In September 2011, Simmons announced that she would step down from her position as Brown President at the end of the 2011-12 academic year, remaining at Brown as a professor of comparative literature and Africana studies.
She would step down from her position as Brown President at the end of the 2011-12 academic year. This was what Simmons announced in September 2011. She is remaining at Brown as a professor of comparative literature and Africana studies. This was what Simmons announced in September 2011.