Emerson Today
As we are just a few weeks away from the beginning of the Fall 2020 Term, I am writing to share an update about our work and some important reminders from Emerson’s COVID-19 Playbook Team, a cross-functional group of staff that has been meeting multiple times weekly over the summer to plan the safe reopening of our campus.
TV legend Norman Lear ’44 and 23 additional Emersonians are among this year’s nominees for primetime Emmy awards, announced on July 28.
Associate Professor of Communication Studies Vincent Raynauld writes for France Forum magazine about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the political communication style of populist leaders, with focus on President Donald Trump.
I’m writing to share information about Emerson’s COVID-19 testing plans this fall and preparations you should take if you plan to return to campus.
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.
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.
As part of our reopening efforts, today we launch Back to Emerson: What to Expect Fall 2020, an interactive Canvas course designed to give you the information you need about returning to campus.
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.’
Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Comedic Arts Martie Cook tells the Globe that networks and cable channels will require out of the box thinking for the fall, as the COVID-19 pandemic halted production months back that impacts fall lineups.
While we remain committed to holding an in-person ceremony for the Class of 2020, it is becoming clear that we will not be able to do so before next spring.