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  1. Headshot of Kristie Ferrantella
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    Kristie Ferrantella ’12 Helps Nantucket Businesses Connect and Adapt During the Pandemic

    President/CEO of the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce, Kristie Ferrantella '12, tells us how the Chamber helped local businesses before and during the pandemic.

  2. Christina Shutt with the Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions Award from the Arkansas Museums Association
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    Christina Thompson Shutt ’10MS, ’11MA Organizes Virtual Juneteenth Celebration Viewed by 20,000 Worldwide

    We caught up with Christina on her work as the Executive Director at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and how she's shifted programming to a virtual format.

  3. Kate Leppanen wearing a mask in the library
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    Kate Leppanen '04MS on the Lasting Impact of the Pandemic in Libraries

    We caught up with Kate about her experience working at Cary Memorial Library during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it's impact is bringing lasting change to public libraries.

  4. Headshot of Michael Rush
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    Michael Rush '01MS, '03MA Receives Highest Honor from Society of American Archivists

    Michael Rush '01MS, '03MA, Assistant Head of the Manuscript Unit in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, was selected as a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists (SAA).

  5. Leslie Morris speaking with Oprah Winfrey during the Oprah Winfrey National Tour.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Fighting for Education: Leslie Morris ‘75 Dedicates Life to Empowering Young Women

    We caught up with Leslie Morris '75, founder and CEO of Women of the Dream, about her experience attending Simmons during the Civil Rights Movement, and her mission to improve the lives of young women through education.

  6. Headshot of Heather Cabot
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    How Marijuana Went Mainstream: A Conversation with Heather Cabot '92, Author of "The New Chardonnay"

    Heather Cabot '92 is an award-winning journalist and serves on the alumni board of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Check out what she had to say about her new book!

  7. Wilfred Labiosa and Rev. Julie Johnson Staples
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    Returning Home, Finding Need: Wilfred Labiosa ‘19PhD Establishes Nonprofit in Puerto Rico

    Wilfred Labiosa ‘19PhD is the founder of Waves Ahead, an island wide organization dedicated to working with marginalized and vulnerable sectors of Puerto Rican society by providing support in their needed areas in order to reestablish and strengthen them.

  8. Headshot of Andy Castrenze ‘20MS on a ship
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    After 30 Years at the Helm, Andy Castrenze ’20MS Embarks on a New Career

    A newfound passion for archives sparks a total career shift for Andrew Castrenze ’20MS. We caught up with Andrew about his background as a boat captain and what ignited his interest in archival studies.

  9. Headshot of Bridgett Pride in a library
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    Bridgett Pride ’18MA, ’18MS Amplifies Marginalized Voices at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

    Bridgett Pride ’18MA, ’18MS shares why she loves working as a reference librarian and what it's like to work in an environment that affirms Black Life daily.

  10. Stethoscopes hanging on rack
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    From the Frontlines: Nancy Ravin '81 Gives Pandemic Advice to the Simmons Community

    We caught up with Nancy Ravin '81 about her experience working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.