crew, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, and volleyball. The mascot is the Sharks and the colors are blue and yellow. They compete as members of the NCAA Division III in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).
Simmons athletes won some of the early national intercollegiate women's tennis championships in singles (Marjorie Sachs, 1932) and doubles (Dorrance Chase, 1930 and 1932, with Sachs).
== Notable alumnae ==
Simmons alumnae include:
== Notable faculty ==
William M. Bellamy, former U.S. ambassador to Kenya from 2003 to 2006
Harry C. Bentley, founder and namesake of Bentley College served as professor of accounting.
Nancy Bond, winner of a Newbery Honor, taught at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979 to 2001.
Dana Chandler, artist and activist.
Alicia Craig Faxon, art historian.
Emily Hale, speech …
