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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

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Cultivating Diverse Perspectives, in Boston and Abroad

Angie O’Connor ’25

Sexual Health Research, Travel, and Community Involvement

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  1. Attendees at the 2025 Colleges of the Fenway MLK breakfast
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Hosts Colleges of the Fenway MLK Breakfast

    The Colleges of the Fenway (COF) recently celebrated the 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast at Simmons University. City of Boston Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Segun Idowu served as this year’s keynote speaker.

  2. A closeup of a nursing student with a notebook on their lap in which they are taking notes
    Alumnae/i Feature

    How a Nurse’s Perspective Impacts Public Health

    As a nurse and a transgender woman, Masters in Public Health graduate Ellie Spoering ’25MPH offers vital education about gender-affirming care to fellow nurses.

  3. A cup of coffee on top of a line of coffee beans representing the line on a heart monitor
    Student Story

    Aspiring Physical Therapist Researches Heart Health

    A senior in the Health and Exercise Science + Physical Therapy DPT (4+3) program, Jennah Harvey ’26, ’29DPT is engrossed in her capstone project on the cardiac effects of caffeine. We spoke with her about research/internship opportunities and the welcoming atmosphere at Simmons.

  4. An abstract work of art depicting a diverse group of people
    Campus & Community

    MPH Immersion Explores Health and Justice in Immigrant Communities

    Students in the Department of Public Health recently attended an event at Simmons, “Beyond Barriers: Advocating for Health and Justice with Immigrant Communities," where guest speakers shared their work to support and advocate for immigrant communities.

  5. The Simmons University management building in fall
    Announcement

    Simmons Named a Top 100 Women-Led Business

    Simmons University has been named one of Massachusetts’ Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in 2025. Created by The Women’s Edge and published annually in the “Women & Power” issue of the Globe Magazine, the list highlights organizations for their commitment to workplace diversity, innovation, efforts to advance equity, and contributions to the Massachusetts economy.

  6. Alexia Malone Oliver running onto the field during an NFL game
    Alumnae/i Feature

    A 3+3 PT Alum on the NFL Field

    A graduate of the Simmons Accelerated Program in Health and Exercise Science & Physical Therapy (3+3), Alexia Malone Oliver ’16 ’18DPT is Assistant Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist for the Denver Broncos. We spoke to her about what it means to treat players on and off the field.

  7. Orientation Leaders cheering on move-in day 2025
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Welcomes the Class of 2029 and New Graduate Cohorts

    Simmons is pleased to welcome 441 undergraduate students and 962 new graduate students to the start of the 2025–2026 academic year. We look forward to interacting with this diverse and interdisciplinary group of thinkers and leaders.

  8. A collage of photos from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Epsilon Chapter Centennial Celebration, spring 2024
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Alums Honor Black Women Trailblazers with On-Campus Plaques

    English major Jacqueline Jones ’79 and Public Relations/Marketing Communications major Gia Elie ’24, both members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), recently commissioned dedicatory plaques to honor three Simmons alums who trailblazed the domains of health care, civil rights, and women’s history. We spoke with them about honoring historic Black alumnae/i and relishing lifelong sisterhood through AKA.

  9. Dr. Dorothy (Boulding) Ferebee, Class of 1920, receives the first Alumnae/i Lifetime Achievement Award in 1959, photograph courtesy of Simmons University Archives.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Harbinger of Health, Racial, and Gender Equity

    An early proponent of reproductive rights and a courageous advocate of racial, socioeconomic, and gender equity decades before the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements, Dr. Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee, Class of 1920, was a visionary leader ahead of her time.

  10. Associate Professor of Practice LaDonna Christian '16PhD mentors Dotson Scholar Hayden Lee '24, photograph by Kelly Davidson.
    Campus & Community

    Thriving through Diversity: A Nursing Success Story

    The Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program pairs first-generation and other underrepresented nursing student mentees — called Scholars — with experienced Mentors (typically School of Nursing alumnae/i). Sasha DuBois ’08BSN has served as a mentor since the program began in 2009. LaDonna Christian ’16PhD became director of the program in 2010.