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  1. The cover of the book "The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow" next to a logo for the Massachusetts Book Awards
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alum Receives Mass Book Award Honor

    The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2023) by Elaine Dimopoulos ’08MFA was selected as an Honors title for the Mass Book Awards.

  2. A small group of students taking a selfie at the annual candle lighting during move-in weekend
    Campus & Community

    Sharks Take a First Bite at Simmons

    Simmons welcomed new students to campus with a series of activities and celebrations.

  3. Orientation leaders giving a cheer for the first year students on move-in day
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Welcomes New Sharks to the Undergrad and Grad Community

    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.

  4. President Lynn Wooten with Stormy and Orientation Leaders at the candle lighting event during move-in weekend
    Campus & Community

    Welcome to the Fall 2024 Semester

    President Wooten welcomes new and returning students, faculty, and staff, and shares her excitement about all the opportunities that lie ahead as the 2024–2025 academic year begins.

  5. Chief Justice Amy L. Nechtem
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alumna and Chief Justice Advances System Improvements in Child Welfare in Massachusetts and Nationally

    The Honorable Amy L. Nechtem ’76 is the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court Department, protecting the safety, health, and wellbeing of children residing in the state. Chief Justice Nechtem spoke with us about her her commitment to systems enhancement affecting vulnerable children and families, both influenced by the early impact of the Simmons sisterhood.

  6. An aerial photo of the labyrinth on the Simmons University campus
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Children’s Literature Alumna Named among Rising Star Women of Education

    Janet Daniels ’10MFA, the Assistant Director of the Student Center at Harvard University’s Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, was recently recognized as one of the Rising Star Women of Education for 2024.

  7. A graphic with the words: August 26 National Women's Equality Day
    Campus & Community

    Women’s Equality Day 2024

    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.

  8. A section of the Voynich Manuscript
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS Adjunct Interviewed in The Atlantic as a “prominent medievalist”

    School of Library and Information Science Adjunct Lisa Fagin Davis was interviewed in The Atlantic for her work interpreting the 500-year-old Voynich Manuscript.

  9. A row of books in the Simmons University library
    Student Story

    Simmons Students Receive American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship

    Five students in Simmons School of Library and Information Science were selected among the American Library Association’s 2024-2025 Spectrum Scholars.

  10. Josiane Martinez
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons MBA Alum Receives CEO Social Leadership Award

    Josiane Martinez ’13MBA was named winner of the Boston Business Journal's 2024 Alan E. Lewis Alnoba CEO Social Leadership Award, in recognition of her work in support of the local community.