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The Little Building will become a giant canvas on December 1. Photo/Elkus Manfredi Architects Starting this Friday, Emerson’s Little Building will become a giant canvas for faculty, students, and community artists … Continue Reading Emerson Campus to Become Boston Canvas
Students in Owen Eagan’s Special Events class helped launch a national project earlier this month that aims to increase awareness of and opportunities for people of color in the entertainment … Continue Reading Emerson Students Help Bring More Color to Film and TV
Edna Ward ’55, professor emerita, former provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Emerson College, whose greatest joy was teaching her students, died Saturday, November 18. Ward, who graduated … Continue Reading Former Provost, VP and Professor Emerita Edna Ward ‘55 Remembered
Emerson students, faculty, and staff gathered with members of multiple Native American tribes from around the region in the Bill Bordy Theater on Friday, November 17, for the second Native … Continue Reading Emerson Celebrates Native American Culture
President Lee Pelton will join hundreds of immigrants and refugees—from new arrivals to recently sworn-in U.S. citizens—at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday, November 21, as the keynote speaker for … Continue Reading Pelton Advocates for Immigrant Rights as State House Keynote Speaker
Alyssa DeVries '21. Photo/alyssadevries.com You could say that for Alyssa DeVries ’21, finding out she won a scholarship from the people who award the Emmys was a roller coaster of … Continue Reading Comedic Arts First-Year Student Applauded by Television Academy
Writing, Literature and Publishing Professor Jerald Walker was named a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Creative Writing Fellow today, one of only 36 authors chosen out of nearly 1,700 … Continue Reading Walker Named NEA Creative Writing Fellow
Visitors to the 10th floor of the Walker Building can now get a glimpse into an experience they may never have contemplated: homelessness. In a Different Light, an exhibit created … Continue Reading Youth Show Emerson Life on the Streets with Exhibit
Elroy Smith '81 led radio station 102.9 KBLX in San Francisco into the Bay Area Black Music Hall of Fame. Courtesy photo Elroy Smith ’81, an award-winning R&B and Urban radio … Continue Reading Alumnus Leads Radio Station to Hall of Fame First
Skyler Sullivan '97. Courtesy photo When Skyler Sullivan ’97 got to Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, the country’s third-oldest LGBT theater, he had a vision for creating a performance troupe for … Continue Reading Alumnus Puts LGBT Seniors on Stage