Meet the Spirit of Emerson, Kindness Award Winners
The 2020 Spirit of Emerson Award winners are Sivan Amir ’20 and Pedro Noah Espinola ‘21, and the Robert Colby Kindness Award winner is Acacia Santos.
Alum Sheldon Named Guggenheim Fellow, New Doc Looks at Incarcerated Pregnant Women
Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated documentarist Elaine McMillion Sheldon, MFA ’13 has a lot going on.
Society of American Historians Names Marshall to Top Post
Professor Megan Marshall has been elected the next president of the Society of American Historians, the organization that awards the annual Francis Parkman Prize for best-written American history, along with several other honors for literary or academic distinction.
Emerson Students and Families Need Our Help
As COVID-19 closes businesses and puts people out of work, many current Emerson students will need financial help in order to return to classes in the fall.
Fifty Years After Kent State: Americans See It Differently
In 1970, the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest concluded that the shootings at Kent State University occurred in “the most divisive time in America since the Civil War.” When asked about the current climate in America in 2020, 41 percent of Americans polled said the country is more divided now than in 1970.
Virtual Experiences Help Emerson LA Students, Alumni During Challenging Semester
On March 13, the day that President Lee Pelton announced that Emerson students in Boston and Los Angeles needed to safely leave their respective campuses, a professional development opportunity was scheduled to take place in the evening at Emerson LA.
WERS, Emerson Help Highlight Boston in 100 Words
There are many ways to tell Boston’s story. On Saturday, May 2, 2:00 pm, WERS 88.9 FM will showcase several of them.
Kishik’s 2019 Paramodernities Performance to Stream
On Monday, May 4, Associate Professor David Kishik’s performance in Paramodernities will be streamed on nettay.com/live.
How to Help Emerson Families Struggling with COVID-Related Crisis
On May 5, Emerson will participate in Giving Tuesday Now, a global day of giving from the organization behind Giving Tuesday, created as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.
Alums Join Senior Writer-in-Residence for Virtual Storytelling Show
In certain and lonely times we can connect through storytelling.