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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

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. Covers of journals produced by the Gerontological Society of America
    Faculty Spotlight

    Gerontological Society of America Selects School of Social Work Chair as Editor-in-Chief

    The GSA — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — has named Michelle Putnam, Professor and Jennifer Eckert ’08 Chair of Simmons’ School of Social Work, as the next editor-in-chief of the journal Innovation in Aging.

  2. Shelves full of children's books. Photo by Zoshua Colah on Unsplash.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Children’s and English Literature Alumna Named Agent of the Month

    Amy Thrall Flynn 95’MA, ’21MA, Senior Literary Agent of Aevitas Creative Management, has been named “Agent of the Month” (for October 2024) by Writing and Illustrating, a blog devoted to children’s literature authors and illustrators.

  3. The logo for the grant proposal "RCN-UBE: Transforming Learning and Equity in UBE [Undergraduate Biology Education] by Cultivating an Ecosystem of Feedback (TUnE-BIO)"
    Faculty Spotlight

    National Science Foundation Grant Aims to Retain STEM Students

    Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Senior Associate Director for Teaching and Learning in the Center for Faculty Excellence, was recently awarded a four-year $496K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal of the funded project is to tackle high attrition rates in biology education at the undergraduate level by improving assessment and feedback practices.

  4. The Simmons academic quad, with students walking on the sidewalks
    Announcement

    Simmons Named Among The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges 2025

    The Princeton Review recently revealed The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition. The overall list, which is unranked, is determined by student surveys that address campus life, academics, administration, personal experience, etc. Simmons University, as well as 25 other Massachusetts institutions, are recognized among the nation’s best colleges.

  5. One of the Simmons University signs near campus
    Announcement

    Simmons Named Among Wall Street Journal’s Best Colleges in the U.S.

    The WSJ rankings take into account student experience, graduation rates, career-preparedness, starting salaries post-graduation, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

  6. The cover of the book "The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow" next to a logo for the Massachusetts Book Awards
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alum Receives Mass Book Award Honor

    The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2023) by Elaine Dimopoulos ’08MFA was selected as an Honors title for the Mass Book Awards.

  7. An aerial photo of the labyrinth on the Simmons University campus
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Children’s Literature Alumna Named among Rising Star Women of Education

    Janet Daniels ’10MFA, the Assistant Director of the Student Center at Harvard University’s Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, was recently recognized as one of the Rising Star Women of Education for 2024.

  8. A row of books in the Simmons University library
    Student Story

    Simmons Students Receive American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship

    Five students in Simmons School of Library and Information Science were selected among the American Library Association’s 2024-2025 Spectrum Scholars.

  9. Josiane Martinez
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons MBA Alum Receives CEO Social Leadership Award

    Josiane Martinez ’13MBA was named winner of the Boston Business Journal's 2024 Alan E. Lewis Alnoba CEO Social Leadership Award, in recognition of her work in support of the local community.

  10. Photo of the town hall in Greenfield, Massachusetts
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons MBA Hired as City Finance Director

    Stella Chan ’90MBA has been named the new finance director of the City of Greenfield, Massachusetts.