Professors Win Travel Fellowships to Advance Research, Coursework
The Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation fellowships provide funding to New England college and university faculty to study abroad and enhance their instruction.
McEachern ’19 Built Queer Theatre Collective to Highlight New Playwrights
QTCboston will host a Queer Coffee House event on June 30.
Town Dump Inspires Kaminsky ’98 to ‘Salvage’ Play
Kaminsky is starring in a monodrama in Hartford, and her own play is premiering in Maine.
Alum’s Award-Winning Doc ‘King Coal’ Kicking Off Next ‘POV’ Season
The West Virginia native’s film tracks the “journey of a coal miner’s daughter exploring the region’s dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty.”
Emerson Names Two Distinguished Professors
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding will join the WLP faculty in September, and National Book Award finalist Jerald Walker has been elevated to Distinguished Professor
75 Performers for 75 Years of WERS
You name it, musicians of all genres have performed at WERS through seven decades.
‘The Outsiders’ Nets Emersonians Tony Awards
Eric Cornell’s ’05 Cornice Productions and Marylee Fairbanks ’88 were part of the production team of ‘The Outsiders’.
HartBeat Pitch Contest Raises BCE Profile, Introduces Next Gen Writers to Execs
Three winners were flown out to LA to pitch their TV show ideas to Hollywood leaders.
Comedic Arts’ Miara Turns Pitching Hollywood Into ‘Get It to Dutch’ Podcast
The podcast is “proof of concept” that creative skills can be applied to new media, Miara said.
Emersonians Have Good Night at New England Emmys
Seventeen Emerson alums and one faculty member took home awards, as did several WEBN student reporters.