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  1. Taylor Lacroix ’23 MSW
    Student Story

    Taylor Lacroix '23 MSW Makes a Difference in Vulnerable Communities

    Taylor Lacroix is currently pursuing a Master's of Social Work at Simmons. Here she shares her experience with advocating for the homeless, the incarcerated, and those with behavioral health challenges. Tell me about the kind of work that you do...

  2. Anisha Srivastava ’23
    Student Story

    CompleteDegree student Anisha Srivastava ’23 on Finding Space and Time for STEM

    CompleteDegree student Anisha Srivastava '23 describes what it took to leap into her second bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and the support she's received from Simmons professors.

  3. Cody Zygmont '18MSN
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Cody Zygmont ’18MSN Helps Save a Life as a Bone Marrow Donor

    After completing his nursing graduate program at Simmons, Cody Zygmont is now a nurse practitioner based in Providence, Rhode Island. He recently made headlines for saving a young life. What made you become a bone marrow donor? Before Simmons, I...

  4. Linda Hinkle '23DSW at the Grand Canyon
    Student Story

    Meet Linda Hinkle ’23DSW, Military Veteran and Doctor of Social Work Candidate

    I have not faced anything in my life for which my military service has not prepared me. The hard work aspect that I honed in the military helps me in a very rigorous doctoral program at Simmons, and I also learned work-life balance from being in the military.

  5. Computer Science Student Tabytha Smith '23
    Student Story

    Computer Science Student Tabytha Smith '23 Exceeds her own Expectations at Simmons

    After completing her undergraduate degree, Tabytha Smith thought it was too late to change fields and study computer science. Now, a student in CompleteDegree@Simmons, she looks forward to a career in software engineering. She has been hired as a Software...

  6. Photo of MSW student, Nycole Beard
    Student Story

    Nycole Beard Revives Student Group, Clinicians of Color

    What brought you to Simmons? It's reputation. I was considering schools for my Master's in Social Work when I ran into a random woman at the park who told me, if you want to go to a college that teaches...

  7. Shreve Cameron
    Student Story

    Visions of Recovery and Growth in CompleteDegree@Simmons

    “I googled best online degree programs for women. Simmons popped up and my search was over,” says CompleteDegree@Simmons student Diane Junker ’22. She wanted to complete the Bachelor’s degree she started 38 years ago, and has since discovered a passion...

  8. Stock Photo of lower body of runners in race
    Student Story

    Nursing Student Hannah Careway ’24MS Prepares for Boston Marathon

    A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student in the Simmons’ RN - FNP Program, Hannah Careway '23MS shares what inspires and sustains her in training for her first Boston Marathon.

  9. photo of Anne Villano ’21MSW
    Student Story

    Anne Villano '21MSW: Addressing the Mental Health Stigma in the Military Community

    Anne Villano '21MSW was awarded the 2022 Hanscom Air Force Base Military Spouse of the Year by the Armed Forces Insurance Program. Villano was selected for her candid approach to the mental health issues faced by members of the U.S. military and their families through creative therapies. We spoke to her about this work, and her advocacy for mental health in the military.

  10. Fellonte Misher
    Alumnae/i Feature

    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...