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Suffolk University Magazine: Fall 2021
Graduation Never Seemed So Good
When it came time to celebrate the Classes of 2020 and 2021, Suffolk hit it out of the park—and not just any park. On May 22-23, Boston’s quintessential downtown university held its six Commencement ceremonies in one of Boston’s most iconic landmarks, Fenway Park, awarding more than 4,000 undergraduate and advanced degrees (including to College of Arts & Sciences student marshals Vanessa Mondre, left, and Alexandria Rivard). Photograph by Michael J. Clarke
ON THE COVER
COVID-19 exposed
deep health disparities
in the U.S. and around
the world. As Google’s
chief health officer, Dr.
Karen DeSalvo, BA ’88,
HDHL ’10, HDCS ’21, is
working to close them.
Photograph by Peter Prato, taken at Google Headquarters
Suffolk experts weigh in on how everything we’ve lived through is changing how we live—in healthcare, racial equity, politics, and hospitality
Healing Racial Trauma
Helping communities of color heal also means helping society cause less harm, says Psychology Professor Jessica Graham-LoPresti
Meeting in the Middle
In an Us vs. Them era, Tim Phillips, BS ’83, HDHL ’18, remains an uncompromising believer in our capacity for change
Saluting some of Suffolk’s best, brightest, and boldest grads — our 10 Under 10 Alumni honorees, 2012-2021
Shaun Stimpson
The wealth manager turned entrepreneur leaves no stone unturned in his search to buy a business
Crystal Chandler
The media company owner trains her ‘Crystal Lens’ on two timely issues: mental health and racial justice
INSIDE
Letter From the President
In the midst of challenging times, says President Marisa Kelly, our way forward is together
Call It a Call to Action
Alumnus Richard Rosenberg hopes his $3 million gift to endow a technology apprenticeship program will spur other alumni to find their own ways to give back
Giving Self-Starters a Head Start
Judy and Warren Levenbaum, JD ’72, commit $1 million to help prepare Suffolk Law students to launch their own firms
Noteworthy
Making Equity Job No. 1
Dave Merry on how Suffolk is re-envisioning its career services program to build more inclusive workplaces
Living Through History
Suffolk archivists and historians are capturing a real-world record of our lives during COVID-19
Confronting Two Epidemics
Sociology Professor Rebecca Stone is pioneering new ways to help women in rural Vermont with both opioid addiction and domestic violence
Leading the Way in Public Service
Sawyer Business School’s certificate programs strengthen communities and give public service professionals new access to a master’s degree
The Pandemic’s Effects on Women Around the World
Sawyer Business School marketing students uncover COVID-19’s global toll on women’s mental health
How One Woman Vaccinated Her Village
Suffolk Professor Jeremy Levine’s documentary has been featured in The New Yorker and on MSNBC
A Wave of Enthusiasm
Suffolk University Retired Friends—better known as SURF—keeps connections strong between the University and retired faculty and staff
New Scholarship Opens Doors
New initiative provides scholarships to HBCU graduates and first-generation college students from Massachusetts and Rhode Island
INSIDE
Dean’s Cabinet Members
Sawyer Business School Dean Amy Zeng salutes the schools most loyal benefactors
Noteworthy
From Good Intentions to Good Deeds
Student Emmie Daswani launched The Concept Project to raise money and awareness for social causes
'To Gather Apart'
In a time of unparalleled isolation, Suffolk theatre students and writer-director Nael Nacer, BA ’06, collaborated on an award-winning play about the power of connection
Pandemic Pedagogy
How Sawyer Business School faculty are turning COVID-19 challenges into new teaching strategies
