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Learning the History and Cultural Context of Being Black in America

L. Michelle Vital ’00 is Interim Director and Assistant Professor of the International Higher Education Master’s Program at Lesley University. She reflects on how her double majors in Sociology and African American Studies (now Africana Studies) at Simmons prepared her for her career.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Careers and Internships
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Robert Donovan ’21MSW: Treating the “Invisible Wounds” of Military Service

What the job entails Robert is a clinical social worker at Home Base, a nationally recognized clinic run by the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital that treats the “invisible wounds” of military service. He works in the Intensive...
- Careers and Internships
- Veteran Student
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Allison Porter ’17MBA on the Need for Women in the Energy Industry

What led you to your MBA at Simmons? When I finished my undergraduate degree at Boston University, I knew I would get my MBA at some point. My first interview after graduation was at a power plant, and I didn’t...
- Careers and Internships
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Eliot Stanton ’22 Researches Technology for Trans Liberation

Data Science major Eliot Stanton '22 was chosen as a keynote speaker at the Undergraduate Symposium. Stanton will present their research paper, “Binaries in Binary: Harmful Consequences and Radical Possibilities of Technology for Trans Liberation.” What made you choose to...
- LGBTQIA+
- Science and Technology
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Marketing and Statistics with Alyssa DiLisio ’16

“I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do,” recalls Alyssa DiLisio '16, who came to Simmons as a chemistry major. “I realized chemistry wasn’t for me and switched to math. I thought I wanted to be a teacher, but that...
- Careers and Internships
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Charlotte Rivard ’19 Applies Data Science to Study Climate Change

What inspired your interest in climate change and environmental economics? While I care about “the environment” itself, my concern for people is really what comes first. Changes to the climate threaten human lives and can exacerbate various social issues from...
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Elinor Lipman ’72 Reflects on her Friendship with Mameve Medwed ’64

Elinor Lipman ’72 and Mameve (Stern) Medwed ’64 did not overlap at Simmons, but met later at a fiction workshop, bonding over their shared love of literature and writing. With 21 published books between them, and numerous awards and accolades...
- Careers and Internships
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Adjunct Elaine Dimopoulos ’08MFA on Writing, Environmentalism, and How to Get Involved

Adjunct Elaine Dimopoulos ’08MFA is the author of Material Girls (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015). Her new novel, Turn the Tide (HarperCollins, 2022) is her middle grade debut, inspired by real life environmental activists.
- Careers and Internships
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Katie Mansour '21 Selected to Run Boston Marathon for Boston Children's Hospital

Tell us about your position in the Department of Critical Care at Boston Children's Hospital. I am a Research Assistant in the Priebe Lab. Our focus is on the development of new antimicrobials and vaccines to combat and prevent bacterial...
- Behavioral and Health Sciences
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Fellonte Misher ’23MSW is Addressing Mental Health in the Streets of D.C.

Fellonte Misher ’23MSW was playing professional football in Poland when COVID-19 cut the season short. Back home in Columbia Heights, Washington D.C. he saw people struggling with the effects of gun violence and gentrification, who also lacked the resources to...