For the past year, four Emerson College students have spearheaded something called The Big Ugly Show, an uncommon and unforgettable collection of stand-up events, including students, faculty, and professional comedians from Boston and Los Angeles.
Award-winning novelist Tayari Jones talked to Emerson students and faculty last week about how she became the author she is today as she navigated through the writing and publishing world.
President Lee Pelton moderated a summit of 35 Massachusetts college and university presidents who are working to achieve gender parity among higher education leaders on Monday, November 4.
The Emerson Dance Company hosted Sarita Allen, an original member of the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, who taught a masterclass and led a panel discussion on October 26 and 27.
In a conversation with Triptych librettist korde arrington tuttle, it became clear that while this ArtsEmerson production certainly focuses on Mapplethorpe’s photography, it primarily serves as a prompt for larger discussions on queerness, intersectionality, and how we all lean into discomfort to discover something deeper about ourselves.
Happy 70th birthday WERS!
By David Ertischek ’01 with contributions by Rebekah Kallgren If only we could have everyone who performed at WERS through the years sing a chorus of “Happy Birthday” to celebrate … Continue Reading Celebrating 70 Years of WERS
Any recent graduate knows the stress of finding a first job out of college. But what if you were told that you knew some valuable information many executives didn’t?
To this day, Charlesgate East is still considered to be the most haunted building ever owned by the College, and alumni who lived there often talk about the strange happenings they experienced.
Traci Blackwell, MA ’14 was named executive vice president of scripted programming at BET Networks, a position created as the network ramps up its inventory of original shows, according to Deadline.