Gellman on Second Chance Pell Grants & Education in Prison: The Conversation
Gellman writes about the three types of prison education offered in the U.S., as the Second Chance Pell grant program broadens beginning July 1, 2023.
Schroeder LeadsNonprofit to Help Students Play Instruments Regardless of Finances: Boston25
Schroeder created the program when he realized not enough students had the opportunity to play instruments.
Riley on Music Journalism’s Future: Music Journalism Insider
Faculty Tim Riley spoke to a trade publication recently about what is next for music journalism, increasing diversity in the field, and the industry in general.
EPI and the Value of Education in Prison: Dig Boston and Boston Globe
EPI Director Mneesha Gellman calls for more state funding for education in prison.
Students Hold March for Our Lives Rally on Common: WCVB
Students held a March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in the Boston Common, speaking at the Parkman Bandstand, calling for stricter gun laws in the U.S. Among the speakers was student CJ Hoekenga, a survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Boston Globe Features WLP Student Work
Students from a WLP class taught by former editor of the Globe Magazine and faculty Susanne Althoff, in collaboration with the media entity, had their writing highlighted on the homepage of the Boston Globe and in Globe Magazine.
Kamada & Ineson on Reappearance of Indie Book Stores in MA, Across US: GBH News
Roy Kamada, Chair of the Writing, Literature & Publishing department, spoke to local PBS station GBH about independent bookstores re-emerging across the U.S. Among the newer ones in the Boston area include Beacon Hill Books & Cafe, Porter Square Books: Boston Edition, Posman Books, Rozzie Bound, and East End Books in the Seaport.
Faculty Freeman, Wang, Lee, & Chopra Reflect on Talent, Vision of Oscar-Winning Duo The Daniels, & Diversity at Oscars
Visual and Media Arts professor John Craig Freeman, who had both Daniel Kwan ’10 and Daniel Scheinert ’09 as students, spoke to local news outlets about the multiple Oscar winners for WHDH, WCVB, WBUR, WGBH and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Gerzof Richard on Deinfluencers: NBC Boston
Communication Studies senior affiliated faculty and BIGfish PR CEO David Gerzof Richard contributed to an NBC Boston piece regarding the new trend of deinfluencing, or telling people what not to purchase, on social media platforms.
The Daniels Thank Faculty Flynn and Freeman during Independent Spirit Awards Speech
Daniel Kwan ’10 and Daniel Scheinert ’09 continued their awards season success over the weekend, winning seven categories.