How broadband can support our digital demands. Simmons University, along with New America's Open Technology Institute, and Internet2, has been awarded a grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to examine how advanced broadband measurement capabilities can...

• Research

Do you know the lyrics to this iconic Simmons tune? As Simmons seniors prepare to graduate this week, one Commencement tradition is waiting to be heard once again: the song "Forward, Ever Forward," by Beatrice L. Gilman and Ruth Scully...

• Commencement

We caught up with Tozoe Marton '18 about speaking at Commencement and what she's learned from her time at Simmons. On pursuing her majors I was initially an international relations major when I came to Simmons, but one day I...

• Careers and Internships
• Commencement

Graduating seniors share their Simmons moments! Making a Difference While working on homework with one of the second graders at Education Sparks, the student put his pencil down, looked me in the eye and said, "I just really appreciate you...

• Commencement

Christina Guerrier '18 reflects on her Simmons experience and tells us why she's ready for a career in nursing. On pursuing nursing Growing up, I noticed the lack of access to healthcare in my own neighborhood. The nearest hospital was...

• Behavioral and Health Sciences
• Careers and Internships
• Scholarships and Financial Aid

A message from President Helen Drinan Throughout this academic year, we have shared detailed updates on the progress we are making on diversity, equity, and inclusion at Simmons. We hope you have read the three reports: September 28, 2017 –...

• From the President

Professor Suzanne Leonard discusses her study of 21st century wives in female-centered media culture and their changing role in modern America. Wives are central in pop culture Simply put, the work of wifedom entails gaining, and sustaining, visibility. Wives write...

• Research

Professor Teresa Nelson's entrepreneurship class seeks to build unity on campus with their company, SimScenes Stickers. Simmons students won the Colleges of the Fenway (COF) Entrepreneurship Competition in the first COF "Feasibility Faceoff." Eight teams from Emmanuel, Wentworth, MassArt and...

• Awards and Honors
• Entrepreneurship
• Mentorship

Today, Juliette is being honored with the Gwen Ifill Trailblazer Award at the Black Alumnae/i Symposium! On winning the Gwen Ifill Trailblazer Award I'm deeply moved, joyous, humbled and grateful to have been selected for this prestigious award named after...

• Awards and Honors
• Entrepreneurship
• Gwen Ifill
• Careers and Internships

We're proud to announce four inaugural deans to lead four newly organized colleges. Simmons, one of the first institutions of higher education in the United States to focus on preparing women for leadership, is naming four inaugural deans to lead...

• Behavioral and Health Sciences