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  1. Gabby Womack
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Activism Through Reading: Gabby Womack '17MA, '17MS Founds Bookish AfroLatina

    Need a book recommendation? Gabby Womack '17MA, '17MS has read 135 so far this year, and she's just getting started. Learn why Gabby decided to create her site Bookish AfroLatina and how her Simmons experience inspired her to be a radical librarian.

  2. Jillianna Farietta
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Jillianna Farietta ’16 on Applying Computer Science in the Non-Profit Sector

    Jillianna Farietta '16 has been a “computer geek” from a young age. Now a Web Developer at Fenway Health, Jillianna applies the valuable lessons she learned at Simmons to her position every day.

  3. Simmons University Main College Building's cupola with the Boston city skyline in the background
    Campus & Community

    Interdisciplinary Partnerships Bring Together Simmons Social Work with Tufts Medical School and Emerson College

    The Simmons School of Social Work has teamed with two Boston-area colleges to offer students unique opportunities to partner and learn from medical and physician assistant students and speech pathology students.

  4. Dwan Cannon, master of social work degree graduate
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Dwan Cannon ’21MSW Works with At-Risk Veterans: It Feels Like What I was Meant to do

    Dwan Cannon '21MSW is an SRO case manager at the New England Center and Home for Veterans, a care and service provider for former military service men and women at risk for homelessness.

  5. Ande Lyons
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Ande Lyons ’89MBA Champions Startups as a Live Stream Host

    Lyons understands the struggles of starting a business. An entrepreneur for over 30 years, she has started four of her own businesses in that time. Now she hosts StartUp Life LIVE Show, a weekly live stream show offering business advice to entrepreneurs.

  6. Katie Cole, student in the communications and political science degree programs
    Student Story

    Behind the Scenes: Katie Cole '22 on the Gwen Ifill/PBS NewsHour Fellowship

    From attending team meetings to pitching stories, Katie Cole loved every aspect of her fellowship with PBS NewsHour. We caught up with Katie about this experience and getting her work promoted on-air by Judy Woodruff herself.

  7. Kylie Lee Baker, graduate student in the Master of Library and Information Science (MS) degree program.
    Student Story

    Kylie Lee Baker '22MS Explores the Challenges of Being Biracial in Debut Novel, "The Keeper of Night"

    Baker's work is informed by her heritage. When she embarked on writing "The Keeper of Night," Baker wanted readers to understand the challenges biracial people face, but through a fun adventure story. Learn more about her debut novel.

  8. Main College Building cupola with fall leaves
    Faculty Spotlight

    Associate Professor Tanya Cohn ’02, ’07MSN: Nursing Molds Who You Are

    Tanya Cohn has gone to many universities and earned several degrees, but Simmons has always been close to her heart. When she heard that Simmons was creating an online nursing program, Cohn knew she had to be a part of it.

  9. Areen Shahbari
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Connection and Support: Areen Shahbari ’11MBA Brings the Simmons Spirit to Arab Women

    In 2013, Areen Shahbari ’11MBA, ’11C established Cactus International, which has provided hundreds of consultation sessions and dozens of courses, workshops, and lectures on entrepreneurship for Arab and Middle Eastern women.

  10. Laura Peterson, candidate in the PhD in social work program
    Student Story

    PhD Candidate Laura Peterson Fills the Gap in Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Research

    Laura is executive director and clinician at Wild Irish Farm, an equine-facilitated psychotherapy center that she founded in Newington, New Hampshire. Her innovative program helps children with mental health needs.