Category Archives: Financial Aid

Pay We Must

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” -Mark Twain Tuition is a small expense on the path to greatness. The tuition bill arrived yesterday, which is always a “Gulp!” moment around here.  Having just [...]

Schools out for the summer (or is it?)

I needed a break. If you were following my posts, you know that I had a take-no-prisoners approach to my first semester at Simmons. The year ended on an academic high note: finished with good grades and new responsibilities in student chapters of the Special Libraries Association and the Society of American Archivists, and a [...]

Winter Farmer’s Market and Financial Aid Refunds

The week of February 14 was a pretty big weekend: Chinese New Year (celebrated with a huge parade in Chinatown that Sunday), Valentines Day (represented on prix fixe menus from Jamaica Plain to Cambridge and everywhere in between) and the biggest thing of all: the financial aid refund! FYI incoming students: Simmons usually distributes financial [...]

Dean’s Fellowship Openings

We are now accepting applications for the the Dean’s Fellow for Teaching Assistance and the Dean’s Fellow for Technology Support. Both positions are available beginning May 2010. Students who have completed a *maximum of 9 credits* by the end of the spring 2010 semester may apply. If you are interested in applying for either position, [...]