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Simmons Named a 2026 Top 100 Women-led Business

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Celebrating John Simmons’ 230th Birthday

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Simmons Welcomes the Class of 2030 and New Graduate Cohorts

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Simmons Named a ‘Hidden Gem’ Among US Colleges

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Simmons Leads the Way in Women’s Sports Management

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Boston Business Journal Features Living and Learning Center

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Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2026

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President Wooten Named Among Most Influential Bostonians

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  1. Carole Collins ’83 with her children, Kelsey and Jake, outside Collins Sports Medicine
    Alumnae/i Feature

    From the Field to the Family Business

    Carole Collins Alexander ’83 reflects on her time at Simmons and why attending a women's college was the right choice for her and how women's sports have changed during her career.

  2. The four SLIS fellows for 2026-27: Ricardo Eslava ’28MS, Natalia Porras ’29MS, Kaley Bachelder ’28MS, Katherine Gunter ’29MS
    Student Story

    Meet the New SLIS Library Fellows

    The Simmons University Library and School of Library and Information Science welcomes a new cohort of four Library Fellows this semester, selected from the current students in the University’s Master of Science in Library and Information Science (MS (LIS)) program.

  3. Valeria Cardoza ’27
    Student Story

    First-Gen Commuter Student Navigates Higher Education

    Valeria Cardoza ’27 shares her unique experience as a first-generation student at Simmons, and a participant in the Bonner Leaders Program.

  4. Lefavour Hall on the Simmons University campus
    Announcement

    Simmons Announces 2025–2026 Clare Boothe Luce Scholars

    Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation, Simmons has awarded six scholarships to sophomores pursuing accelerated dual-degree engineering and STEM-related bachelor’s degrees.

  5. Denise Coll ’95MBA
    Alumnae/i Feature

    The Gift of Scholarship

    Simmons University Trustee Denise Coll ’95MBA credits her School of Management education with making a real difference in the success she had professionally in the hospitality industry. “And for that, I really wanted to give back. I hope other people...

  6. The main college building as seen from the labryinth in the academic quad.
    Announcement

    State Funds Granted to Simmons for Behavioral Health

    The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that they have issued $12.4 million through the Behavioral Health Trust Fund to 37 colleges and universities, including Simmons University.

  7. Simmons University Main College Building
    Campus & Community

    Contextualizing Simmons’ Top Performance in Social Mobility

    As recent college rankings suggest, Simmons University is a catalyst for social mobility, especially for first-generation students and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

  8. Haleigh St.Hilaire ’24
    Student Story

    Developing a Personal Passion into a Capstone Research Project

    Exercise Science student and Barbara Lee Fellow Haleigh St.Hilaire ’24 explores the intersection of Exercise Science and Public Health through her internship at the Massachusetts State House.

  9. Carolyn Shute and Jim Corcoran
    Campus & Community

    Securing a Legacy: Carolyn Shute ’88 ’91MA Establishes Endowed Scholarship for Professor Emeritus James Corcoran

    Jim Corcoran, Associate Professor Emeritus, left a 35-year legacy of teaching students in Communications at Simmons. Thanks to the support of many donors and the work of his wife, Carolyn Shute ’88 ’91MA, the James P. Corcoran Scholarship has been established to honor that legacy, in perpetuity.

  10. Lauren Murphy (2nd from right) with a group of UN interns and staff at the 79th Commission Session
    Student Story

    Laurel Murphy ’24MS Supports UN Delegates with a McGrath Research Grant

    Laurel Murphy received a McGrath Global Research Grant to cover travel expenses for her internship at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) Library in Bangkok, Thailand, a collection of UN official documents...