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Taking on the B-School Boys Club
Simmons School of Management is featured prominently in the BusinessWeek article "Taking on the B-School
Boys Club". The article discusses accredited women-focused business programs and includes quotes from Dean
Deborah Merrill-Sands and current MBA student Taylor Porter.
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Moving Up: “Daughters Running the Family Business,”A March 1 Discussion at Simmons School of Managment
BOSTON (February 23, 2010) — Defying long-held cultural norms, today’s daughters increasingly
have the opportunity and interest to step into top leadership roles in the family enterprise. Global business
leader Stephanie Sonnabend will share her experiences rising to the top of her family’s
multibillion-dollar hotel company, as part of the 2010 Leading Women Entrepreneurs Series held at the Simmons
School of Management in Boston, beginning March 1.
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2010 Leading Women Entrepreneurs Series
Modern day entrepreneurship – taking the initiative and making things happen. Join Simmons School of
Management for the 2010 Leading Women Entrepreneurs Series, presented by the Entrepreneurship Program. Across
this four-part series meet dynamic, successful leaders who are embracing entrepreneurship to create wealth,
social welfare, and jobs.
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Professor Deborah Kolb Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article
Simmons School of Management faculty member Deborah Kolb is quoted extensively in the January 28th Wall
Street Journal article "Study Asks: Who Has Easy Path to Top?"
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Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands quoted in the Boston Globe
Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands is quoted in the Boston Globe article “Ranks of top-level women
decline.” The article discusses a study done by the Boston Club examining the falling number of
top-level women executives in Massachusetts.
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Simmons School of Management Named One of Top 15 Socially Responsible Programs in the World
BOSTON (October 21, 2009) — The Simmons College School of Management in Boston has been ranked No.
15 in the “Global 100” list of business schools by the Aspen Institute in its 2009-2010 MBA
ranking, “Beyond Grey Pinstripes.” Simmons is the only school in Massachusetts to make the top 20
list.
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Sylvia Maxfield Associate Professor of Management at Simmons College Interviewed on NPR
Investment firm Goldman Sachs recently reported big, third quarter profits providing a bright example of
economic recovery on Wall Street. But the good news was not received well on Main Street after the company
announced its plans to hand out billions in bonuses. Sylvia Maxfield, an Associate Professor of Management at
Simmons College and former senior Sovereign Analyst at Lehman Brothers talks about the practice of giving out
bonuses. And Emmy award winning journalist Valerie Coleman Morris discusses the anger behind the announcement
and how much control does the government really have over investment firms on Wall Street.
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Women Not Hopeful About "Green" Funding
Teresa Nelson, Elizabeth J. McCandless Chair in Entrepreneurship and Director of the Entrepreneurship
Program at Simmons School of Management was quoted in the MSNBC article "Women not hopeful about "green"
funding.
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Princeton Review Names Simmons One of the "301 Best Business Schools" and the #1 School for Women
BOSTON (October 8, 2009) — Simmons College School of Management, the only AACSB-accredited business
school in the world offering an MBA program designed specifically for women, has been named by the Princeton
Review as the number one MBA program in the U.S. with the "greatest opportunities for women." Simmons School
of Management is the only Boston-based MBA program to rank in this category on the 2010 list.
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Entrepreneur & Princeton Review Name Simmons School of Management's Entrepreneurship Program "One of Nation's Best"
BOSTON (September 22, 2009) — The Simmons School of Management's entrepreneurship program has been
named one of the 25 best programs in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review, which
jointly surveyed more than 2,300 schools. The Simmons entrepreneurship program was one of only two MBA
programs ranked in the top 25 in New England within the graduate program category.
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National Gates Arrest Review Committee Features Simmons School of Management Professor
BOSTON (September 18, 2009) — Stacy Blake-Beard, a professor at the Simmons School of Management,
has been appointed to the 12-member Cambridge Review Committee, a national independent group that aims to
identify lessons learned from the July 16 arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Blake-Beard, who
specializes in organizational behavior, diversity and mentoring, joins a distinguished body of academic and
law enforcement representatives to address a range of issues surrounding the controversial incident that made
international headlines. Among the committee's goals are to assess whether the Cambridge Police department
should modify its operational procedures; how issues of race, class, and interpersonal conflict should be
included in officers' training; and what should be done to better appreciate the cultural and social
complexities of the residents who deal with police.
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Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands Writes on "Principled Leadership: A model for the 'reset' economy" in Women's Business Boston
BOSTON (September 2, 2009) — Simmons School of Management Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands speaks to the
importance of 'principled leadership' during times of financial uncertainly in a column titled, "Principled
Leadership: A model for the 'reset' economy," featured in the September edition of Women's Business
Boston.
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Professor Lynda Moore Quoted in July Issue of Wealth Matrix Magazine
Professor Lynda Moore was quoted in the article "Impact of the Economic Crisis on Women" in the July issue
of The Wealth Matrix Magazine. The Wealth Matrix is a monthly publication based in the UAE.
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Forbes Magazine Highlights Survey Conducted By Simmons School of Management Faculty and CGO
Forbes Magazine highlighted research conducted by Simmons School of Management faculty members Vipin
Gupta, Susan Hass, Sylvia Maxfield, and Mary Shapiro in the article "How to Take Smart Risks".
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