Emerson College is deeply committed to fostering a community that is free from power-based interpersonal violence — and to creating an environment that empowers individuals to come forward to report instances that are antithetical to the College’s values.
I am pleased to announce that following an extensive national search, John M. Malcolm has been named the next Vice President of Institutional Advancement of Emerson College.
TIDE (Teenage Identity and Diversity Education) is a one-day gathering of artists, media makers, and community organizers from Greater Boston and surrounding communities, hosted by Emerson College and Youth LEAD, Inc., a youth empowerment and training program headquartered at Emerson.
Dear members of the Emerson community, I am writing to follow up on the message that I sent a few days ago regarding sexual misconduct and the public display of … Continue Reading Follow up to Recent Events
Dear Emerson Community, This June, Dr. Tuesda Roberts will join the college as Director of Faculty Development and Diversity. This new full-time staff position was created in response to the student petition … Continue Reading Announcing Emerson’s New Director of Faculty Development and Diversity
Emerson College today announces that acclaimed author, playwright, and poet, Professor Jabari Asim, has been named the first recipient of the newly created Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellowship in the institution’s … Continue Reading Emerson College Names Acclaimed Author, Playwright and Poet, Professor Jabari Asim, as the First Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow in the Social Justice Center
Dr. Tamera Marko Named Executive Director of the Elma Lewis Center for Civic Engagement and Jabari Asim Named Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow in the Social Justice Center.
For me, King’s work is relevant today not because of his poetic calls for us to be better human beings, but because of his deep and searing analysis of what prevents us from being better human beings and a better nation.
During the Fall 2018 semester, the Social Justice Center received 18 reports of bias-related incidents. The vast majority of reports occurred in Emerson classrooms and involved bias based on gender identity and expression, and ethnicity and culture.
Many of you are aware of the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed changes to Title IX regulations. These regulations, if implemented as currently proposed, would likely reduce reporting of incidents, increase exposure to trauma for people reporting, create an imbalance of support based on access to resources, and significantly alter Emerson’s handling of reports of power-based interpersonal violence.
