Emersonian’s $200 Sex Positive Short Film Premiering at IFFBoston
Million dollar budgets are not needed to make a film. $200. That’s all director and writer Peter Horgan ’13 needed to make his short film, Put Your Feet Up.
Winkler, Kotz Cornejo to Be Honored for TV Storytelling
Two Emersonians – Professor Cristina Kotz Cornejo and alumnus Henry Winkler ’67 – will receive American Spirit Awards, presented to “individuals who support, protect and promote the interests of storytellers” by The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors.
Emerson Entrepreneurs Aim for Sustainability, Empowerment in E3 Expo
A special effects makeup studio, a cannabis-based hookah, a smart punching bag, environmentally-friendly mushroom leather — these are just a few of the student ideas for companies to be showcased at the E3 Expo on Friday.
Journalism Department Honors Students, Alumni Achievements
Journalism students were honored for their skills, achievements, and professionalism Saturday, April 20, at the 2019 Journalism Awards, held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Boston.
Remembering a ‘Tour Guide and Cheerleader’ for Local Film
An enormous figure in the Boston film scene passed this week.
Emerson LA Hosts Prom Event for High School Girls in Need
High school senior Angelina Gamez didn’t think that she could afford to go to prom, but Operation School Bell (OSB) Prom Day, a program of the Assistance League Los Angeles held at and co-sponsored by Emerson College LA, provided her with that opportunity.
Students Refine New Musical as Theater Program Veers from Canon
“It’s important to include new voices. Our students coming into the program want to tell new stories,” said Assistant Professor Diane DiCroce.
Sociology Students Get Context, Community at Holi Celebration
Anthropologist and affiliated faculty member Carol Ferrara joined students from SO310: Religion and Secularism in Contemporary Societies in a Holi celebration April 6 at the Braj Mandir Nimbarki Vaisnava Temple in Holbrook, Massachusetts.
Emerson Offers Incarcerated Students Pathway to BA
Students at MCI-Concord will now have the opportunity to put those courses toward a bachelor of arts degree in Media, Literature and Culture, through Emerson College, which has become one of only a very few institutions in the state to award degrees to students in prison.
Gellman, Fernander Winners of Spirit of Emerson Award
Assistant Professor Mneesha Gellman, founder/director of the Emerson Prison Initiative (EPI), and senior and POWER co-chair Alexis “Lex” Fernander were named this year’s Spirit of Emerson Award winners.