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  1. Annie Doherty
    Student Story

    Building a Family History at Simmons

    Nearly a century ago, Anna T. Kenney attended Simmons College, majoring in Secretarial Studies. Now, Kenney’s great-granddaughter, Annie Doherty ’26, has followed in her great-grandmother's footsteps to Simmons.

  2. Assistant Professor Kat Lombard-Cook with Fall 2024 Studio 5 students
    Campus & Community

    Studio 5: A Student-owned Curriculum

    Studio 5 constitutes the senior Capstone project for communications and public relations/marketing communications majors at Simmons. We take a closer look at the hands-on, experiential learning model of Studio 5, Simmons’ student-run communications agency.

  3. Photo of a violin being held to the sky. Photograph by M.t.lifshits, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Creative Commons.
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alumna Broadcasts Joy of Music

    Longtime classical music and opera lover Felice Coral ’74, who studied biology and nursing at Simmons and in 2014 retired from a career in consulting and oncological research, serves as a DJ for WOMR. For the Provincetown community radio station...

  4. The Boston waterfront at night
    Ask Simmons

    What Are the Best Reasons to Go to College in Boston?

    As a college student in Boston, you will join 300,000 others attending one of the area’s 50 colleges and universities. Boston offers plenty of opportunities to connect with similarly-minded students also pursuing their academic and career dreams.

  5. An aerial view of sidewalks on the Simmons University campus
    Campus & Community

    Honoring the National Day of Racial Healing

    January 21, 2025 — the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day — is the ninth annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). Created by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, NDORH "is an opportunity to engage in collective action to create a more just and equitable world."

  6. Interior of the Boston Public Library, McKim Building, 2019. Photograph by Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Creative Commons.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Dean of SLIS Discusses Public Libraries in The Boston Globe

    The Boston Globe featured commentary from Sanda Erdelez, Dean of Simmons‘ School of Library and Information Science, on the remarkable resilience of public libraries, particularly those in New England.

  7. A seal identifying Simmons as an ALLIN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting
    Campus & Community

    Simmons University Recognized as a Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting

    Simmons is one of 471 colleges and universities recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation in the 2024 election.

  8. The group of speakers at the Veteran's Day program, including General Gary M. Brito and Simmons President Lynn Perry Wooten
    Campus & Community

    Simmons School of Social Work Holds First Annual Veterans Day Celebration

    On November 6, the Simmons School of Social Work hosted a hybrid Veterans Day celebration to honor servicemembers past and present, with a keynote address delivered by General Gary M. Brito, the 18th Commanding General of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

  9. American Flag in front of Simmons MCB
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Faculty Reflect on the Upcoming Presidential Election

    Faculty from the Department of Politics and Policy at Simmons recently presented a virtual panel discussion on the upcoming presidential election.

  10. Panel Presenters Timothy Dolan, Cyndee Landrum, Maria McCauley, Sandra Hirsh, Alexia Hudson-Ward, and Jerome Offord
    Campus & Community

    Allen Smith Visiting Scholar Reflects on the Future of Libraries

    Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Associate Dean for Academics in the College of Information, Data and Society at San José State University, visited Simmons as a 2024 recipient of the Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Fellowship. She kicked off her week as visiting scholar by delivering an opening keynote presentation, “Future-Ready Libraries: A Glimpse Into 2035.”