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In honor of LGBTQIA+ History Month, we welcome the LGBTQIA+ community at Simmons to gather in their new lounge, located in the Jennifer Eckert Center for Leadership & Engagement.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Facilities

Since 1988, the United States has celebrated National Coming Out Day (NCOD) annually on October 11. To honor NCOD, Dr. Michael LaSala, Dean of Simmons’ School of Social Work, recounts his own coming-out journey.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Simmons’ Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) hosted “Islamophobia in the United States: Understanding Past and Present Anti-Muslim Discrimination,” a virtual lecture by Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Research for the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding Saher Selod. This talk chronicled the history of anti-Muslim racism and demonstrated how 9/11 instituted a new era of the racialization of Muslims.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Research
• Social Justice & Advocacy

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted a webinar with Project Shema, entitled “Understanding Antisemitism in the Current Political Climate.” The webinar defined antisemitism, contextualized Jewish identity, and suggested how participants may empathize with the Jewish community.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Bridgett Johnson-Pride '18MAMS was named Director of Public Services for Archives and Special Collections at Harvard University in October, 2023. We caught up with Johnson-Pride about her current role, and how she engages with patrons as an extroverted archivist.

• Careers and Internships
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• Leadership

Simmons is pleased to welcome over 371 first-year undergraduate students and 800 new graduate students to the start of the 2024–2025 academic year.

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• First-generation Student
• International Student
• Online Student

In celebrating Women's Equality Day, President Wooten reflects on the vital role that women’s-centered higher ed institutions play in the effort to advance gender equity and leadership.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• From the President

Michael Prout, Jr. is the Head Swimming and Diving Coach and Aquatics Director at Simmons. We spoke to Prout about what swimming means to him, his experience as a Paralympian, and what drew him to coaching.

• Athletics
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Careers and Internships

Throughout June, Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and commemorates the June 28, 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, the presumed birthplace of queer activism in the United States. For Pride Month 2024, we are spotlighting local organizations dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ individuals. (Note: this is not an exhaustive list of available resources in the Boston area).

• Boston
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Traditions & Annual Events