Hurricane Irma slammed into the U.S. Virgin Islands just as Cyana Francis-Berkitt ’19, a native of St. Thomas, was starting classes for the semester. Though her own family’s home was … Continue Reading Student Raises Supplies, Awareness for U.S. Virgin Islands
This semester, Emerson is offering a college-in-prison program at MCI-Concord, by teaching a 4-credit liberal arts course to 20 inmates and furthering the College’s commitment to civic engagement and education … Continue Reading Emerson Launches College in Prison Program
This week, federal judges in the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgments for Emerson College in two Title IX lawsuits brought against the College by former students three years ago. On … Continue Reading Statement on Title IX Rulings
Tony Kushner, horrified at then-President Ronald Reagan’s lack of response to the AIDS crisis and disappointed at his recent reelection to a second term, wrote a play set in 1932 … Continue Reading Emerson Stage Confronts Fascism, the Devil with Kushner Play
Writing, Literature and Publishing Professor Daniel Tobin won this year’s Julia Ward Howe Prize from the Boston Authors Club for his book-length poem, From Nothing (Four Way Books). The Julia … Continue Reading Tobin Wins Boston Authors Club Book Prize for Poetry
This semester, the School of Communication launched its Building Bridges Through Communication series which aims to build understanding between fractured and divided groups through the fostering of conversation and debate. On Wednesday, … Continue Reading School of Communication Shows Impact of Telling Stories with Images
Julia Perry ’20 and Shannon Mullins ’19 were in the audience at the Alpha Epsilon Phi biannual convention in Norfolk, Virginia, this summer when a big announcement went out: From … Continue Reading With National Policy Move, All Emerson Sororities Officially Inclusive
Associate Professor Magda Romanska Performing Arts Associate Professor Magda Romanska was selected as one of three finalists to receive a special recognition from The Apothetae and Lark Playwriting Fellowship for … Continue Reading Romanska Honored by Playwriting Fellowship
This fall, visitors to the Emerson Urban Arts: Media Art Gallery will be able to catch a train to China through a new virtual reality exhibit by public artist and … Continue Reading Emerson Urban Arts Explores Globalization Through Virtual, Augmented Reality
Photo/Wikimedia A number of Emersonians were among the television executives, writers, and other creatives who came home winners from the Primetime Emmy Awards, held at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater on … Continue Reading Alumni Win Emmys for Production, Writing, Art, Sound