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Producer Andrew Corkin is teaching at Emerson College. His latest film, A Vigilante premiered at SXSW this month. Courtesy photo New Visual and Media Arts affiliated faculty member Andrew Corkin compares film production … Continue Reading New Faculty Profile: “Geek Out” on Filmmaking with Andrew Corkin
Thunder Road, the feature film written, directed, and starring alumnus Jim Cummings ’09, was the Grand Jury winner in the Narrative Feature Competition at the SXSW Film Festival last week. … Continue Reading Emerson Alumnus Takes Top Prize at SXSW
At 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 14, an estimated 150 to 200 students, staff, and faculty streamed out of Emerson buildings and into the snow-packed Boston Common to protest gun … Continue Reading Emerson Takes Part in National School Walkout Against Gun Violence
Associate Professor Tulasi Srinivas has been awarded an ACLS/Luce Fellowship in Religion, Journalism and International Affairs. What happens to a religion largely based on nature when that natural world is ravaged … Continue Reading Srinivas Awarded Fellowship to Study Environmental Impacts on Religion
When the Berkeley Beacon, Emerson’s student newspaper, switched to a digital-first publishing model this year, its editors weren’t exactly sure how well it was going. Judging from the Best of … Continue Reading Web-First Berkeley Beacon Wins Collegiate Journalism Award
Students, alumni, and visitors attended Emerson College LA’s third annual Oscar Talk panels during a special two-day event on March 1 and 2 ahead of the star-studded Academy Awards. Organized … Continue Reading Oscar Talk Panels Discuss Women, Diversity in Film at Emerson LA
Last December, as the largest wildfire in state history raged through the hills of Southern California, destroying homes and habitat and claiming lives, Alex Eisenhart ’16 was called in to … Continue Reading While Thomas Fire Raged, Alumnus Kept Residents in the Know
Back in December, WERS 88.9 FM committed to donate one hour of volunteer work for every $500 raised at the station's Community Service Fundraiser. Last month, WERS staff, students, and devoted … Continue Reading WERS, Listeners "Play" it Forward at Rosie’s Place
Marty Rea and Aisling O’Sullivan in last year’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane, presented by ArtsEmerson and nominated for four IRNE Awards, including Best Visiting Actor for Rea and Best … Continue Reading Emersonians Applauded for Theater Work with IRNE Nominations
Women purchase half of all movie tickets, yet less than a third of speaking parts in films go to women. And for comedy, it’s worse: the top 12 earners in … Continue Reading State of Women in Comedy No Laughing Matter