Alum’s Award-Winning Doc ‘King Coal’ Kicking Off Next ‘POV’ Season
The West Virginia native’s film tracks the “journey of a coal miner’s daughter exploring the region’s dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty.”
Emerson Names Two Distinguished Professors
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding will join the WLP faculty in September, and National Book Award finalist Jerald Walker has been elevated to Distinguished Professor
75 Performers for 75 Years of WERS
You name it, musicians of all genres have performed at WERS through seven decades.
Juneteenth: Its History, Celebration, and Significance
Vice President for Equity & Social Justice Shaya Gregory Poku on the importance of Juneteenth.
‘The Outsiders’ Nets Emersonians Tony Awards
Eric Cornell’s ’05 Cornice Productions and Marylee Fairbanks ’88 were part of the production team of ‘The Outsiders’.
HartBeat Pitch Contest Raises BCE Profile, Introduces Next Gen Writers to Execs
Three winners were flown out to LA to pitch their TV show ideas to Hollywood leaders.
Comedic Arts’ Miara Turns Pitching Hollywood Into ‘Get It to Dutch’ Podcast
The podcast is “proof of concept” that creative skills can be applied to new media, Miara said.
Emersonians Have Good Night at New England Emmys
Seventeen Emerson alums and one faculty member took home awards, as did several WEBN student reporters.
Twitter Xed Out: How Are Journalists Using Social Media Now?
TikTok? Instagram? Facebook? X? Mastodon? Snapchat???
Joosten ’05 Presents ‘The Gay Icon’s Guide to Life’
Joosten says the phrasing and style is the closest thing to his own voice of any book he’s written.