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  1. Headshot of Monica Alves in laboratory

    Monica tells us how her time at Simmons and King's College London helped her on her career path. Tell us a little bit about your background. I graduated from Simmons in 2016 with a degree in environmental science. A large...

  2. Librarian reviewing film negatives

    Archival experts from around the world to speak at Allen Smith Symposium 2019. Over the past decade, archival concerns have increasingly focused on social issues as records professionals recognize and confront the responsibilities and challenges of documenting a complex global...

  3. Conservators Alan Haley, Qui Qi, Ann Roddy, and Dan Patterson in the conservation department of the Library of Congress, working with the Yongle Da Dian.

    Ann Roddy '19MS shares details from her internship in the Library of Congress' Asian Collection Division. Can you tell us about your internship/your daily tasks? I was assigned two core projects during my internship with the Library of Congress, based...

  4. Professor Bastian's new book examines colonialism from an archivist's perspective. Can you tell us a bit about your book? Decolonizing the Caribbean Record, An Archives Reader, was initially envisioned as a text for the Masters of Archival Science (MAS) degree...

  5. Headshot of Mackenzi Lee

    We caught up with the best-selling author to discuss her novels, upcoming projects and the invaluable support of her Simmons community. Mackenzi Lee '14MFA is author of New York Times Best Sellers The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue and...

  6. Deborah Porter

    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...

  7. Headshot of Meredith McCarroll

    The flexibility of the gender and cultural studies program broadened the scope of Meredith's scholarly work. Tell us about your current work. I am the Director of Writing and Rhetoric at Bowdoin College. I work with faculty and students across...

  8. The cover art of What's Your Favorite Season by Professor Ed Vieira

    We caught up with the author and illustrator about their collaboration on this project. This year Professor Ed Vieira published his first children’s book, What’s Your Favorite Season?. After brainstorming, writing and rewriting for 25 years, Vieira is thrilled with...

  9. President Helen Drinan, Cathryn Mercier and Professor Lowry Pei

    In honor of her commitment to mentoring, Professor Cathryn Mercier receives the Alden Poole Faculty Mentor Award. Faculty mentors can change students' lives. They work with students both inside and outside the classroom, ask tough questions, push them to try...

  10. PhD Student Alyson Gamble works with Assistant Professor Colin Rhinesmith on a grant-funded research project. Practitioner-scholar Alyson Gamble is a student in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) PhD program. Alyson has been working with Assistant Professor Colin...