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A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student in the Simmons’ RN - FNP Program, Hannah Careway '23MS shares what inspires and sustains her in training for her first Boston Marathon.

• Behavioral and Health Sciences
• Online Student

This year, English major and education minor Asiyah Herrera ’25 will see her words in print — large print. Her poem is part of the “Love Letters to Roxbury” mural project on display in the Roxbury Public Library.

• Awards and Honors

Rashida Hagakore '24 is completing her undergraduate degree through CompleteDegree@Simmons, and planning to combine her artistic strengths with a newly developed business acumen.

• Transfer Student

Which was your first calling, writing or librarianship? Being a writer was my first passion, but every author needs a day job! It was sort of a guessing game to see what I wanted that day job to be. I...

• Careers and Internships

Anne Villano '21MSW was awarded the 2022 Hanscom Air Force Base Military Spouse of the Year by the Armed Forces Insurance Program. Villano was selected for her candid approach to the mental health issues faced by members of the U.S. military and their families through creative therapies. We spoke to her about this work, and her advocacy for mental health in the military.

• Awards and Honors
• Health and Wellness
• Online Student

When nursing major Holly Wright ’25 came to Simmons last fall, she didn’t expect to spend so much time studying art. As part of the Simmons PLAN (Purpose Leadership ActioN) core curriculum, Wright registered for the Boston course, “Isabella Stewart...

• Boston
• Behavioral and Health Sciences
• PLAN Core Curriculum

Tell us about being selected to participate in the Ifill Forum. I’m incredibly honored. Being selected for the Ifill Forum was completely unexpected and so exciting! I still don’t know who recommended me, but I know Professor Griffith, the panel...

• Gwen Ifill
• Ifill Forum
• Careers and Internships
• Leadership

Kate Farrell ’23 fills us in on participating in the Ifill Forum and how alumna Gwen Ifill's legacy is felt in the Simmons classroom.

• Gwen Ifill
• Ifill Forum

On December 15, 2021, Ifill College students from the Graduate programs in History and Gender & Cultural Studies presented their research at the virtual fall 2021 Colloquia. Thirteen students shared their work in front of peers, faculty, family, and friends...

• Research

“I consider mentorship to be like a runway,” says Assistant Professor of Biology John Young, who works with students in the lab, guiding their independent research. “I help students see their potential and believe in themselves, allowing them to gather...

• Behavioral and Health Sciences