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Meet Justine Paragas ’26, Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship Recipient

The Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship is the most prestigious student award at Simmons. Kotzen scholarship recipients receive full tuition remission over four years. The class of 2026 includes ten Kotzen scholars. We spoke with Justine Paragas about her intellectual interests, career plans, and why she chose Simmons.
Student Story

Meet Micah Joyce Guillermo ’26, Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship Recipient

The Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholarship is the most prestigious student award at Simmons. Kotzen scholarship recipients receive full tuition remission over four years. The class of 2026 includes ten Kotzen scholars. We spoke with Micah Joyce Guillermo about her...
- International Student
- Scholarships and Financial Aid
Alumnae/i Feature

A Tale of Two Librarians: SLIS alumnae/i at Cambridge Public Library

Librarian Sarah Yasuda '20MS and Archivist Alyssa Pacy '06MS, '07MA reflect on how their studies at Simmons SLIS impacted their careers, the unique rewards of public library work, and the coolest items you can find in the Cambridge Public Library...
- Careers and Internships
- Scholarships and Financial Aid
Announcement

Meet the American Library Association’s Spectrum Scholarship Recipients

The American Library Association (ALA) recently awarded Spectrum scholarships to 60 exceptional students throughout the country pursuing library degrees. Spectrum scholarships help support diversity, equity, and inclusion in library and information science. This year, five Simmons SLIS students received the...
Announcement

Cecilia Igwe-Kalu '23 and Susan Stone '22 Receive Nurses Educational Funds Scholarships

Cecilia Igwe-Kalu '23, a student in the Family Nurse Practitioner program, and Susan Stone '22, a student in the DNP Executive Leadership program, have received Nurses Educational Funds (NEF) Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. NEF scholarships aim to create...
Student Story

Sarah Shepherd ’23MAMS Receives Ham Scholarship from the Society of American Archivists

The F. Gerald Ham and Elsie Ham Scholarship Fund was established by F. Gerald Ham, past president of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), and his wife, Elsie Ham, in 1998. The fund, endowed in 2008, provides financial support to...
- Awards and Honors
- Scholarships and Financial Aid
Campus & Community

Emerita Professor Josephine Fang Turns 100

In April of 2022, Emerita Professor Josephine Fang celebrated her one hundredth birthday. Fang was a professor in the School of Library and Information Science for 20 years. Her children (her daughter, Anna Fang ’86, is a Simmons alumna) established...
- Scholarships and Financial Aid
Student Story

Incoming Student Dara Oloyede Receives Scholarship from the National Association of Social Workers

Tell me about this scholarship and why you applied for it. The Verne LaMarr Lyons Scholarship is awarded to MSW candidates interested in mental health practice and committed to working in African American communities, which is a good fit for...
- Scholarships and Financial Aid
Alumnae/i Feature

Simmons University Class of 1967 Creates First-Generation Scholarship Fund

It began as a conversation over Zoom between Class officers Judith Chused Siegel, Janet Trafton Tobin, Frankie Liebermann Busch, Lynne Devnew, and Sandra (Sandy) Lief Garrett, and developed into a special scholarship for first-generation students at Simmons University. Sandy Garrett's...
- Scholarships and Financial Aid
Student Story

Ifill Scholar Kaycee Jackson '23 Focuses on Race and Politics

Why did you choose to attend Simmons? I transferred to Simmons from another institution. I was interested in being challenged academically, and when I looked at the courses in the political science program at Simmons, I thought this will help...