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In honor of Pride Month, Professor Gary Bailey shares his thoughts on the comparison of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how the lack of response to the HIV/AIDS crisis differed from the swift actions taken by U.S. government officials when faced with COVID-19.

• Social Justice & Advocacy

Family nurse practitioner student Meghan McGrath '21MSN believes in acting selflessly on behalf of others.

• Community Engagement
• Social Justice & Advocacy

"Race and Disability in Media Coverage of the Police Homicide of Eric Garner," co-authored by Professor Lydia Ogden, asks clinical social workers to turn a critical eye toward media accounts of police violence, racism, and ableism in order to better treat their clients.

• Research
• Social Justice & Advocacy
• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice

We caught up with Social Work PhD candidate, Jeremy Brown '22PhD about his research on a variety of issues relevant to individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.

• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice
• Research
• Social Justice & Advocacy

Dean of the College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, gives a firsthand account of participating in the congressional briefing on Capitol Hill.

• Social Justice & Advocacy

We caught up with Carmen Báez '79, '03HD about her creation of PRxPR, a private fund dedicated to helping rebuild Puerto Rico after the devastating hurricanes, Irma and Maria.

• Community Engagement
• Internships & Careers
• Leadership
• Media, Arts, and Humanities
• Mentorship
• Social Justice & Advocacy
• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice

Alumna Christina Ciampa ’08, ‘14MS was constantly searching for stories that reflected her own experience. We caught up with Christina about the inspiration behind All She Wrote Books, a pop-up bookstore that elevates female, queer and non-binary voices.

• Internships & Careers
• Media, Arts, and Humanities
• Social Justice & Advocacy

For their capstone project, Azeb Freitas ’17, Alex Mireles ’17, and Trang Nguyen ’18 worked with Simmons Community Engagement to create an alternative spring break program in Boston with a local service and social justice focus.

• Alternative Spring Break
• Boston
• Community Engagement
• Social Justice & Advocacy

The Ifill Forum invited the important national voices of Judy Woodruff, Asma Khalid, Maya Valentine '19, and Yamiche Alcindor to discuss this year's theme of "Race, Media, and Democracy."

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Gwen Ifill
• Ifill Forum
• Media, Arts, and Humanities
• Social Justice & Advocacy

We spoke with Kate about her journey from the Army to Simmons University, and what Memorial Day means to her.

• Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice
• Social Justice & Advocacy