Simmons University (Boston, Mass.)
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Simmons University (previously Simmons College) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1899 by clothing manufacturer John Simmons. In 2018, it reorganized its structure and changed its name to a university. Its undergraduate program is women-focused while its graduate programs are co-educational.
Simmons is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2020, 83 percent of applicants to undergraduate programs were accepted. The university is divided into two campuses in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood totaling 12 acres (4.9 ha), one of which has five academic buildings and the other of which has nine Georgian-style residential buildings.
The university enrolls approximately 1,736 undergraduates and 4,527 graduate students. Its athletics teams compete in NCAA Division III as the Sharks.
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referencedIn | Abraham Aaron Roback papers, 1909-1965. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Additional records of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Mass.), 1877-2004 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Additional records, 1877-1974 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Altman and Spiewak Family Papers | Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society | |
referencedIn | Bear, James Adam, 1919-. Papers of James A. Bear, 1783-1966. | University of Virginia. Library | |
referencedIn | Bibring, Grete L. (Grete Lehner), 1899-1977. Papers, 1929-1977. | Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library | |
referencedIn | Brooks, Charlotte F. Papers, 1871-1908 (inclusive), 1871-1901 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Chartrand, Elinor Waterman, 1912-. Elinor Waterman Chartrand Papers, 1930-1946. | Simmons College, Beatley Library | |
referencedIn | Garland Junior College. Garland Junior College Records. | Simmons College, Beatley Library | |
referencedIn | Gronquist, Robert. Robert Gronquist Papers, 1968-1992. | Simmons College, Beatley Library |
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associatedWith | Almy, Mary, 1883-1953 |
associatedWith | Altman Family; |
associatedWith | Altman-Spiewak, Barbara, 1923-2005 |
associatedWith | Bartlett, Harriett M. (Harriett Moulton) |
associatedWith | Bear, James Adam, 1919- |
associatedWith | Beatley, Bancroft, 1894- |
associatedWith | Bernice Resnick Sandler |
associatedWith | Bibring, Grete L. (Grete Lehner), 1899-1977. |
associatedWith | Brooks, Charlotte F. |
associatedWith | Chartrand, Elinor Waterman, 1912- |
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