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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Alumnae/i Feature

    Maureen Thornton Syracuse ’68 on Making an Impact in Low-Income Communities

    A member of the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Advisory Board, Maureen Thornton Syracuse '68 spent her career working in several non-profit organizations.

  9. Jessica Reeves, graduate of the family nurse practitioner program
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Tips from the World's Most Productive Nurse Practitioner

    Jessica Reeves '17MSN is a Nurse Practitioner who is as interested in the well-being of her fellow providers as that of her patients. So she decided to share her expertise in her book, Secrets From The World's Most Productive Nurse Practitioner.

  10. Daniel Leary, graduate student in the Masters of Social Work (MSW) program, with girlfriend, Heather
    Student Story

    VA Social Workers Changed His Life, Now Daniel Leary ’22MSW Pays Those Lessons Forward

    After experiencing combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Daniel Leary '22MSW sought help from the social workers at the VA. Two years later, when Daniel felt like he could start giving back after having been given so much, he came to Simmons.