President Lee Pelton talked to NPR’s Scott Simon last weekend about his response to racist emails and flyers that have targeted Emerson College this year. Pelton told Simon that he … Continue Reading Pelton Tells NPR About Emerson’s Response to Racist Flyers
Emerson College President Lee Pelton was a guest on WGBH’s Greater Boston March 8 to talk about free speech on campus and whether or where to draw the line when … Continue Reading Pelton Talks About Campus Free Speech on WGBH
Emerson President Lee Pelton talked to WBUR 90.9 about the College’s reaction to President Trump’s executive order limiting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries and suspending the admission of refugees. In … Continue Reading Pelton to WBUR: Many Emerson Faculty "Distraught and Disturbed" over Trump Executive Order
President Lee Pelton is featured in Shirley Leung’s Boston Globe column about area notables who are participating in the Women’s March in Boston. Pelton — whom Leung highlights as one … Continue Reading Pelton on Attending Women’s March in Boston as Ally
Alumnus Norman Lear’s OpEd in the New York Times addresses changes in PBS programming that could “devastate independent documentary filmmaking.” In the piece, Lear writes: Unfortunately, PBS is now threatening, … Continue Reading Lear ’44 OpEd featured in the New York Times
President Lee Pelton was interviewed by boston.com about the College’s plans for two student residence hall projects that will increase on-campus housing by 33 percent. The two projects would add … Continue Reading Pelton on new on-campus housing for students
Emerson Trustee and developer Steve Samuels is featured in the December issue of Boston magazine. The article recounts how Samuels transformed “the Fenway from a dump into a destination.”
Vice President and Special Assistant to President Pelton’s Office, Donna Heiland spoke with University Business Magazine about the College’s online game to engage the campus in its strategic plan. Created … Continue Reading Heiland, Engagement Lab in University Business
emersonPATHWAYS, a newly launched program geared toward Boston public high school students, was the subject of a front-page story in the Boston Globe’s G/Arts section. The PATHWAYS program grew out … Continue Reading PATHWAYS program featured in Boston Globe
Emerson College was featured prominently in two news stories in recent days in the Boston Globe and its sister website, Boston.com. In a new section of the newspaper called Game … Continue Reading Globe’s Game Changers lauds Emerson LA
