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Recent News
Professor Embraces Environmental Economics and Public Policy
Professor of Economics Zinnia Mukherjee specializes in environmental and natural economics, the economics of sustainable growth and development, and public policy. To celebrate National Economic Education Month, we spoke with her about her research and the wide applicability of economics.
Simmons Sharks Win NAC Tennis Championship
Simmons University Tennis recently took on the Husson University Eagles at the Apex Tennis Center in Portland, Maine, for the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship and decisively won.
SLIS Forms Partnership with University of Maine at Augusta
Through a new partnership, undergraduate library and information science students at UMA will be able to fast track their graduate education at Simmons.
Simmons Contributes to Bioswale Pilot Project
The Longwood Collective, the chief planner and principal steward of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA), broke ground on a bioswale pilot project on Avenue Louis Pasteur on September 30, 2025. Simmons University, Northeastern University, and the Charles River...
Hope Floats: Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later
Simmons School of Social Work Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development Johnnie Hamilton-Mason shared a retrospective conversation based on her research, titled “Hope Floats: African American Women's Survival Experiences after Katrina.”
SOM Dean Quoted in NBC News Boston
The city of Boston is hosting seven FIFA World Cup soccer games in June 2026. As NBC News Boston reported, business leaders — including individuals from Simmons — gathered in Foxborough on September 24 for a Women's Business Summit focused on the economic impact of the World Cup.
Simmons Professor Weighs in on Best Picturebooks
Assistant Teaching Professor Shelley Isaacson was quoted in an article for Slate, “The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” Isaacson supported the inclusion of The Undefeated written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify, 2019) on the list.
Professor Takes New Approach to Countering the War on Drugs
Assistant Professor Jeffrey Steen brings lived/ living experience and academic rigor to social work and the area of substance use. We spoke with him about his recent research award, advances in harm reduction, and the collaborative community at Simmons.
Recent Press Releases
Simmons University Selected by Carnegie Foundation for Inaugural Leadership for Public Purpose Classification
Simmons University announced today that it is one of 25 U.S. colleges and universities – and the only women-centered college – to receive the first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification. This elective designation is awarded by the American Council...
Significant Gift Invests in Simmons University’s Vision For Educating Inclusive “Everyday Leaders”
Simmons University today announced a new $5 million gift from Simmons alumna and Trustee Jennifer Eckert to expand the scope and impact of its innovative approach to leadership education throughout the institution. The gift will create the new Jennifer Eckert...