The second-annual Teach-In on Race, a day-long panel series focused on issues of equality and social justice, is taking place on Friday, October 13. Coordinated by Writing, Literature and Publishing … Continue Reading Teach-In on Race Aims for “Informed and Encouraged” Community
When Heather Cassano MFA '17 first began shooting The Limits of My World—the feature-length documentary about her autistic brother, Brian—she was footing the bill herself. Cassano wanted to get started on … Continue Reading Virgin Unite Fund Helps Emerson Students Seek, Tell the Truth
MJ Halberstadt’s passion for playwriting began when he wrote his first play at age 15. He chased this passion throughout college and his career, writing several plays. Most recently, his … Continue Reading Emerson Alumnus, Faculty Named Huntington Playwriting Fellow
Café Grumpy. Central Perk. J.J.’s Diner. Every great hangout needs a great (or at least descriptive) name, and so does Emerson’s new café on the ground floor of 2 Boylston … Continue Reading Name the Place Where You’ll Be Fueling Your Coffee Habit
The nonprofit organization SoundGirls is sounding off on the lack of representation of women in the audio and music production industry. In the male-dominated world of music production and sound … Continue Reading Emerson LA Starts a ‘Mix’ with SoundGirls
Veteran multimedia journalists Julio Ricardo Varela and Tim Estiloz sat down with Emerson College’s chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) to talk about their experiences working in … Continue Reading Hispanic Journalists on Telling Their Communities’ Stories
Free market economist F.A. Hayek in 1981. Hayek is the subject of the first lecture in a new conservative speaker series at Emerson. Photo/Wikipedia Emerson is looking at the right … Continue Reading New Speaker Series to Offer Conservative Views on Timely Topics
ArtsEmerson co-artistic director and HowlRound director P. Carl is one of 25 new Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellows, joining the ranks of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay and award-winning writer … Continue Reading Ford Foundation Names HowlRound Director P. Carl “Art of Change” Fellow
The Latino digital media company MiTú launches the YouTube Red original comedy Long Distance on September 28, which several Emersonians helped to produce. “It’s a very charming, character-driven, and fun … Continue Reading Emersonians Have a Hand in YouTube Red Comedy Long Distance
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
