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Simmons Alumna Broadcasts Joy of Music

Longtime classical music and opera lover Felice Coral ’74, who studied biology and nursing at Simmons and in 2014 retired from a career in consulting and oncological research, serves as a DJ for WOMR. For the Provincetown community radio station...


Lauren Stenmon wearing a Simmons softball uniform, holding a softball and glove

3+3 Exercise Science/PT Student Shares the Gift of Sports

In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Simmons Shark Lauren Stenmon ’28 ’30DPT shares how she balances the intense studies of her accelerated degree program with her athletics schedule.


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Students and Alumnae/i Network Through ECONnect

Associate Professor Masato Aoki collaborates with faculty in the BA in Economics Degree and the Economics Student Liaison to organize ECONnect, a career preparation program which integrates a loyal and enthusiastic Economic alumnae/i community.


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Alumnae/i Receive Awards from American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) announced winners of the 2025 Youth Media Awards, including Breanna J. McDaniel ’14MA, Gabe Cole Novoa ’19MFA, Stephanie Seales ’09MA, and Sacha Lamb ’20MS/MA.


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Explore a Library Science Degree with a Technology Focus

Are you passionate about library science and technology? You can pursue both fields through a master's degree in library science with a technology concentration.


Two rows of graduate students smiling during their Commencement from Simmons University

What are the Benefits of a Dual Degree?

A dual degree program offers you the chance to pursue rigorous academic study with the reward of graduating with two degrees (either in the same, or complementary, fields) at the same time.


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What Are the Benefits of an Accelerated Graduate Degree?

Are you looking for a pathway to a career that saves time and money, and sets you up for long-term success and fulfillment? An accelerated master’s or doctoral program may be your answer.


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What Are the Best Reasons to Go to College in Boston?

As a college student in Boston, you will join 300,000 others attending one of the area’s 50 colleges and universities. Boston offers plenty of opportunities to connect with similarly-minded students also pursuing their academic and career dreams.


Leadership in the News

The 2025 cohort of Bonner Leaders

Simmons Welcomes New Cohort of Bonner Community Leaders

The Bonner Community Leaders Program is a unique opportunity for students who want to combine a strong commitment to service with personal growth, teamwork, leadership development, and scholarship. We spoke with Ellie Foss ’28, Jocelyn Miranda Landaverde ’28, Bridget Swezey ’28, and Soraya Timas ’28 about what drew them to the program.


The Passionate Leaders Scholars, Fall 2024 Cohort

Celebrating the 2024-25 Passionate Leaders Scholars

Six Simmons undergraduate scholars from different disciplines have been selected to join the 2024-2025 Passionate Leaders Project cohort.


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Women in Leadership and Social Justice

Local leaders recently gathered at Simmons University to discuss what it means to lead in today’s world. The event was part of the Unpacking Series and was hosted by the Simmons Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in collaboration with the Institute for Inclusive Leadership, the School of Management, the School of Social Work, and the Stephen D. London Center for Community Engagement and Social Justice.


Graduates Karen MacKenzie '10,'12MSW and daughter Jen DiRico '12MBA at the 2012 Simmons Commencement.

Mother and Daughter Alumnae Reflect on Shared Simmons Pride

To commemorate Simmons’ 125th anniversary, we spoke with Karen MacKenzie ’10, ’12MSW and her daughter Jennifer “Jen” DiRico ’12MBA about graduating alongside one another, Simmons’ spirit of inclusivity, and the formative power of a women’s-centered education.


Susan MacKenty Brady speaking at the 2023 Leadership Conference

Institute for Inclusive Leadership CEO Responds to “the Broken Rung” on CBS News

According to Susan MacKenty Brady, “a massive amount of value is lost when we aren’t fully tapping into the available talent in our organizations. . . . The traction of early promotion is where we need to mend, and where we need to lift up and create more resources and more opportunity for women.”


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Professor Visits University of Johannesburg as Fulbright Specialist

Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason received a Fulbright Specialist Award this year. Recipients of the Fulbright Specialist awards are "selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, demonstrated leadership in their field, and their potential to foster long-term cooperation between institutions in the U.S. and abroad."


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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 communities.


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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.


STEM in the News

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Simmons Awarded Grant Funding from Luce Foundation

Funding from the Henry Luce Foundation will support Simmons’ efforts to advance student success, retention, and confidence in STEM-related fields as well as a Clare Boothe Luce Professorship.


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Nursing Dean Discusses Tech Advances in The Boston Globe

Nursing schools are turning to virtual reality-based training tools, including UbiSim, to address the nursing and nursing educator shortages. Dean Heather Shlosser is quoted in a Boston Globe article.


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Chemist and Coach Helps Women in STEM Cultivate Belonging

Beyond her faculty role at Simmons’ Department of Chemistry and Physics, Dr. Lara Kallander supports women in STEM via Thriving Through Adversity Coaching, a small business she founded in 2019.


Side by side photos of Haleigh St.Hilaire ’24, ’26MPH and Caroline Aspinwall ’24 New England chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM) conference in October 2024

Simmons Exercise Science Alumnae Share Research at Conference

Health and Exercise Science alumnae Haleigh St.Hilaire ’24, ’26MPH and Caroline Aspinwall ’24 recently presented their respective research at the New England chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM) conference.


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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.


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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.


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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.


Faculty in the News

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Associate Professor’s Research Links Drinking and Depression

School of Social Work Associate Professor Christina Sellers was quoted in an article, "Retirement and drinking don't mix."


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Professor of Nutrition Weighs in on Ultra-Processed Foods

Professor Teresa Fung was quoted in two recent articles fact-checking claims on the harm of consuming vegetables and how to assess the safety of ultra-processed foods.


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Two Simmons Faculty Members Receive North Star Fellowships

Samuel Odom from the School of Social Work and Don Simmons from the School of Library and Information Science, have been named fellows by the North Star Collective Faculty Fellowship, which is designed to promote supportive community and racial healing for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) faculty members across New England.


A collage of four new SSW faculty: Curtis Davis, Patricia Galan-Cisneros, Samuel Odom, and Jennie Sucilsky

Simmons School of Social Work Welcomes New Faculty

Simmons University’s School of Social Work Programs welcomed four new faculty members this academic year, with expertise in addiction treatment, hospice and bereavement support, racism-based trauma, and military social work.


Nursing students working in the simulation lab

Nursing Dean Discusses Tech Advances in The Boston Globe

Nursing schools are turning to virtual reality-based training tools, including UbiSim, to address the nursing and nursing educator shortages. Dean Heather Shlosser is quoted in a Boston Globe article.


The logo for Thriving Through Adversity, featuringa blooming flower above the text

Chemist and Coach Helps Women in STEM Cultivate Belonging

Beyond her faculty role at Simmons’ Department of Chemistry and Physics, Dr. Lara Kallander supports women in STEM via Thriving Through Adversity Coaching, a small business she founded in 2019.


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Dean of SLIS Discusses Public Libraries in The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe featured commentary from Sanda Erdelez, Dean of Simmons‘ School of Library and Information Science, on the remarkable resilience of public libraries, particularly those in New England.


Dr. Gary Bailey in a screenshot from the documentary Never Cried: Boston’s Busing Legacy (GBH)

Simmons Social Work Professor Featured in New Documentary Film

In a new documentary film, Never Cried: Boston’s Busing Legacy, sisters Leola Hampton and Linda Stark reflect on a trauma they endured fifty years ago. Dr. Gary Bailey, Professor of Practice and MSW Director of Simmons’ School of Social Work, makes appearances throughout the film.


What stories will you tell?

Photo of a violin being held to the sky. Photograph by M.t.lifshits, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Creative Commons.

Simmons Alumna Broadcasts Joy of Music

Longtime classical music and opera lover Felice Coral ’74, who studied biology and nursing at Simmons and in 2014 retired from a career in consulting and oncological research, serves as a DJ for WOMR. For the Provincetown community radio station...


Lauren Stenmon wearing a Simmons softball uniform, holding a softball and glove

3+3 Exercise Science/PT Student Shares the Gift of Sports

In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Simmons Shark Lauren Stenmon ’28 ’30DPT shares how she balances the intense studies of her accelerated degree program with her athletics schedule.


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

Alumnae/i Receive Awards from American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) announced winners of the 2025 Youth Media Awards, including Breanna J. McDaniel ’14MA, Gabe Cole Novoa ’19MFA, Stephanie Seales ’09MA, and Sacha Lamb ’20MS/MA.


A student sits on a bench outside a building on the Simmons University campus

Nursing Alumna Brings Compassionate Care to Baltimore

Registered Nurse and Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program Mentor Amanda Lee Davis ’15 recently relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, where she has already made a significant impression on the city’s healthcare community. She is also pursuing a doctoral degree at Johns Hopkins University.


The 2025 cohort of Bonner Leaders

Simmons Welcomes New Cohort of Bonner Community Leaders

The Bonner Community Leaders Program is a unique opportunity for students who want to combine a strong commitment to service with personal growth, teamwork, leadership development, and scholarship. We spoke with Ellie Foss ’28, Jocelyn Miranda Landaverde ’28, Bridget Swezey ’28, and Soraya Timas ’28 about what drew them to the program.


Corrie Locke-Hardy standing at a counter with a plate of donuts

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.


Dianna Shaw

Internship Inspires Alumnae/i Career in Healthcare

Dianna Shaw ’92, who majored in psychology and sociology at Simmons, was interviewed by The Bay Magazine about her over 30-year career assisting older adults.


The Passionate Leaders Scholars, Fall 2024 Cohort

Celebrating the 2024-25 Passionate Leaders Scholars

Six Simmons undergraduate scholars from different disciplines have been selected to join the 2024-2025 Passionate Leaders Project cohort.



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