Emerson Today
As the number of cases continues to rise in Boston, the commonwealth, and the country, and as we enter these last weeks in person, it is important to remember the following:
In 2003, Emerson gave Biden an honorary degree (doctor of human letters), and he gave that year’s commencement speech:
Alumna filmmaker Ramona Diaz ’83 will discuss her latest award-winning documentary, A Thousand Cuts, with the Emerson community in an online event Tuesday, November 10, 7:00 pm ET.
Writing, Literature and Publishing professor Jerald Walker was interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air program, as his new book How to Make a Slave and Other Essays, published this month, is a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
“Doing good with your own skills and passions, you can still build something really great,” said Chandler Kilgore-Parshall ’16. “It gave me the inspiration to start a production company that utilizes my skills and creativity with like-minded people.”
Dear Members of the Emerson Community, as we await the final results from this consequential and historic presidential election, the College continues to monitor events and activities that are taking place.
Every vote counts.
Throughout its history, the Southwick Recitals featured faculty, alumni, and other accomplished performers. But this year, students will take the stage…or rather, screen.
As President Pelton noted in his message on Tuesday, Facility Services staff will be placing boards on the windows of some buildings around the campus. This is being done with an eye toward caution.
President Pelton co-authored an op-ed with Steven W. Tompkins, sheriff of Suffolk County, and Michael Curry, member of the National NAACP board of directors, in which they discuss the reasons behind low voter turnout in men and women of color, citing data from the 2016 election and 2018 midterms.