Reminder: Nominate Faculty for Teaching Awards
I am writing to urge you to nominate faculty for our three teaching awards that celebrate dedication, creativity, innovation, and inclusive excellence in the classroom.
Kay Bourne Papers Celebrate Decades of Boston’s Black Arts Community
The Kay Bourne Papers spotlights decades of the Black arts community.
Nominations Open for Live Virtual ERA Awards
This year’s ERA Awards may be virtual, but the meaning is just the same.
Honoring Black History Month: Ms. Elma Lewis ’43
Ms. Elma Ina Lewis ’43 was one of Boston’s most important Black female luminaries in the arts, education, and civil rights work.
Asim Reviews Books Celebrating Poetry & Promise of Black Lives: NYT
Writing Literature & Publishing associate professor and Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow Jabari Asim reviewed two new picture books for the New York Times, giving high acclaim to both.
With Black Kung Fu Chick, VMA Professor Creates a Heroine for Young Girls of Color
Set and filmed in South Los Angeles, Black Kung Fu Chick is a coming-of-age story that mirrors the lives of many teenage Black girls whose dreams are deferred by responsibilities they must shoulder.
Odell ‘21 Highlights Service, Baseball with ‘American Valor’ Podcast
Galen Odell ‘21 is bridging the airwaves between the world of baseball and American military personnel through his production of the American Valor Podcast under the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation.
Presidential Search Committee Update
The Presidential Search Committee has added Alixandra Bigley, Assistant General Manager of Emerson Stage, Performing Arts.
TV’s Tim Gunn Mentors Emerson Students on Leading with Empathy
In a wide-ranging interview and Q&A, Gunn gave some advice to Emersonians on how to fashion a career and a life based on integrity and empathy.
COVID-19 Update: Testing Center Closed President’s Day
If you are scheduled to test on Monday, please visit testing.emerson.edu to select another time later in the week.