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A collage of the 2026 Bonner Leaders: Ammy A. Cardenes Santana ’29, Gulsah Cayan ’29, Lily-Rose O’Brien ’29, and Mackenzie Oprea ’29

Meet Our 2025–26 Bonner Community Leaders

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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

President Lynn Perry Wooten and Provost Stephanie Cosner with a group of alumnae/i at Reunion 2025

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

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  1. Honoring Pride Month on the Simmons' campus, photograph by Kate Smith.
    Campus & Community

    Boston’s LGBTQ+ Events and Support Networks for Pride Month

    Throughout June, Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. We have pulled together a roundup of local events, communities, and organizations offering opportunities for support and celebration during Pride Month 2025.

  2. A collection of book and movie covers recommended by students for Transgender Day of Visibility
    Campus & Community

    Transgender Day of Visibility: What to Read and Watch

    In celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility, we’ve gathered recommendations from students on what to read and watch to honor the day and take in the diverse perspectives of transgender individuals.

  3. Grant Pike ’18MSW ’24DSW. Photo credit: Megan Afon Walker
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Integrating Forest Spirituality into a Social Work Mindset

    Grant Pike ’18MSW ’24DSW shares how the vitality of nature can be combined with social work and social justice, with a positive impact on humans and the planet.

  4. Rayna Hill '22MA/MPP, photograph by Kelly Davidson
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Lived Experience: An Engine of Advocacy

    A motivated advocate for social justice, Rayna Hill ’22MA/MPP is creating an equitable future for LGBTQ+ youth in the state of Massachusetts.

  5. Corrie Locke-Hardy standing at a counter with a plate of donuts
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Feeding the Revolution Through Baking and Activism

    Corrie Locke-Hardy '20MA combines her love of baking with social activism with her cookbook, The Revolution Will Be Well Fed.

  6. Mattea Ortiz ’28, dressed in a Daredevil costume
    Student Story

    Celebrating Trans Awareness Week with Simmons Undergraduate, Journalist, and Comics Fan

    First year student Mattea Ortiz ’28 reflects on the benefits of a women-centered institution for trans, queer, and nonbinary students.

  7. The LGBTQIA+ lounge space at Simmons
    Campus & Community

    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.

  8. Pride Flag flying with MA state flag in front of Simmons MCB
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Gary Bailey Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth

    According to the Mass.gov press release, this event “was a testament to the unwavering commitment of all involved to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for young people of all gender identities and sexual orientations.”

  9. Dane Groves
    Campus & Community

    “I felt welcome at Simmons”: Celebrating Trans Visibility Day with Dane Groves ’04, ’09, ’20MS

    In celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility, we interviewed Dane Groves ’04, ’09, ’20MS about his roles as student, staff, and faculty, and his experience undergoing a gender transition while working at Simmons.

  10. Wilfred Labiosa ’20PhD
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Wilfred Labiosa ’20PhD Continues the Simmons Tradition of Social Work in Puerto Rico

    Wilfred Labiosa ’20PhD opened a series of Waves Ahead community centers in Puerto Rico, a nonprofit dedicated to working with marginalized and vulnerable people in Puerto Rico — most notably, LGBTQ+ elders.