Meet the New SOA Faculty, Part 1
The School of the Arts is welcoming a number of new faculty to campus, as well as some returning faculty with new titles. This is is the first part of a two-part series.
House on Kamala Harris, Race, & Status: The Hill
Roger House, associate professor in American Studies, writes for The Hill that Kamala Harris’s’ Democratic party VP nomination is a complicated one in terms of race and status, and its significance for African Americans and party affiliation.
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.
One Emerson: Accountability
The common denominator to ensure our success? We each have to do our part.
Gellman on Racist and Discriminatory Tropes in Schools: Globe Post
Associate Professor of Political Science Mneesha Gellman wrote for The Globe Post, “COVID-19 and the Opportunity of Un-Schooling Harmful Myths,” detailing that while the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative effect of certain aspects of in-person learning in K-12 settings this past spring, it was a break from children experiencing racist and discriminatory tropes that pervade American school curricula.
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.
Cooper on Ethics in the Time of COVID-19: USA Today
Professor and ethicist Tom Cooper has an opinion piece on USA Today’s website in which he argues that the COVID-19 pandemic simplifies ethics into one all-encompassing code: protect your neighbor.
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.
COVID-19 Update: August 17
On behalf of our COVID-19 Playbook Team, I am writing to share COVID-19 updates, and reminders, from the work the Team and many colleagues across the College have initiated since our last update.
Updated Power-Based Interpersonal Violence (PBIV) Policy
Emerson, along with all colleges and universities that receive federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education, including financial aid on behalf of students, are required to comply with the new Title IX Regulations