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Emerson alumna Emily Pietro's Departure preceded the Bright Lights Film Series screening of Arrival on January 26. This semester, Bright Lights is piloting a program matching Emerson community film shorts with … Continue Reading Emerson-Made Film Shorts to Whet Audience Appetites at Bright Lights
Emerson President Lee Pelton talked to WBUR 90.9 about the College’s reaction to President Trump’s executive order limiting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries and suspending the admission of refugees. In … Continue Reading Pelton to WBUR: Many Emerson Faculty "Distraught and Disturbed" over Trump Executive Order
Longtime Boston Red Sox executive Dr. Charles Steinberg will lead Emerson College’s new Sports Communication program, which launches in Fall 2017. Steinberg, currently president of the Pawtucket Red Sox, the … Continue Reading Emerson Names Baseball Executive to Direct Sports Communication Major
Emerson College Assistant Professor Catherine D’Ignazio wants to make data part of the conversation at nonprofits, not just in the C-suite or the IT department, but at every level of … Continue Reading Emerson Faculty Member Working to Bring Data Literacy to Nonprofits
Emerson College students learned about engaging in free speech, knowing their rights, and strategies and tactics to organize mass actions during the final event for MLK Week. “Building a Movement,” … Continue Reading MLK Week Final Event Highlights Rights, Organizing
The following letter from Emerson President Lee Pelton was emailed to the community on Sunday, January 29, 2017: Dear Emerson Community, As you know, the president recently issued executive orders … Continue Reading Letter to the community on immigration
Aaron Ryder '94. Courtesy photo On the morning the Oscar nominations were announced, film producer Aaron Ryder ’94 was up at 4:00 am with his toddler, who had gotten out … Continue Reading Oscar-Nominated Alumnus on Making Arrival, Learning at Emerson
In 2010, Emerson assistant professor Benoit Denizet-Lewis headed out to Wyoming to write a New York Times Magazine piece about a former colleague who, in the space of a decade, … Continue Reading Film Based on Denizet-Lewis Article ‘My Ex-Gay Friend’ Released
A panel of social justice activists discussed race, protest, and intersectionality after an exclusive screening of Show Me Democracy in the Bright Family Screening Room Wednesday night. This screening of Show Me Democracy was … Continue Reading MLK Week Screening, Panel Explores Democracy and Protest
. Emerson Engagement Lab’s Community PlanIt online game platform has been named a semifinalist for the Innovation in American Government Awards, a national competition by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash … Continue Reading Engagement Lab Game Model Recognized for Innovation