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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. Headshot of Liz Scott
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Elizabeth Scott: We Can't Forget the Lessons of this Pandemic

    Professor Elizabeth Scott has spent much of her professional career studying bacteria and pathogens. We caught up with her to learn more about her expertise and why she wasn't surprised by COVID-19.

  2. Headshot of Rachel Kiersten Beaulieu
    Student Story

    Rachel Kiersten Beaulieu '22 Receives Funding from Passionate Leaders Project

    Data science & analytics and biostatistics major, Rachel Kiersten Beaulieu '22, received funding for her research comparing the graduation rates of women in computer science programs and coding bootcamps.

  3. Headshot of Mariam Ismail
    Faculty Spotlight

    Meet Your Professor: Mariam Ismail

    We caught up with Mariam Ismail, assistant professor of chemistry and physics! Learn more about her passion for chemistry and why she loves guiding undergraduate students.

  4. Headshot of Abbye Meyer
    Faculty Spotlight

    Meet Your Professor: Abbye Meyer

    We caught up with Abbye Meyer, the new assistant professor in the children's literature program! Learn more about her passion for children's literature, disability studies, and how she knows Scottish rock band, Belle and Sebastian.

  5. Headshot of Rebecca Davis
    Faculty Spotlight

    Assistant Professor Receives Grant to Research African American Students in Academic Libraries

    SLIS Assistant Professor Rebecca Davis has received a Laura Bush 21st Century Early Career Development Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

  6. Headshot of Elena Bergomi
    Student Story

    Living Your Best Life: Elena Bergomi '21MS Teaches Patients to Trust and Respect Their Bodies

    We caught up with Elena about her passion for nutrition and her focus areas of disordered eating and polycystic ovary syndrome.

  7. Headshot of Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
    Announcement

    Simmons University School of Social Work Faculty Member Named Distinguished Educator of the Year

    The National Association of Black Social Workers recognizes Dr. Johnnie Hamilton-Mason with the Distinguished Educator of the Year award.

  8. Headshots of Johnnie Hamilton Mason and Hugo Kamya
    Campus & Community

    New Study Highlights Work Experiences and Career Needs of Massachusetts Human Services Workers who are Foreign-born and People of Color

    Four Massachusetts nonprofit human services agencies commission study by Simmons University and African Bridge Network.

  9. Main College Building on Simmons' academic campus.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Assistant Professor Kate Walker to Lead Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Webinar on Malnutrition

    Simmons Assistant Professor Kate Walker to participate in webinar that helps registered dietitians and physical therapists better identify and treat malnutrition.

  10. Students working in the archives.
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Students Revive Boston’s Lost West End

    In Fall 2019, a group of 11 Simmons undergraduate students began researching the lost West End. Supported by a “Humanities Research for the Public Good” grant from the Council of Independent Colleges, the students created a series of exhibits, including one for the West End Museum, one on Simmons’ campus, and a digital exhibit.