Emerson Today
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.
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’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.
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.
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
While we all know that we need to wear face coverings in all Emerson spaces except for our own residence hall room (for those who live on campus), what actually counts as an acceptable face covering?
WLP Associate Professor, MFA Program Director, and Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow Jabari Asim writes for the September issue of The New Republic that during today’s times of social unrest and a renewed call for racial justice, he is reminded of Frederick Douglass’ work and legacy in the mid-nineteenth century and its relevance today.
The College is deeply saddened by the loss of Stephen Robert Terrell, 63, who died in Milton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, July 30.
For the Fall 2020 semester, Cashier’s Hours will resume on campus in Ansin 408 as noted below. Should you have any questions, please contact accounting@emerson.edu.
Quinn Chao ’20, a production intern at the Today Show, was featured alongside other Today interns on July 30, National Intern Day, visiting virtually with anchors Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin.