She was promoted to associate dean in 1987. She left Princeton to become provost of Spelman College in 1990, but returned to the University in 1992 as vice provost, the position she held until becoming president of Smith. Simmons' accomplishments at Princeton included preparing the 1993 Report on Campus Race Relations. which resulted in such initiatives as the appointment of an ombuds officer, the establishment of a Race Relations Working Group and an effort to better coordinate race relations activities. She is one of five members of the provost's office since the early 1970s to have gone on to presidencies. The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544.
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