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

    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.

  2. 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.

  3. Dianna Shaw
    Alumnae/i Feature

    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.

  4. The Passionate Leaders Scholars, Fall 2024 Cohort
    Student Story

    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.

  5. The Simmons softball team celebrating a victory
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Exercise Science Alumna Interviewed in The Boston Globe

    The Globe interviewed Francesca Corsinetti ’19 an occupational therapist, high school basketball coach, and founder of The Sports OT (a program that helps current and retired athletes navigate the complexities of mental health).

  6. Nursing students working in the simulation lab
    Faculty Spotlight

    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.

  7. Image of the Simmons MCB exterior
    Student Story

    Students Discuss Archival Internship in The Pilot

    Students Emily Greco and James Kaeser recently concluded fall semester internships at the Archdiocese of Boston Archives. They shared their reflections about this unique experience in a published interview with The Pilot.

  8. The logo for Thriving Through Adversity, featuringa blooming flower above the text
    Faculty Spotlight

    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.

  9. The main college building as seen from the labryinth in the academic quad.
    Announcement

    State Funds Granted to Simmons for Behavioral Health

    The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that they have issued $12.4 million through the Behavioral Health Trust Fund to 37 colleges and universities, including Simmons University.

  10. Interior of the Boston Public Library, McKim Building, 2019. Photograph by Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Creative Commons.
    Faculty Spotlight

    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.