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Boston Business Journal Features Living and Learning Center

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Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2026

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President Wooten Named Among Most Influential Bostonians

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Newsweek Names Simmons a Top Women-Centered College in MA

The 2026 Honorary Degree Recipients: Gregory Maguire ‘78MA, Dr. Anthony Estreet, and Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll

Simmons Names 2026 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

The six Simmons students who received the 2026 Senior Scholar Award

Six Students Selected for the 2026 Senior Scholar Award

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Women’s History Month: Legacy and Leadership

Celtics VP of Team Operations Allison Feaster, Business Case for Women’s Sports Podcast Host Caroline Fitzgerald, and ESPNw VP Susie Piotrkowski.

Sports Industry Leaders Bring Expertise to Simmons

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  1. Headshot of Nanette Veilleux
    Faculty Spotlight

    Computer Science Professor Nanette Veilleux Receives NSF Grant to Study Prosody

    Professor Nanette Veilleux has received a collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation. The ultimate goal of the project is to clarify the meaning in prosody — inflections in tone and lengthening syllables as we speak.

  2. Headshot of Laney Strange
    Alumnae/i Feature

    “Everyone has a place in CS”: Laney Strange ’02 Receives Northeastern’s Excellence in Teaching Award

    Laney Strange '02 is one of two professors to receive the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award from Northeastern University. Strange was nominated by students for her work in the Khoury College of Computer Science.

  3. Headshots of Lila Crum, Rachel Beaulieu, Nicole Rasmussen and Lauren Wagner
    Campus & Community

    "Computer and Data Science: They’re Not What You Think!": Student Panel to Present at Undergraduate Symposium

    In this panel, Rachel Beaulieu '22, Lila Crum '21, Nicole Rasmussen '21 and Lauren Wagner '21, will showcase the range of possible applications for data science and computer science while also exhibiting their individual areas of expertise.

  4. Abigail PinterParsons at the swan boat attraction in Boston Commons.
    Student Story

    Major Spotlight: Abigail PinterParsons '21, Computer Science

    Abigail PinterParsons tells us about discovering her passion for computer science after entering Simmons as undeclared, and finding her confidence as a leader through the Simmons University Dance Company.