Diversifying Our Faculty
This week Provost and Senior Vice President Katie Conboy and I respond to one of the Ten Demands that focuses on recruiting a more diverse faculty to the College. Students made the specific request...
View ArticleBoard of Trustees Extends President Drinan’s Contract
The Simmons College Board of Trustees announced today that they have extended President Helen Drinan’s contract for three years, extending her service through June, 2019. President Drinan was appointed...
View ArticleNew Speaker Announced for International Leadership Conference
In a year already marked by many high profile, historic achievements by women in politics, business and sport, the Simmons International Leadership Conference convenes some of the world’s best known...
View ArticleThe Presidential Election
I write after a day filled with emotion of virtually every kind expressed here on campus and all over the country. There are few words that I can find at the moment to respond to the poignant concerns...
View ArticleMourning the Loss of Gwen Ifill ’77 ’93HD
The entire Simmons College community is deeply saddened by the death of Gwen Ifill ’77 ’93HD on Monday, November 14. Gwen was a proud alumna and a trailblazing journalist who, at the time of her...
View ArticleRemembering Professor Len M. Mailloux
It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Professor Leonard (Len) M. Mailloux on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Len, an Associate Professor of Practice, was an incredibly generous and...
View ArticleDiversity and Inclusion Update #4
This week, Lisa Smith-McQueenie, Cheryl Howard, and I are sharing our fourth update on work underway to reach our goal of inclusive excellence.As we start a new year, a new semester, and a new age in...
View ArticleExecutive Order on Immigration: Simmons Responds
The events of this past week have been felt deeply within our Simmons community and our nation—as well as across the globe. Recent actions at airports across the country left many with feelings of...
View ArticleSupport for Transgender Students
I am writing today to reflect on the recent reversal of the Education and Justice Department’s joint guidance directing school districts and colleges to enable transgender students to use facilities...
View ArticleCampus Real Estate Planning Initiative Update
I am writing with the first of what will be a series of periodic updates to you about a campus real estate planning initiative recently authorized by our Board of Trustees. The twin goals of this...
View ArticleMessage from the President on Charlottesville, Virginia
The disturbing news and images from Charlottesville this past weekend are devastating. The violence there serves as a stark reminder of some of the darkest days in world history, and it casts a deep...
View ArticleMessage from President Drinan on Recent Tragedies
It seems that almost daily, a tragedy or situation occurs in our world that deserves a message to our community. As I was finalizing a message about Hurricane Maria and relief efforts in Puerto Rico,...
View ArticleSimmons Announces the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities
Simmons announced today that its new College of Media, Arts, and Humanities will be named in remembrance and honor of the late journalist Gwen Ifill, one of the College’s most distinguished...
View ArticleTen Demands Update: May 2017
As we mark the one-year anniversary of the ribbon cutting of the Multicultural Student Organization Office, we are pleased to present the work accomplished this year to support the ten demands brought...
View ArticleRemembering Dean and Professor Emeritus Jim Matarazzo
It is with a very heavy heart that we mourn the passing of our beloved colleague and friend, Dean and Professor Emeritus Jim Matarazzo. Jim passed away on Tuesday afternoon, surrounded by his family,...
View ArticleSimmons Appoints Four New Deans
Simmons, one of the first institutions of higher education in the United States to focus on preparing women for leadership, is naming four inaugural deans to lead four newly organized colleges. This...
View ArticleTen Demands Update: May 2018
Throughout this academic year, we have shared detailed updates on the progress we are making on diversity, equity, and inclusion at Simmons. We hope you have read the three reports:September 28, 2017 –...
View ArticleSimmons College Announces University Designation
Simmons College announced today that it will become Simmons University effective September 1, 2018, and will introduce a new academic structure, including four new colleges led by four recently...
View ArticleDebra J. Perez Named Senior Vice President, Organizational Culture, Inclusion...
Simmons, one of the first institutions of higher education in the United States to focus on preparing women for leadership, announced today the appointment of Debra Pérez, PhD, as Senior Vice...
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Welcome to Simmons University
I write to you today with one of the most exciting announcements to date. We all have reason to celebrate as Simmons takes its rightful place in the landscape of higher education as Simmons University....
View ArticleInclusive Actions and Accountabilities
Over the past several weeks, we have had a number of difficult conversations with members of our Simmons community who are dismayed that we did not select as the inaugural dean of the Gwen Ifill...
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What You Can Do: Five Ways to Respond
In the wake of last week's events, I write to you with a deep sense of purpose.When the unique strengths of our form of government are strained as they have been with homicidal attempts on our civic...
View ArticleMessage from the President on New Zealand Tragedy
As we awoke this morning to news of yet another tragic attack against peaceful, innocent people, I find myself deeply saddened and bewildered by the idea that anyone would have the capacity to kill so...
View ArticleDean Judy Beal Announces Retirement
After a 35-year career at Simmons, Judy Beal, professor of nursing and dean of the newly formed College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences (CNBHS), will retire at the close of the academic...
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