David Magee was nominated for an Academy Award. A Hollywood screenwriter who is teaching a class at Emerson this semester has been nominated for an Academy Award. David Magee’s film … Continue Reading Screenplay instructor gets Oscar nomination
Keith Boykin will kick off Emerson’s African American Heritage Month. Several noted speakers will take part in Emerson’s African American Heritage Month, which kicks off Wednesday, January 23, with the … Continue Reading MLK Luncheon kicks off Heritage Month
Abagael McCauley '15 worked as a volunteer firefighter during winter break. Students sad that winter break is coming to a close are telling us about their extracurricular excursions on social … Continue Reading Student works as volunteer firefighter over break
Jay Leno '73 with Rex Trailer at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in 2009. Baby boomers, celebrities, and the Emerson community are mourning the loss of Rex Trailer, host of … Continue Reading Leno, Menounos, community pay tribute to Trailer
Rex Trailer in 2008 with Maria Menounos '00, host of Extra, and former Emerson staff member Pete Chvany. Longtime Emerson faculty member and television icon Rex Trailer, best known … Continue Reading Emerson mourns Rex Trailer
Jennan Al-Hamdouni '09, left, with her sister-in-law, Danielle Ruest, on a family trip to Egypt near the Pyramids of Giza in 2010. When speaking to Jennan Al-Hamdouni ’09 about … Continue Reading Alumna heads to Morocco with Peace Corps
Emerson College President Lee Pelton has begun blogging for The Huffington Post. Emerson President Lee Pelton has begun blogging for the popular news website The Huffington Post. In his … Continue Reading Pelton begins blogging for Huffington Post
Edward Weinman MFA '99 has released a new psychological thriller, The Ring Road. In what he hopes will turn into a book series, Edward Weinman, MFA ’99, has just … Continue Reading Alum releases psychological thriller
Kitty Martin '88, with her husband, co-produced a documentary film about a U.S. Marine veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder who rode his bicycle in October from Boston to Washington. … Continue Reading Film follows vet with PTSD
A multi-million-dollar nationwide initiative from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund the work of 14 playwrights over the next three years is anticipated to have a big impact on enhancing … Continue Reading Center for Theater Commons awarded $760k grant