Alum Creates Superhero for DC Comics
Primer, about a 12-year-old girl who dons special paints that give her an array of superpowers, was released in June.
Emerson Takes on The Future of Work, Learning and Everything
Lu Ann Reeb wondered how changes brought on by the pandemic would impact students soon to enter the world. So she teamed up with colleagues to create a skills-building seminar.
Mural Installed in Piano Row as Inspiration, Call to Action
A 20-foot mural of words taken from the late Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis’ final essay now covers a wall of the Quiet Lounge in Piano Row, a powerful rebuttal of hateful graffiti found on campus last spring.
Speech@Emerson Graduates Next Generation of Speech Pathologists
The first ever graduating cohort in Speech@Emerson, Emerson’s online master’s degree program in speech-language pathology, recognize their historic milestone during a virtual celebration on Aug. 23, 2020.
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Salzburg Academy to Host Free Online Workshops on Protest, Pandemic, Power
Instead of gathering Emersonians and mediamakers from around the world in Austria this year, the Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change will host a series of free and public virtual workshops this fall, beginning with Protest, Pandemic & Power: Media Literacies, Storytelling and Global Futures on Sept. 24.
Independent Minds: Students Across Majors Take Over Film Publication
Starting this fall, students across multiple majors, studying different disciplines, will revitalize The Independent.
Isabela Gonzalez Contreras ’22: Communicating Amid COVID at Spotify
Meet Isabela Gonzalez Contreras ‘22, a Marketing Communications major and an intern at Spotify in New York.
VIDEO: One Emerson
Emerson alum Tripp Clemens ’13, creative director of Windy Films, produced this video that shows that whether we’re performing, studying, playing, or telling stories, we’re stronger when we’re together.
Alumni Screenwriters ‘Binge’ing on Success
On Friday, August 28, The Binge, the first comedy feature by Jordan VanDina ’10 gets its premier on Hulu.
SOC Students Take on Summer Internships, Part 2
Amid a global pandemic, School of Communication students took on a range of communication summer internships — formative experiences spent working with major league sport teams, government agencies, nonprofits, production companies, and more.