Simpson, a former distinguished journalist-in-residence at Emerson for 12 years, talked about breaking barriers as a Black woman journalist at a time when very few were given the opportunity to rise in the ranks.
Ömer Yilmaz, a second-year Visual and Media Arts graduate student, knows first-hand the devastation wrought by the 7.8- and 7.6-magnitude earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria last Monday.
Professor Jerald Walker’s essay collection, How to Make a Slave and Other Essays, won a Massachusetts Book Award for Nonfiction back in 2021
Walker became the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer for Literature and the National Book Award in 1983, for her novel The Color Purple
The 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, honor the best regional productions, touring shows, and individual achievements, as voted by the theatergoing public.
Bernhardt spoke to the crowd at the Cutler Majestic about his educational philosophy, his family, and his pledge to listen, learn, and advance Emerson’s values in the coming years.
Gellman researches human rights, memory and justice issues, and education politics.
The film landed 11 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay for Kwan and Scheinert
“It is a testament to their hard work and their ability to work together as a team,” said Associate Professor Cara Moyer-Duncan, assistant director of EPI.
The fellowship will allow Fields to develop new content for The Banjo Project: Interactive Narratives from the African Diaspora to the Folk Revival, 1680-1980.