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Get Involved this Fall: Join One of Simmons’ 100+ Student Clubs and Organizations

Are you an incoming first-year student at Simmons University? Are you a sophomore, junior, or senior who would like to widen your social circle? Do you want to meet people with similar interests and make lasting friendships? If so, you...
- Community Engagement
Alumnae/i Feature

Abby Frantz ‘05MSW Promotes Wellness and Self-Care for Boarding School Students

Abby Frantz, MSW, LICSW, '05MSW is the Director of Wellness Programming and Training at Groton School in Groton, MA. Abby spoke to us about her time in the Simmons Master of Social Work program and her career in Wellness. What...
- Careers and Internships
Alumnae/i Feature

Autumn Allen '18MA-MFA on Inclusivity Children’s Literature

What led you to study children's literature at Simmons? When I started homeschooling my kids, I let them have free access to all books. When I followed the standard recommended reading lists, the books people called "classics" often had a...
- Careers and Internships
Alumnae/i Feature

Alumna Georgia Harper ’22 Receives Prestigious Teaching Position in France

Georgia Harper '22, who recently completed a double major in French and Francophone Studies and Political Science, will soon begin a fellowship known as the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF). This competitive program recruits French-speaking Americans to work as...
- Careers and Internships
Alumnae/i Feature

Mindful Eating with Stephanie Meyers ’03MS, author of 'End the Mealtime Meltdown'

Stephanie Meyers '03MS is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, and the founder of Families Eating Well, a nutrition practice that coaches parents to encourage healthy eating habits in their children. A nutrition manager in The Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and...
- Health and Wellness
- Careers and Internships
Faculty Spotlight

Reaching Across the Spectrum with Judah Axe, Professor of Behavior Analysis

Much of your research is focused on autism in children. What inspired this focus? When I was a rising college senior in the summer of 1999, I happened upon a job at a summer camp as a one-on-one aide to...
- Behavioral and Health Sciences
Faculty Spotlight

Associate Professor Appointed Co-President of Children’s Literature Association

Amy Pattee, Associate Professor and Co-coordinator of Dual Degree MS LIS/MA Children's Literature, will serve as Co-President of the Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) for the coming year.
- Awards and Honors
Alumnae/i Feature

The Accidental Librarian: Lina Osho-Williams ’21MS

How does your experience of immigrating to this country impact your career choices? Immigrating to the US provided a landscape of opportunities for me. First, it gave me my very first job as a cashier at TJMAXX. Three months later...
- Careers and Internships
Announcement

Director of the School of Social Work Melinda Gushwa Receives Funding from Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health

Gushwa to serve as Principal Investigator and Project Director for grant that will support children's mental health workforce and diversity Simmons University is proud to announce that the School of Social Work has received a grant of $298,393 from Boston...
- Awards and Honors
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Alumnae/i Feature

Susan Rich '93MA on the "Creative Collaborative Chemistry" of Children's Book Publishing

Little, Brown Editor Susan Rich '93MA will be presenting with illustrator Michaela Goade at the Summer Institute in Children's Literature in July 2022. What led you to Simmons? I wasn't really enjoying my political science major at McGill University in...
- Careers and Internships