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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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    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Ortega On The History Graduate Program

    Meet Professor Steve Ortega, Associate Professor of History! What do you teach in the graduate program at Simmons? I teach three graduate classes: 9/11 Narratives, Encounters: Contact, Connections and Conflict, and Collective Memory. The first two classes look to understand...

  2. Headshot of Amanda McClelland
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Amanda McClelland '13MSEd: Special Education Is The Most Rewarding Career

    Once an aspiring teacher, Amanda now supervises preservice teachers while pursuing her PhD. What is your current job and what does it entail? I am currently a full-time student and part time researcher in a doctoral program at the University...

  3. Headshot of Naisha Bradley
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Naisha Bradley '06MA Director of Harvard College Women's Center

    In GCS, Naisha sought to understand all who identify under the umbrella of womanhood. What attracted you to the MA in gender and cultural studies (GCS) program at Simmons? I wanted a program that allowed me to explore the intersectionality...

  4. Aimee Correia and Abi Theirrien, Lyndsey Nunes, and Professor Jane Hardin.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Lyndsey Nunes ‘10MSEd ‘11MSEd: Simmons Taught Academics and Life Lessons

    Lyndsey reflects on why she pursued graduate degrees in both behavior analysis and severe disabilities at Simmons. What is your current job and what does it entail? I currently work as the Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (ICEI) Program Coordinator at...

  5. Headshot of Josh Keehn
    Student Story

    Josh Keehn '17MSEd on the Gift of a Simmons Education

    We caught up with Josh about his scholarship to Simmons! What program are you in at Simmons? I'm receiving my MS in education with a focus in moderate disabilities, as well as a license to teach students with moderate disabilities...

  6. Business students working together around a table.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Creating Case Studies of Women in Business

    School of Business professors contribute to the Case Research Journal. College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences and School of Business Professor of Practice Cynthia Ingols was guest editor for a special issue of Case Research Journal. The issue, focused...

  7. Headshot of Shayne Zaslow
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Shayne Zaslow ‘11MA: The GCS Program Is Very Unique

    A PhD student in Sociology at University of Virginia, Shayne shares his thoughts on how GCS prepared him for his current studies. What did you study at Simmons? I completed a dual degree program to earn my MA in gender...

  8. The front of the Main College Building in the Fall
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Among Peace Corps’ Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges

    Simmons is among the Peace Corps' 2017 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges & Universities List! The Peace Corps announced that Simmons ranked No. 13 among small schools on the agency’s 2017 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. There are 10 Simmons alumni...

  9. Headshot of Ally Day
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Ally Day '09MA: GCS Will Always Be My Intellectual Home

    Ally reflects on how her MA in gender and cultural studies made her more competitive in applying to PhD programs. Which graduate program did you complete at Simmons? What were your areas of focus? I graduated with my MA in...

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    Support for Transgender Students

    A Message from President Helen Drinan. I am writing today to reflect on the recent reversal of the Education and Justice Department’s joint guidance directing school districts and colleges to enable transgender students to use facilities that correspond with their...