Somewhere between miles 13 and 15 of the Boston Marathon, Mary Shertenlieb began shaking uncontrollably. Since 2013, Shertenlieb, a Writing, Literature and Publishing MFA candidate, had survived leukemia (three times), … Continue Reading The 30-Minute Mile: Grad Student Beats Cancer, Downpour to Finish Marathon
Four Emerson student entrepreneurs and their coaches pitted their business venture against ideas from five other Boston-area colleges and universities in an intercollegiate pitch fest earlier this month —and won. … Continue Reading Emerson Beats Competition in Student Venture Showdown
Boylston Place became a showcase of light and sound Friday night, April 20, as students in Assistant Professor Paul Turano's Partnered Studio: Projection on a Large Scale class, displayed their work … Continue Reading First Projection Festival Lights Up Boylston Place
American Vandal, the Netflix mockumentary series created by Emerson alumni Tony Yacenda ’09 and Dan Perrault ’09, won a Peabody Award in the Entertainment category, while being hailed as … Continue Reading Alumni Comedy Series “American Vandal” Wins Peabody Award
Next time it rains around campus, look down. You might be standing on a stanza. Emerson is partnering with Mass Poetry to present Raining Poetry, a public art installation in … Continue Reading When It Rains, the Sonnet Shines
Renee Gros ’18 has been to Urinetown before. She played Penelope Pennywise, the rigid matron of the nastiest urinal in town, in her high school’s staging of the musical. And … Continue Reading Emerson Stage Not Holding Back With "Urinetown"
Emerson has received the largest gift in its 138-year history: $4 million to establish an Opportunity Scholarship Fund so that more students from socioeconomically disadvantaged families and underserved populations can … Continue Reading Largest Gift in Emerson History to Support Scholarships
More than 150 students, alumni, parents, internship providers, and friends experienced Emersonian creativity at the 17th annual Emerson Los Angeles Film Festival, which returned to historic Raleigh Studios in Hollywood … Continue Reading Emerson LA Film Festival Returns to Historic Raleigh Studios
Affiliated faculty member Stephen Glantz’s latest screenplay, Mumbet, recently got a little star power when Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer signed on as executive producer. Mumbet, a biopic about Elizabeth … Continue Reading Emerson Faculty Anti-Slavery Script Draws Oscar Winner
The Office of Intercultural Student Affairs is hosting a series of events this month centering on hip-hop’s cultural significance. The events are part of a series called Emerson Hip-Hop Month, … Continue Reading Campus Events Using Hip-Hop to Illuminate, Educate
