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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Misty Neader ’25MWS and Devin Ryan ’21
    Student Story

    A Mother Follows Her Child’s Footsteps to a Simmons Education

    During high school, Devin Ryan ’21 toured Simmons, where they later majored in Biology. Meanwhile, someone close to Ryan was also inspired by that campus tour: their mother, Misty Neader ’25MSW.

  8. Samantha Normilus ’19BSN, ’26MSN
    Student Story

    Nursing Student Receives Excellence in Nursing Practice Award from New England Regional Black Nurses Association

    Samantha Normilus ’19BSN, ’26MSN has received the Excellent in Nursing Practice Award from the New England Regional Black Nurses Association, Inc. (NERBNA). A Dana-Farber Cancer Institute nurse who is pursuing the online MSN-FNP program at Simmons, Normilus spoke with us about being a NERBNA awardee, the rewards of oncology nursing, and the supportive community she found at Simmons.

  9. Felipa Arevalo '25, Lisa deRosier ’24, and Rashida Alisa Hagakore ’24
    Student Story

    Simmons Students Support Local Women Experiencing Homelessness

    This fall, Simmons students from the Social Action Leaders course are channeling their academic studies into advocacy. We spoke with students Felipa Arevalo '25, Lisa deRosier ’24, and Rashida Alisa Hagakore ’24 about their passion for experiential service learning and their conception of good leadership.

  10. Photo of Danita Callender by Simmons sign
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Engaging in Community as an Online Student

    Recent SLIS graduate Danita Callender '23MS was selected by faculty to receive the Kenneth R. Shaffer Outstanding Student Award, which acknowledges a student with impressive scholarship and leadership potential. We caught up with Callender for her thoughts on her time...