Teach-In to Examine Race and Racism within Academia
“We’re hoping the Teach-In allows individuals, organizations, and offices in different areas of our college to see that they are not working in isolation,” coordinator Tuesda Roberts said.
Mills Analyzes Super Bowl Advertising for Boston 25
Marketing Communication Senior Executive-in-Residence Walter Mills gives a preview of the business side of the coveted commercial spots for Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 12, speaking with Boston 25 co-anchor and alum Gene Lavanchy ’86.
McLarin Interviews Author Alice Walker for GBH’s Beyond the Page
Professor and Interim Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies Kim McLarin interviewed Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker for GBH’s virtual book club Beyond the Book, discussing some of Walker’s celebrated works, the role of an artist and writer in society, and answering audience questions.
Wellness Center Offers Students Low-Cost Emergency Contraception Vending Machine
The vending machine is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the Little Building mailroom.
Hawkins on Black Communities, Police Brutality, and Coping with Trauma: The Conversation
Assistant Professor Deion Hawkins found three trauma triggers – intense sadness, hypervigilance, and sense of helplessness.
Walker Formally Awarded MassBook Award
Professor Jerald Walker’s essay collection, How to Make a Slave and Other Essays, won a Massachusetts Book Award for Nonfiction back in 2021
Standup Guy: Bill Burr ’93 Shares Advice, Laughs with Comedy Students
Burr joined Trustee Doug Herzog for a conversation that explored Burr’s Emerson experience, professional journey, and advice for building a career in entertainment.
SMC Alums Inspire with Stories of Life after Grad School
Flexibility, worldliness, assertiveness. Three qualities that have served alumni of Emerson’s Strategic Marketing Communication program. Former students were asked last semester to tell their post-graduate stories and share with first-year SMC students which lessons they learned have proved useful in addressing their current business challenges.
Jennifer Coolidge ’85 Visits Harvard for Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year Honor
Alum Jennifer Coolidge ’85 braved the cold New England weather on Saturday, February 4, to accept Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Woman of the Year award.
MFA Students Tout Films, Learn Industry at Sundance
Daily breakfast talks gave students the opportunity to hear from filmmakers about their festival experiences.