Kristin Linklater Was a “Master Teacher, Great Healer”
Kristin Linklater, a world-renowned voice teacher and former head of acting in Emerson’s Performing Arts department, died Friday, June 5, at her home in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. She was 84.
Journalism Students Take on Social Change with Multimedia Website Projects
Through the first half of the spring 2020 semester, students in the Journalism course TV News Magazine and Documentary had been developing short documentaries on subjects related to social change. But when production was disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions, they, along with Assistant Professor Gino Canella, saw the opportunity to expand their projects into multimedia websites, with deeply satisfying results.
Juneteenth Event: Asim, Olayiwola Read from Poetry
Cultural offerings from Emerson community members this Juneteenth.
Alison Qu ‘20: International Perspectives and Embracing the Unknowable
Meet Alison Qu, Class of 2020! Alison majored in Performing Arts and is co-founder of CHUANG Stage, the first Mandarin Chinese theater community of Emerson College.
Pelton to Join Panel on Racism and Policing, COVID-19
President Lee Pelton will join former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and a panel of local leaders online Tuesday, June 16, for The Pandemic and the Police: A Conversation About a Moment of Profound Change in America, hosted by CommonWealth Magazine.
Emersonians Help Lithuanian Government with Global Communications
The International Public Relations course in the Communication Studies department focuses on global and international media relations, social media, branding, media management, crisis communication, and policy. Students of the class then apply those concepts at GlobComm, coordinating across geographic, cultural, language, religious, technological, and national differences — just as they would in a professional setting.
Trustee Holloway’s Company to Release ‘Lost’ Monk Album
Rhythm-A-Ning Entertainment (RAN Ent), the music and film production arm of jazz great Thelonious Monk’s estate, of which Emerson Trustee Doug Holloway is president, is scheduled to release Palo Alto, the first of multiple planned joint releases with Impulse! Records, on July 31.
Engagement Lab Looks to Harness Creativity in Midst of Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, forcing people to turn to each other for help, the Emerson Engagement Lab was one of the places Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell turned.
Journalism Students Cover Black Lives Matter Protests
Journalism students embedded themselves into peaceful and turbulent protests.
EVVYS Wrap-Up: Celebrities, Hip Hop Society Performance, Acceptance Speeches, and More
Social distance was observed during the making of this year’s virtual EVVYs Awards.