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Emily Mills ’19 shares how receiving a Pell grant impacted her experience as a first generation college student.

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In her career and volunteer work, Keeva Haynes is passionate about gender and racial equity. Working at a major accounting, audit, and consulting firm, Haynes manages performance, planning, and evaluations operations across partners in the U.S. and Mexico, as well...

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Dr. Rachel Deleveaux, Assistant Vice President of Organizational Culture, Inclusion, & Equity at Simmons (OCIE), recently completed her doctorate in Education from Northeastern University. Her doctoral dissertation, The Effects of Predominantly White School Culture and Black Mentorship on Black Academic Identity Development, is now available on Proquest.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Simmons University's College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences is using HoloLens and HoloAnatomy technology to teach anatomy to undergraduate students. A grant from the George I. Alden Trust is helping to fund this opportunity. The HoloAnatomy software, created by...

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Neurobiology major Debora Edouard, who participated in a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program this past summer, is now receiving training with Scholars Transforming Through Research . During this six-month program, students develop advocacy skills that help bolster undergraduate research...

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Simmons University has been designated a Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity Education by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security. This prestigious designation recognizes Simmons' excellence in cybersecurity education and its commitment to advancing the field through research and outreach.

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Seven third-year students in the Simmons Doctor of Physical Therapy program presented their collaborative, peer-reviewed research at this year's Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) of the American Physical Therapy Association.

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As a young woman born and raised in the South, Kayla Canty took a "leap of faith" to move to Boston to study nursing. For her, Simmons was a transformative experience, and she remains involved by serving on the African...

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Tina Delouchry, School of Nursing Professor of Practice and Director of the Direct Entry (DE) Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) FNP Program, shares the value of the DE program, which provides an opportunity for students with a Bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing to pursue a degree as an advanced practice nurse.

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This spring semester, Professor Yunxin Li is participating in the North Star Collective as a Faculty Fellow. The fellowship offers engagement opportunities for BIPOC faculty members from a variety of New England institutions. Li reflects on how the North Star...

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