Meet the (New) SOC Faculty, Part 1
Here’s the first of two Emerson Today posts that will help you get to know the newest full-time instructors in the School of Communication.
Political Consultant Larry Rasky ’78 Remembered at DNC
Public relations and Emerson alumnus Larry Rasky ’78 was honored during the first night of the virtual Democratic National Convention. Rasky, who died of COVID-19 March 22, was a former press secretary and longtime confidant of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Emerson Faculty Deploy Scholarship, Creativity in Tackling COVID-19, Racial Injustice
Emerson’s Office of Research and Creative Scholarship (ORCS) has gathered together examples of faculty research, writing, artistic work, classroom projects, and media engagements around the impact of the coronavirus, police brutality, and social change. The work originates from nearly every department and institute on campus, and has continued through the summer.
Emerson Remembers Stephen Terrell, ‘Soul of the Musical Theatre Program’
The College is deeply saddened by the loss of Stephen Robert Terrell, 63, who died in Milton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, July 30.
Lear, 25 Alumni Nominated for Primetime Emmys
TV legend Norman Lear ’44 and 23 additional Emersonians are among this year’s nominees for primetime Emmy awards, announced on July 28.
School of Communication Students Take on Summer Internships
Amid a global pandemic, School of Communication students took on a range of communication summer internships — formative experiences spent working under political nonprofits, video production companies, major league sport teams and more.
Alumni Win Directing Fellowship, Screenwriting Competition
Hao Zheng ’15 was selected as one of 10 directors to participate in the 2020 HBOAccess Directing Fellowship. Rob Eckard ’10, MFA ’18, won the 30-minute Episodic Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition at the Nantucket Film Festival.
Podcast: Let’s Talk About Race with Cheryl Owsley Jackson and Heather May
Emerson professors Cheryl Owsley Jackson, a bi-racial woman that identifies as black and Heather May, who identifies as a cisgender white women, are featured in this Campus on the Common episode, ‘Let’s Talk About Race.’
Theatre Education Alliance Honors Colby for Lifetime Achievement
Professor Bob Colby, chair of the Performing Arts Department, was honored with the Campton Bell Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE) in a virtual ceremony held Thursday, July 30.
Dean Reis Elected to Leadership of ASJMC
Raul Reis, dean of the School of Communication, has been elected Vice President of the Association of Schools of Journalism & Mass Communication—a professional and academic organization bringing together administrators from across the U.S. and the world.