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A collage of the 2026 Bonner Leaders: Ammy A. Cardenes Santana ’29, Gulsah Cayan ’29, Lily-Rose O’Brien ’29, and Mackenzie Oprea ’29

Meet Our 2025–26 Bonner Community Leaders

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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

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Simmons Celebrates 125 Years

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Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2025

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Unsung Contributions to the History of Nursing

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Cultivating Diverse Perspectives, in Boston and Abroad

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  1. Kelsey Ford ’22MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    By Teens, For Teens: Kelsey Ford ’22MS Asks Teens What They Want in Young Adult Literature

    Kelsey Ford '22MS is the creator of Bookish in the 'Burgh, Pittsburgh's Teen Book Festival, as well as the creator and adult advisor of the Bridges & Books Podcast and PA Reads YA, both projects created alongside teen leaders in...

  2. Gregory Maguire
    Alumnae/i Feature

    "Wicked" Author, Gregory Maguire '78MA, on the Power of Words

    Well-known for the book and broadway sensation Wicked, Gregory Maguire '78MA was one of the first graduates of the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature program at Simmons, staying on to teach in the program for nine years.

  3. Eliza Brown in the Eric Carle Museum bookstore.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Curating the Eric Carle Museum's Bookstore with Eliza Brown '10MFA

    As retail manager of the Erice Carle Museum bookstore, Eliza is an expert in children's literature! We asked Eliza about her journey to the museum and how Simmons empowered her to speak her mind.

  4. Megan Dowd Lambert ’02MA and partner Sean St. Marie ’19MS.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Linking History, Archives, Family, and a Love of Books

    Simmons Lecturer Megan Dowd Lambert ’02MA and partner Sean St. Marie ’19MS purchase Modern Memoirs, Inc.

  5. Deborah Porter
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Deborah Z Porter '01MA '15HD On Founding the Boston Book Festival

    Deborah Z Porter, founder and executive director of the Boston Book Festival, on throwing pots and how she became a book person. What would you title your autobiography? Out of Cleveland. When you were a child, what did you want...