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  1. Photo of Abigail Willis in front of a sign for "The Hardford"
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Abby Willis ’19 Shares her Simmons Transformation: From Too-Shy, to Assistant Director & Financial Analyst

    “Simmons really taught me how to learn, whether that was learning from other people or actively learning as you solve problems.”

  2. Photo of Alum Brooke Lake
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Brooke Lake '19MS Preserves Personal Histories with her Archiving Company

    Brooke Lake founded Monocurate, a personal archiving company, in 2021. We checked in with Lake about the company, what kind of materials they preserve, and how she created this unique archival niche business. What led you to Simmons School of...

  3. Photo of Kate Clifford Larson
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Kate Clifford Larson ’80 ’95MA Writes History through the Eyes of Women

    Historian Kate Clifford Larson '80 '95MA is the author of Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero (2003, Penguin Random House), The Assassin's Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln (2008, Basic...

  4. Boston Public Library President David Leonard
    Student Story

    Boston Public Library President David Leonard Ph.D. ’25 Discusses How Libraries Create Meaning and Belonging

    SLIS doctoral student David Leonard presides over one of the greatest libraries in the country. He spoke with us about his longstanding fascination with libraries and the significant role that libraries play for their communities. How did you become interested...

  5. Photo of Rita Olans
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Dr. Rita Drummond Olans ’95 SNP is Selected as Fellow by the American of Academy of Nursing

    Dr. Rita Olans, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, SNP-BC, FAAN, FNAP, an Associate Professor of Nursing at MGH Institute of Health Professions, has been inducted into an elite society of Fellows within the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). This honor is reserved...

  6. Photo of alum Kennedy Smith
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Kennedy Smith '20 Uses Journalism to Promote Fashion Sustainability

    Alumna Kennedy Smith is a gifted writer with a passion for fashion. She spoke with us about her work for the online publication No Kill Mag and her commitment to eco-friendly clothing. Tell us about the kind of work that...

  7. Photo of Rachel Kovar
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Rachel Kovar ’20 ’23MS Draws on Social Work Background as a School Library Teacher

    What brought you to Simmons to study Social Work? I wanted to be in Massachusetts. I fell in love with the area, then discovered all of the women-centered colleges and toured the schools. When I visited Simmons, I loved that...

  8. Photo of Autumn Luz. Photo by Zave Smith.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Autumn Luz on Balancing "Speed," Creativity, and Physical Limitations

    Arts Administration major and Dix Scholar Mary Garcia Charumilind '12 was highlighted by Jazziz Magazine for her debut original single, "Heat," released in late 2022 under her stage name Autumn Luz. More recently, she was featured in Glide Magazine after...

  9. Photo of Divya Kumar
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Divya Kumar '19MSW Supports Perinatal Mental Health for People of Color

    Divya Kumar '19MSW is a psychotherapist at And Still We Rise therapy practice in Boston, and a co-founder of the Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color. She writes about the intersections of race, trauma, and perinatal mental health...

  10. Photo of SSW student Ashley Liriano
    Student Story

    Ashley Liriano ’22MSW: Working to Help Children on the Road to Healing

    What the Job Entails Ashley Liriano is a master's level admission clinician and in-home therapist for Summit Community Services, a private mental health agency that serves Metro Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. In this multifaceted position, she conducts intake assessments for...