The graduate program director of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department is working to improve methods for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to assess communication in stroke patients with severe impairments in … Continue Reading Helping stroke patients with speech
Nominated by Color Magazine’s Advisory Committee for his leadership in “paving the way for change in the area of inclusion,” President Lee Pelton is among the seven organizations and individuals … Continue Reading Pelton recognized for leadership by Color Magazine
Scholar-In-Residence Cathryn Cushner Edelstein of the Communication Studies Department has released a book to help international students titled, Excuse Me, Can You Repeat That? Scholar-In-Residence Cathryn Cushner Edelstein, of the … Continue Reading International students focus on communications
Ira Goldstone ’71, the vice president of engineering at Univision, has been elected to the Advanced Television Systems Committee board. Ira Goldstone ’71 was elected this month to the board … Continue Reading Goldstone ’71 elected to TV technology board
WLP instructor Ewa Yarbrough’s essay, “Objects of Affection,” will be published in Best American Essays 2012. An essay previously published in the Emerson–based literary magazine Ploughshares has been chosen for … Continue Reading E. Yarbrough work selected for Best American Essays
Responding to a Boston Globe article (November 21, 2012) that outlined Governor Patrick’s plan to extend in-state tuition to illegal immigrants who qualify for a work permit, President Pelton penned … Continue Reading Pelton applauds immigration plan
Acclaimed writer Tobias Wolff visited Emerson College for the WLP/Ploughshares reading series. It’s easy for aspiring writers to become discouraged. But after meeting with acclaimed author Tobias Wolff during his recent … Continue Reading Students meet, dine with respected writers
Vincent Scarpa ’12 is still dumbfounded at his recent accomplishment: winning the Norman Mailer Award for Best College Fiction Writing. Along with the recognition, the recent graduate received a check for … Continue Reading Recent graduate wins Norman Mailer Award
The 7th annual Alumni Association Scholarship Auction has raised more than $14,000 to support scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. The auction, which ends Friday, November 30, is halfway to reaching … Continue Reading Alumni auction halfway to goal
Christine Hayes ’14 and Alyssa Edes ’14 are getting a taste of what it’s like to work for a daily newspaper in Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director Jerry Lanson’s … Continue Reading Journalism students report news for Boston.com