Ten 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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