Alum Creates Greatest Emerson College Playlist of All Time
The Emerson Mafia Presents Spotify playlist includes musicians from the last several decades.
Presidential Search Update and Announcement of Interim President
We are pleased to announce that Dr. William (Bill) Gilligan, Professor Emeritus, has agreed to return to Emerson as Interim President of Emerson College, effective June 1
Trustee Kevin Bright ’76 Noted in ‘Friends: The Reunion’ Preview
Deadline unveiled the trailer for Friends: The Reunion, executive produced by Emerson Trustee Kevin Bright ’76 and premiering Thursday, May 27, on HBO Max.
San Filippo on Sex Scenes & Film: The Conversation
Visual and Media Arts associate professor Maria San Filippo writes for the academic news site The Conversation about the status of sex scenes on film – and concludes that over the last decade, they changed for the better.
AAPI Heritage Month: In Essay, Mako Yoshikawa Reckons with Memory, Racism
Mako Yoshikawa shared an essay, published by Longreads in Summer 2019, about the impact of anti-Asian racism on her parents’ lives and her own.
SOC Recognizes 42 Students for Leadership, Excellence
As the spring semester came to a close, the School of Communication paused to recognize 42 outstanding individuals who were nominated by the faculty for the annual SOC Student Awards.
Simon-Roberts on Radio Host Matt Siegel Controversy: Boston 25
Communications Studies Scholar-in-Residence Sharifa Simon-Roberts weighed in about morning show radio host Matt Siegel’s comments this week regarding singer Demi Lovato’s announcement identifying as non-binary to to Boston 25.
Connection, Community Inspire Annual Social Justice + Media Symposium
The SJM Symposium honors the work and spirit of Moses Shumow, MA ’01 a scholar, educator, and activist who worked at the intersection of media, narrative, and social justice.
Dissertation Dive: Do People Trust Photojournalism or User Generated Content More?
The digital world has allowed anyone to document events at anyplace and anytime.
Announcement Regarding Dr. Sylvia Spears
I bear the bittersweet news that Dr. Spears will be resigning from her position as Vice President for Equity & Social Justice to accept a leadership position of Vice President for Administration & Innovation and Distinguished Professor of Educational Equity and Social Justice at College Unbound in Providence, Rhode Island, effective August 1.