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  1. A side-by-side photo collage of Rebecca Wellington and the book cover for "Who is a Worthy Mother"
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Gender and Cultural Studies Alumna Publishes Breakthrough Book on Adoption History

    In her new book, Dr. Rebecca Wellington ’02MA reveals the unsavory underbelly of adoption practices in the United States. Part memoir and part scholarly monograph, Who Is a Worthy Mother? An Intimate History of Adoption demonstrates how adoption became entangled with the histories of assimilation, race, patriarchy, and law.

  2. 100-year-old Isabelle Chang '46, who says reading is the secret to a happy life. Photo credit: Evan Walsh, Community Advocate
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons University Celebrates the 100th Birthday of Isabelle Chang ’46

    100-year-old Isabelle Chang '46 says reading is the secret to a happy life. A first-generation American, Chang graduated from Simmons (then-College) with an undergraduate degree in Library Science.

  3. A group of students sitting in the courtyard at Simmons University with trees blooming spring blossoms surround the area
    Alumnae/i Feature

    MBA Graduate Shares Top Tips to Support Wellbeing

    Elise Tjernagel ’16MBA was featured in an interview on Medium sharing five lifestyle adjustments that support wellbeing.

  4. Christa Perry ’23MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alumna Shares the Challenges and Rewards of Mental Health Therapy

    Christa Perry ’23MSW is a mental health therapist for Embark Behavioral Health, a national company that provides mental health treatment to teens and young adults. Based in Vienna, Virginia, Perry counsels individuals and families in the eight-week Partial Hospitalization Program and the 15-week Intensive Outpatient Program.

  5. Krystianna Pietrzak (KP) ’20 and Jessie Andrew ’20 in front of a color wall of graffiti
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alums Create “Queer-Led Web Design” Team

    We celebrate Pride Month with 2020 graduates KP and Jessie, who run Inkpot Creative, a unique website development company that offers cutting edge website design for photographers, with a focus on inclusivity.

  6. A student sits on a bench outside a building on the Simmons University campus
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Graduate Receives Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award

    Vivian Williams ’06MSN ’25DNP was selected the winner of the AUA Advanced Practice Provider (APP) of the Year Award by the American Urological Association.

  7. Emily Orlando Cane at the 2024 Teaching Prevention Conference
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Changes in Reproductive Health Laws Impact Perinatal Hospice Care

    Emily (Orlando) Cane ’23MPH was interviewed by Hospice News about how changes in reproductive health laws have impacted perinatal hospice care.

  8. Abby (Bent) McKie ’00 ’02HS (R) and Dana Bent (C) at the 2024 Simmons Commencement
    Alumnae/i Feature

    The Simmons Connection: A Tale of Two Sisters

    Abby (Bent) McKie ’00 ’02HS graduated from Simmons with her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics , Dietetic Internship Program Certificate, and Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Health Promotion . At her Commencement, a photographer snapped a picture of...

  9. Megan Phifer-Davis ’18MS and Derek Mosley ’11MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    SLIS alumni named Movers & Shakers by Library Journal

    Simmons School of Library and Information Science alumni Megan Phifer-Davis ’18MS and Derek Mosley ’11MS have been selected by Library Journal for the 2024 Movers & Shakers.

  10. Kiani Jacobs
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Finding Community at Simmons as a Transfer Commuter Student

    While at Simmons, Exercise Science major and Health Care Management minor Kiani Jacobs ’23 received the 2023 Senior Scholar Award and interned at the Harvard Medical Ginty Lab on Neurological Research. She reflects on the value of time spent in the lab, planning events with student groups, and finding her place — as a transfer student and a commuter — at Simmons.