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.
Former CSD Chair Charles Klim Remembered as Gentle Leader, Gentleman
Charles Klim ’50, MSSp ’53, a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Emerson for 33 years and chair of the department for 25 years, died May 18 at his Gloucester, Massachusetts home at the age of 93.
‘Flawed’ in the System: Troupe a Comedic Platform for Women of Color
In 2016, when Nina Rodriguez ‘19 saw a missing piece of the comedy scene puzzle on Emerson’s campus, she decided to do something about it.
Emerson Alum First New York Times Arts Fellow Critic
Emerson alumna Maya Phillips is part of the inaugural class of The New York Times Fellowship program.
Podcast: Deion Hawkins on Police Brutality and the Black Community
As America seethes with unrest following the police killing of yet another unarmed black man, the Campus on the Common podcast is replaying “Trauma and Communication: Police Brutality and the Black Community,” a conversation with Deion Hawkins, assistant professor of Communication Studies.
Jabari Asim on the Racist Roots of American Policing and Resisting Despair
As people across the country take to the streets to protest the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Emerson Today asked Asim about policing in the United States, his work, and what he thinks about this moment.
Olayiwola Receives Academy of American Poets Fellowship
Porsha Olayiwola, Poet Laureate of Boston and an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at Emerson, was one of 23 Poets Laureate across the country to be named a Fellow by the Academy of American Poets, a designation that comes with a $50,000 grant to support work in their communities.
Delaney Mandel, MS ’20: Led Therapy Sessions with Children, Lip-Synched to The Beatles
Delaney Mandel is looking forward to getting a job in early intervention with children.