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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

On the Rhode Island Report, the former Brown University president talks about the importance of teachers, the US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, and legacy admissions to college.

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 ...

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 ...

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (KTRK) -- This week marks a new chapter at Prairie View A&M University. Most are familiar with the outgoing president, Dr. Ruth Simmons, but there's a new leader at the helm ...