Women's College Coalition

Simmons University will honor the late journalist Gwen Ifill, one of the institution’s most distinguished alumnae, with a “Gwen Ifill USPS Stamp Celebration: Honor and Action” event on February 4, 2020.

During the event, there will be an unveiling of the new 43rd postage stamp in the Black Heritage Series for the Simmons community, which features the trailblazing journalist. Attendees will also have the opportunity to honor Ifill’s legacy by participating in a “Reasons to Write” session, where they can write messages to friends, mentors, alumnae, civic leaders, and members of the community using the new Gwen Ifill Forever Stamps.

Our member colleges provided a diverse and dynamic lineup of commencement speakers for their new graduates.  The following are just some of the extraordinary speakers that brought inspirational calls to action for our young women stepping out of college and into a brave new world of their own making.

The spotlight is on the recent national college rankings, and our Women’s College Coalition member institutions are shining! We have the Washington Monthly College Rankings Report and the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings Report that both portray a strong showing of women’s colleges and universities. The just released U.S. News & World Report includes nearly 75 percent of our membership (29 of 39) ranked in the top tier of several national and regional categories. The diversity of women’s colleges represented is an affirmation of our commitment to inclusive excellence. We have so much to be proud of in these rankings. Congratulations to all of our member schools on their amazing work and well deserved recognition!

Our member colleges provided a diverse and dynamic lineup of commencement speakers for their new graduates.  The following are just some of the extraordinary speakers that brought inspirational calls to action for our young women stepping out of college and into a brave new world of their own making.