    Detecting Fake News: Lauren Wagner '21 Interns at Johns Hopkins University

    What are you studying? I'm a data science & analytics major, and I'm double minoring in math & statistics and women’s and gender studies. Why did you pursue a degree in data science and analytics? I’ve always been a huge...

  7. Headshot of Christina Ciampa
    Alumnae/i Feature

    All She Wrote Books: Elevating the Voices of Female, Queer and Non-Binary Authors

    Alumna Christina Ciampa ’08, ‘14MS was constantly searching for stories that reflected her own experience. We caught up with Christina about the inspiration behind All She Wrote Books, a pop-up bookstore that elevates female, queer and non-binary voices.

  8. Students in class
    Announcement

    Simmons and MCPHS Launch Health Humanities Minor

    A new minor in Health Humanities offers students a broad perspective Simmons University and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science (MCPHS) have created a shared program in Health Humanities, funded by a Davis Grant. The Health Humanities minor...

  9. Stormy the Shark
    Campus & Community

    The Spirits of Simmons: Ghost Hunting With Simmons Radio

    Simmons Radio Music Director, Carly Dickler '21 has the inside scoop on the radio's spookiest annual event: The Ghost Hunt.

  10. Pragyee Nepal and Helen Drinan at the Founder's Day Celebration.

    Founder's Day Essay: Adjusting the Sail

    In honor of Founder's Day, undergraduate students are invited to participate in an essay contest. This year, Pragyee Nepal '21 was selected to present her essay during Simmons' annual celebration.