Phi Alpha Tau, the nation’s oldest professional communicative arts fraternity, will award Boston’s first African American police commissioner, William G. Gross, the Dr. David Brudnoy Award for his impact and influence on the city’s community.
Emerson and Marlboro Colleges are exploring an alliance that will involve Marlboro moving its academic programs to Emerson beginning in Fall 2020, at which time Marlboro students will be invited to matriculate and tenure-track faculty may choose to teach at Emerson.
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
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