Affiliated faculty member Kevin Mitchell, who teaches esports courses and is the Director of Business Development for National Amusements, contributed to Education Dive’s article on the emerging industry for esports, and the role universities and colleges can play in fostering careers.
Performing Arts associate professor and award-winner Magda Romanska was named the recipient of the first Literary Managers And Dramaturgs Of The Americas (LMDA) Innovation Grant, which “supports an artist pushing the boundaries of dramaturgical work” for Performap.com.
Associate Professor of Screenwriting Weiko Lin wrote an article for The Conversation, a non-profit website dedicated to sharing content from academic experts, about diversity and inclusivity in Hollywood, citing the success of films showing greater representation of cultures overlooked in the past.
Director of Polling and Assistant Professor Spencer Kimball was a guest on Boston Herald Radio this week, discussing Emerson’s latest national presidential poll findings with Herald political columnist Joe Battenfeld.
Communications Studies Professor David Gerzof Richard was quoted by the Cape Cod Times in an article about the upcoming opening of a Hobby Lobby store on Cape Cod.
President Pelton shared his perspective on the issue of gender parity in a Chronicle of Higher Education article regarding Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, who recently stated that he will no longer participate in all-male panels at conferences.
Alum Eric Cornell ’05 won his first Tony Award Sunday evening for his role as co-producer of the Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” for Best Revival of a Musical, highlighted by The Boston Globe.
Emerson’s Deputy General Counsel and former President of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts Meredith Ainbinder joined NECN’s CEO Corner to share her thoughts on the current and future state of law in Massachusetts.
As May 25 is Africa Day, associate professor of American Studies Dr. Roger House penned a tribute to the pioneer historian on West Africa, Dr. Albert Adu Boahen in The Hill.
Associate Professor Weiko Lin of the VMA Department is featured in Variety’s list of Best Films Schools for 2019, which includes national and international schools leading the way in innovation and education.
