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Donzaleigh Abernathy ’80, an actor and author of Partners to History, a book detailing the Civil Rights Movement activities of her father, Ralph David Abernathy, spoke about the movement at … Continue Reading Abernathy ’80 shares dad’s civil rights stories
Emerson and the city of Boston were alive with pride for the New England Patriots on February 4 as the Super Bowl XLIX champions paraded through downtown Boston past the … Continue Reading Patriots parade rolls by Emerson campus
Emerson students received some sound advice on February 4 from one of poetry’s most accomplished individuals. Richard Blanco, the fifth inaugural poet of the United States, paid the College a … Continue Reading Richard Blanco visits
Gabriele Urbonaite ’16 has a project in the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, which begins Thursday, February 5. (Photo by Dan O’Brien) A film project by Gabriele Urbonaite ’16 … Continue Reading Project by Urbonaite ’16 in Berlin film festival
Aziz Muqaddam, MA ’15, at the International Coffee and Conversation event on January 29, when international students were encouraged to talk about anything that was on their minds. (Photo by … Continue Reading Coffee and conversation for international students
Emerson students, faculty, and staff attended a reception January 30 celebrating the College’s Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation, which recognizes the College for its high level of commitment … Continue Reading College celebrates Community Engagement Classification
Brooks Russell ’72 pictured in 1993 Brooks Russell ’72, a longtime Emerson administrator who is remembered best for his outsized personality, died January 29 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House … Continue Reading Former College Administrator Brooks Russell Dies
Traci Blackwell recently received a master’s degree from Emerson College while still working as an executive at the CW network, where she is the programming executive of Jane the Virgin, which … Continue Reading CW executive gets Emerson degree, oversees hit show
Peniel Joseph, a Tufts University history professor, speaks with Emerson students about how Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy ties into racial equality movements today. (Photo by Nick Eaton ’17) Tufts … Continue Reading Joseph ties MLK memory to Ferguson
Twenty-eight seniors have been selected for induction into Emerson College’s Purple Key Leadership Society for the 2014-15 academic year. A ceremony recognizing the inductees is scheduled for the evening of … Continue Reading Purple Key Leadership Society inductees announced