Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, who formerly served as president at Prairie View A&M University, is slated to speak at this year’s commencement, despite resigning from the university last month.

Dr. Simmons is a native Texan and made history as the first African-American president of an Ivy League institution when she was the leader at Brown University. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest ...

Brown University appointed the first black president in the Ivy League last week, naming Ruth J. Simmons, the president of Smith College and a Harvard alumna, to the post. Simmons, a well-known ...

Simmons rocketed to the top of her profession, becoming president of Smith College in 1995, then became the first African-American president of an Ivy League school -- Brown University.

President Joe Biden honored former Prairie View A&M University President Ruth Simmons for her National Humanities Medal from 2022 during a ceremony last week at the White House, saying that she ...

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons makes her way to the stage to be honored and inaugurated as President of Prairie View A&M University, Friday, April 20, 2018, in Prairie View. Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle ...

At age 72, Ruth J. Simmons is ready for her next act. The former president of Brown University, and first black president of an Ivy League institution, has been named the sole finalist for the ...

March 3, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — Dr. Ruth J. Simmons is a trailblazing leader in higher education, currently a President’s Distinguished Fellow at Rice University and a Senior Adviser ...

Dr. Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University, will provide the John E. Whitmore Lecture commencement address at Baylor College of Medicine’s commencement ceremonies in May. ... Simmons ...