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Simmons Named a Top 100 Women-Led Business in Massachusetts

The Women’s Edge, a nonprofit organization that supports female business leaders, together with its partner The Boston Globe, has announced that Simmons University was named one of the 24th annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts.


Leslie Calderone ’11MS in the Whitehouse

Archives Management Alumnae Preserves Behind the Scenes Life at the White House

Leslie Calderone '11MS is the Director of the Digital Library for the White House Historical Association, a small non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of the White House. Calderone shares some of her favorite images of life in the White House, both formal and behind the scenes.


Recipients of the 2024 Faculty Awards, along with President Wooten, Provost Cosner and Associate Provost Doherty.

2024 Simmons Faculty Awards Celebrates Stellar Researchers and Educators

Simmons faculty from various disciplines received awards in undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, service, and a commitment to DEI at the 2024 Faculty Awards.


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Simmons Faculty Reflect on the Upcoming Presidential Election

Faculty from the Department of Politics and Policy at Simmons recently presented a virtual panel discussion on the upcoming presidential election.


Panel Presenters Timothy Dolan, Cyndee Landrum, Maria McCauley, Sandra Hirsh, Alexia Hudson-Ward, and Jerome Offord

Allen Smith Visiting Scholar Reflects on the Future of Libraries

Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Associate Dean for Academics in the College of Information, Data and Society at San José State University, visited Simmons as a 2024 recipient of the Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Fellowship. She kicked off her week as visiting scholar by delivering an opening keynote presentation, “Future-Ready Libraries: A Glimpse Into 2035.”


Roger Mello visiting a Picturebook class

Award-Winning Illustrator Roger Mello Visits Simmons

Brazilian illustrator Roger Mello visited the Simmons campus for a presentation in Professor Cathryn Mercier’s Picturebook class.


The words Be Kind written among several photos drawn in chalk on pavement

Simmons Social Work Doctoral Student Awards Kindest Kids in America

Jessie Hansen ’26DSW recently started the program The Kindest Kid in America, which awards young students who are exemplars of kindness. Hansen is a representative of Think Kindness, an organization that aims to promote acts of kindness in school and...


The LGBTQIA+ lounge space at Simmons

Welcome to the Simmons LGBTQIA+ Lounge

In honor of LGBTQIA+ History Month, we welcome the LGBTQIA+ community at Simmons to gather in their new lounge, located in the Jennifer Eckert Center for Leadership & Engagement.


Leadership in the News

The words Be Kind written among several photos drawn in chalk on pavement

Simmons Social Work Doctoral Student Awards Kindest Kids in America

Jessie Hansen ’26DSW recently started the program The Kindest Kid in America, which awards young students who are exemplars of kindness. Hansen is a representative of Think Kindness, an organization that aims to promote acts of kindness in school and...


The logo of The Boston Globe Horn Book Awards

Simmons Children’s Lit Alum on Judging the Horn Book Awards

Rodney Fierce ’12MA, a Humanities Teacher at Sonoma Academy, shares what led him to study children’s literature, his work at the Academy, and his recent experience on the Horn Book Awards Committee.


Bridgett Johnson-Pride

The Extroverted Archivist: Engaging the Underrepresented in Archives

Bridgett Johnson-Pride '18MAMS was named Director of Public Services for Archives and Special Collections at Harvard University in October, 2023. We caught up with Johnson-Pride about her current role, and how she engages with patrons as an extroverted archivist.


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Doctoral Candidate Named Acting Director of Institute of Museum and Library Services

Cyndee Landrum, a student in the Simmons University Library and Information Science PhD, was named Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) this March. In honor of Library Card Sign-up Month, we share this interview with Landrum about her studies at Simmons and goals at IMLS.


Chief Justice Amy L. Nechtem

Simmons Alumna and Chief Justice Advances System Improvements in Child Welfare in Massachusetts and Nationally

The Honorable Amy L. Nechtem ’76 is the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court Department, protecting the safety, health, and wellbeing of children residing in the state. Chief Justice Nechtem spoke with us about her her commitment to systems enhancement affecting vulnerable children and families, both influenced by the early impact of the Simmons sisterhood.


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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.


View of the cupola from the quad through trees

MBA Alumna Shares Success in Business and Government

Tammy Caputi  ’99MBA is the president and owner of Yale Electric West, Inc., a lighting and electrical supply distributing company, and a Councilwoman for the City of Scottsdale, Arizona.


Samantha Margolin '23

From the Muddy River to Community Farms: Research Possibilities for Simmons Students

We spoke to Samantha Margolin '23 about how her research projects at Simmons prepared her to expand her confidence, and her burgeoning career.


STEM in the News

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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.


The periodic table of elements.

STEM Student Receives Research Scholarship from American Chemical Society

Biochemistry major and Literature and Writing minor Reagan Cleversey ’26 received the competitive James Flack Norris / Theodore William Richards Summer Research Scholarship from the American Chemical Society. She spoke with us about her passion for medicinal chemistry and the importance of mentorship.


Emily Orlando Cane at the 2024 Teaching Prevention Conference

Changes in Reproductive Health Laws Impact Perinatal Hospice Care

Emily (Orlando) Cane ’23MPH was interviewed by Hospice News about how changes in reproductive health laws have impacted perinatal hospice care.


Nanette and Raneem

Accelerated Degree Student Presents Poster on ChatGPT at Technical Symposium

Raneem Emad Amer Mousa ’25 is pursuing the Dual-Degree in Engineering Simmons offers in collaboration with Columbia University. Her research project, “Is ChatGPT the Academic Catalyst We’ve All Been Waiting For?” was accepted for inclusion in the SIGCSE Technical Symposium 2024.


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From Boston to New York: Simmons 3+2 Engineering Student Accepted to Columbia University

Sophia Moore ’24 is one of the first Simmons students to complete the initial portion of the accelerated 3+2 Engineering program. Having obtained her first bachelor’s degree from Simmons, this fall she will relocate to the New York metropolitan area to pursue her second bachelor’s degree at Columbia University.


Annabelle Hannah ’25 seated by a waterfall

Chemistry/Physics Student Accepted into Research Experience at UPenn

Annabelle Hannah ’25, a double-major in Chemistry and Physics, was accepted into the 2024 summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). The 10-week program is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).


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Debora Edouard ’24 and Kadijah McClean ’24 Open Simmons Chapter of the National Society of Black Women in Medicine

Established in 2017, the National Society of Black Women in Medicine is committed to increasing the recruitment and retention of Black women pursuing careers in the medical field. This academic year, Neurobiology major Debora Edouard ’24 and Biochemistry and Public Health minor Kadijah McClean ’24 co-founded the Simmons chapter of the Society.


Abigail Bloom, Aria Cooper, and Adriana Lizeth Campuzano Martinez

Simmons Welcomes Passionate Leaders Project Scholars for Spring 2024

The Passionate Leaders Project (PLP) supports Simmons undergraduates by enriching their academic and professional interests beyond the boundaries of a conventional classroom. Students may request up to $4,000 to support their research, internships, and creative endeavors. This semester’s cohort comprises student-scholars producing original research on healthcare for seniors, fashion sustainability, and the intersection of the arts, social justice, and gender-expansive agency.


Faculty in the News

Recipients of the 2024 Faculty Awards, along with President Wooten, Provost Cosner and Associate Provost Doherty.

2024 Simmons Faculty Awards Celebrates Stellar Researchers and Educators

Simmons faculty from various disciplines received awards in undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, service, and a commitment to DEI at the 2024 Faculty Awards.


A photo of Mansfield Holmes over a transparent photo of the School of Management building at Simmons University

School of Management Welcomes New Faculty Member

Simmons University welcomes Mansfield Holmes, Associate Professor of Practice in Finance. Prior to joining the Simmons School of Management, he taught for ten years in the finance department at Suffolk University, where he worked with university leadership to establish and expand the business school’s wealth management program.


Photo of tents in the streets of India

For Simmons Professor, Researching Economics Lends Insight into Tackling World Poverty

Economics Professor Niloufer Sohrabji discusses what ignited her love for economics, how she shares that excitement with students, and her own research projects.


Covers of journals produced by the Gerontological Society of America

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.


A collection of reproductive health supplies

The Ongoing Battle for Transparency in Women’s Health

Professor and Director Val Leiter shares her recent research on the FDA’s role in marketing women’s health medical devices and her efforts to determine whether gender discrimination influences the oversight of medical devices for women.


Book Cover of "Public Relations Planning"

Simmons School of Management Professors Co-author New Textbook on Public Relations

In their recently published book, Public Relations Planning, Professor Edward Vieira, Jr. and Associate Professor Yulong Li offer a comprehensive guide to strategic communication, replete with rich insights and academic research. We spoke with them about their approach to PR, advances in the field, and how Simmons offers students robust career training.


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)"

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.


Protestors holding signs at an anti-Islam protest in Washington D.C., March 3, 2011

Associate Professor Saher Selod Historicizes Islamophobia in the United States

Simmons’ Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) hosted “Islamophobia in the United States: Understanding Past and Present Anti-Muslim Discrimination,” a virtual lecture by Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Research for the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding Saher Selod. This talk chronicled the history of anti-Muslim racism and demonstrated how 9/11 instituted a new era of the racialization of Muslims.


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Leslie Calderone ’11MS in the Whitehouse

Archives Management Alumnae Preserves Behind the Scenes Life at the White House

Leslie Calderone '11MS is the Director of the Digital Library for the White House Historical Association, a small non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of the White House. Calderone shares some of her favorite images of life in the White House, both formal and behind the scenes.


The words Be Kind written among several photos drawn in chalk on pavement

Simmons Social Work Doctoral Student Awards Kindest Kids in America

Jessie Hansen ’26DSW recently started the program The Kindest Kid in America, which awards young students who are exemplars of kindness. Hansen is a representative of Think Kindness, an organization that aims to promote acts of kindness in school and...


Student in the stacks

Library and Information Science Alum Appointed to Association of Research Libraries

SLIS alum Marcel LaFlamme ’08MS has been appointed Director of Research Policy and Scholarship of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).


A gallery in the Eric Carle Museum

Children’s Literature Alumna Receives Mentor Award at 2024 Carle Honors

On September 26, Elissa Gershowitz ’00MA, Editor-in-Chief of The Horn Book, received a Mentor Award at the Carle Honors ceremony in New York City. Bestowed by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art these annual awards celebrate individuals and organizations who have elevated the art of children’s picture-book making.


The logo of The Boston Globe Horn Book Awards

Simmons Children’s Lit Alum on Judging the Horn Book Awards

Rodney Fierce ’12MA, a Humanities Teacher at Sonoma Academy, shares what led him to study children’s literature, his work at the Academy, and his recent experience on the Horn Book Awards Committee.


Sage Loyema Innerarity ’25MS

Simmons Library and Information Science Student and Indigenous Archives Enthusiast Receives Mosaic Scholarship

Graduate student Sage Loyema Innerarity ‘25MS, a citizen of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California, is the 2024 recipient of the Mosaic Scholarship given by the Society of American Archivists.


Shelves full of children's books. Photo by Zoshua Colah on Unsplash.

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.


Stacy Whitman stands in fron of a mural holding a bag from her bookshop The Curious Cat

Children’s Literature Alum Celebrates Bookshop’s First Anniversary

Stacy Whitman '05MA celebrates the first anniversary of her brick and mortar bookstore, Curious Cat Bookshop in Winsted, CT, with an article in the CT Insider.



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