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Associate Professor Jabari Asim was appointed to the Boston Public Library (BPL) Board of Trustees’ unofficial writer’s seat, previously held by writers Dennis Lehane, David McCullough, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, … Continue Reading Asim Named Boston Public Library Trustee
P. Carl, Emerson College Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, will spend the Fall 2018 semester in Germany on a Berlin Prize fellowship, where he will work on his forthcoming book, Becoming a White … Continue Reading Carl Awarded Fellowship to Work on Memoir
Drew Daywalt ’92 Five acclaimed alumni working in children’s literature, television, journalism, and theater/film will be honored during Alumni Weekend, June 1–3. Best-selling children’s book author Drew Daywalt ’92, journalist Frederick … Continue Reading Emerson to Honor Five Alumni Who Shine in Their Fields
In the virtual reality film A Different Lens: An Immigration Story, Emerson students Leilani Thomas ’18 and Samantha Mustari ’18 profile the life of one of their classmates, Albert Rano … Continue Reading Students Raise Awareness of Nonprofits Through Emerson LA VR Class
Two Emerson groups dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and social justice received this year’s Spirit of Emerson Awards. President Lee Pelton presented POWER (Protesting Oppression with Educational Reform) with the honor … Continue Reading POWER, EBONI Alumni Leaders Win Spirit of Emerson Awards
Senior Distinguished Producer-in-Residence Linda Reisman’s latest film, Leave No Trace, won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature at the Independent Film Festival Boston last week. Leave No Trace, … Continue Reading Reisman Film Wins IFF Boston Prize, Headed to Director’s Fortnight
On May 1, International Workers Day, President Lee Pelton met with students and staff members affiliated with SEIU Local 888, who delivered a petition and advocated for a fair contract … Continue Reading Emerson Students Support Staff on International Workers Day
When Victoria Iskiyaeva ’19 came to the United States from Russia as an international high school student, she encountered a byzantine system of immigration paperwork and an endless checklist of … Continue Reading Students Dream Big at Entrepreneurship Expo
On April 26 and 27, public multimedia artist Elisa H. Hamilton created Dance Spot, a pop-up dance floors in front of Piano Row and the Paramount Center. Sponsored by the … Continue Reading Artist Invites Public to Dance
In the opening sequence of the award-winning film Thunder Road, alumnus Jim Cummings ’09 performs a eulogy at his mother’s funeral that’s various degrees of funny, heartbreaking, and bizarre, among … Continue Reading Award-winning Thunder Road Plays at Emerson LA