Former Emerson Basketball Coach Smith Built Unlikely Pipeline to NBA
No one expected that there would be a line of Emerson College Lions to the NBA.
Sidewalk Construction Update
The schedule and the work to be done next week for the Boylston Street sidewalk project is as follows:
Kindness Counts: New Award Celebrates Caring and Community
An anonymous donor has collaborated with the Spirit of Emerson Committee to debut a new campus-wide award in Spring 2020 celebrating the act of kindness.
VMA Professor’s ‘Poetic Cyber Movement’ Tackles Mass Incarceration at the ICA
People investigate how mass incarceration affects low-income families and communities of color through many lenses: poverty rates, education levels, health metrics. Visual and Media Arts Assistant Professor Rashin Fahandej uses the lullaby.
Reminder: Dan Hollis ’22 Memorial Service and Organ Donor Drive
Please join us for a Memorial Service to remember our friend and Emersonian, Dan Hollis ’22, on Friday, December 6, 2:00 pm, in the Bill Bordy Theater. A reception will follow.
Jade Catta-Preta ’07 Ready to Dish It Out For E!’s The Soup
Jade Catta-Preta has gone from majoring in Musical Theater at Emerson to hosting E!’s The Soup.
No Debating It: Exhibit Explores Emerson’s History of Prison Education
Over the past few years, Emerson has developed a robust and cutting edge prison education program. But nearly 70 years before the Emerson Prison Initiative (EPI) launched, the College was facilitating the exchange of ideas inside prison through its award-winning debate team.
Sustainable Tourism for (and in) an Ecuador Cloud Forest
In the remote mountains of western Ecuador, a small group of families operate an ecolodge and care for the surrounding 1,800 acres of cloud forest reserve. That’s where Emerson students will travel this summer, to help the families grow their business. In the process, they will earn college credit while studying biodiversity conservation, local cultural preservation, sustainable tourism, and marketing.
Open Student Office Hours with President Pelton
President Pelton will be holding open office hours for students on Thursday, December 5, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the President’s Office located on the 14th floor of the Ansin Building.
First-Year Roommates Led to Discount Tacos and Lifelong Friendships
Who knew that when we met freshman year we’d be friends for life?