Emerson Looks to ‘Lead Conversation’ with Voice of Education Summit
One hundred and thirty-nine years after its founding as a school of oratory, Emerson College is reasserting its voice.
The Advocate Highlights Emerson’s first Vogue KiKi Ball
The Advocate spoke to Christopher Henderson-West ’20, president of the student group EAGLE (Emerson’s Advancement Group for Love and Expression) about the College holding its first Vogue Kiki Ball this past spring, and the only one of its kind, featuring seasoned competitors and $3,000 in prize money.
Jessica Phillips ’94 Back in Boston with ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
Jessica Phillips graduated from Emerson College in 1994 with a BFA in Musical Theatre, and studied under the tutelage of the revered Leo Nickole. Phillips is starring in the national tour of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen as Heidi Hansen.
Emerson Dean Delivers Journalism Training Abroad via U.S. State Department
The U.S. Department of State continues to enlist the expertise of veteran journalist and Emerson Dean of the School of Communication, Raul Reis, to deliver journalism training around the world to reporters in need of media literacy – most recently in the Southern African nation of Angola.
BCE Director Wes Jackson on Islamic Influences in Hip-Hop to WNYC
Director of the Business of Creative Enterprises program and founder of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Wes Jackson shared his thoughts with Andy Mai from public radio station WNYC regarding Islamic influences in hip-hop.
Annals of the Archives: Pee-Wee Herman, Betty White, and Mad Magazine
What lurks in the Emerson College Archives?
Finding Khaya Together: Emerson, South African Students Make Film in Cape Town
Finding Khaya, filmed in Cape Town over six weeks earlier this summer, was a collaboration between Emerson and AFDA students, led by Senior Distinguished Director-in-Residence Regge Life and Associate Professor Harlan Bosmajian, a cinematographer, who co-teach a similar class at Emerson.
President Pelton Pens Letter to Chronicle of Higher Education on Building International Bridges
President Lee Pelton submitted the following letter to the editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education affirming the need for global perspectives.
Esports’ Kevin Mitchell on Fostering Talent Development to Education Dive
Affiliated faculty member Kevin Mitchell, who teaches esports courses and is the Director of Business Development for National Amusements, contributed to Education Dive’s article on the emerging industry for esports, and the role universities and colleges can play in fostering careers.
Broadway World Covers LMDA Grant Awards; Performing Arts’ Magda Romanska a Recipient
Performing Arts associate professor and award-winner Magda Romanska was named the recipient of the first Literary Managers And Dramaturgs Of The Americas (LMDA) Innovation Grant, which “supports an artist pushing the boundaries of dramaturgical work” for Performap.com.