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  1. Orientation Leaders cheering on move-in day 2025
    Campus & Community

    Simmons Welcomes the Class of 2029 and New Graduate Cohorts

    Simmons is pleased to welcome 441 undergraduate students and 962 new graduate students to the start of the 2025–2026 academic year. We look forward to interacting with this diverse and interdisciplinary group of thinkers and leaders.

  2. A student at a round table using a laptop with an open notebook on the table
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Finish Your Undergraduate Degree at Simmons

    Three Class of 2025 graduates of the Online Degree Completion Program share what makes the Simmons program special and a great option for students with full-time jobs and family responsibilities.

  3. Elekcia Pimentel ’25 and Christina Orfanos ’25 in commencement attire
    Student Story

    Celebrating Online Degree Completion Graduates, Class of 2025

    Felipa Arevalo and Christina Orfanos are among the 2025 graduates in the Simmons Online Degree Completion Program for adult learners. We spoke to a few graduates about what the program meant to them.

  4. A black and white illustration of Libby Lassiter
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Thriving in Simmons’ Online Degree Completion Program

    A flexible and student-centered environment were two reasons why Libby Lassiter ’24 chose Simmons’ online degree completion program, which helps adult learners achieve their goal of graduating from college. “It was a great experience,” Lassiter says. “If I had my...

  5. Grant Pike ’18MSW ’24DSW. Photo credit: Megan Afon Walker
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Integrating Forest Spirituality into a Social Work Mindset

    Grant Pike ’18MSW ’24DSW shares how the vitality of nature can be combined with social work and social justice, with a positive impact on humans and the planet.

  6. Maggie Spadaro '25 with her new book "My Friend Doesn't Have a House"
    Student Story

    Social Work Student Destigmatizes Homelessness in New Book

    Social Work major Maggie Spadaro ’25 recently published a children’s book that fosters awareness and empathy regarding individuals experiencing homelessness. We spoke with her about this unique project, Simmons’ vital community, and her social justice-related aspirations.

  7. The words Be Kind written among several photos drawn in chalk on pavement
    Student Story

    Simmons Social Work Doctoral Student Awards Kindest Kids in America

    Jessie Hansen ’26DSW recently started the program The Kindest Kid in America, which awards young students who are exemplars of kindness. Hansen is a representative of Think Kindness, an organization that aims to promote acts of kindness in school and communities.

  8. 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.

  9. Emily Orlando Cane at the 2024 Teaching Prevention Conference
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Changes in Reproductive Health Laws Impact Perinatal Hospice Care

    Emily (Orlando) Cane ’23MPH was interviewed by Hospice News about how changes in reproductive health laws have impacted perinatal hospice care.

  10. Abby (Bent) McKie ’00 ’02HS (R) and Dana Bent (C) at the 2024 Simmons Commencement
    Alumnae/i Feature

    The Simmons Connection: A Tale of Two Sisters

    Abby (Bent) McKie ’00 ’02HS (Nutrition) and Dana Bent ’24MSW share their Simmons connection.