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Students from Emerson College Los Angeles’ Business of Acting class performed at the student-produced acting showcase at the Odyssey Theatre on April 16. From left, Emerson Los Angeles seniors Nyla … Continue Reading Students perform in ELA Acting Showcase
Erin Schwall, faculty member in the Performing Arts Department, used the Jeans for Justice Rally to speak about the play she is directing, Won’t Stay Silent, which examines sexual assault and … Continue Reading Jeans for Justice brings performances, advocacy
Emerson sorority Alpha Epsilon Phi’s Ribbons on the Runway fundraiser on April 19 raised more than $6,000 for Sharsheret, a nonprofit organization that helps Jewish women who have or are … Continue Reading Ribbons on Runway raises $6k for charity
Students who participated in Alternative Spring Break last month in El Paso, Texas, and Boston shared stories about what they learned after meeting people affected by immigration policy in a … Continue Reading Immigration focus of Alternative Spring Break
Emerson College has announced the winners of the second annual Spirit of Emerson Awards for the 2014–2015 academic year. Nyla Wissa ’15 has won the individual Spirit of Emerson Award, … Continue Reading 2015 Spirit of Emerson Awards announced
Danielle Powell ’15 and Chris Dobens ’16 have developed business ventures that will be presented during the E3 Expo on April 24. Dobens helped create the iconic “Boston Strong” T-shirts … Continue Reading E3 student business expo on April 24
Joseph Ketner of the Visual and Media Arts Department is the consulting curator of an exhibition, Jackson Pollock’s Mural: Energy Made Visible, which opens at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in … Continue Reading Ketner consulting curator for Pollock mural
Students showing support for Emerald Empowerment Week at Emerson, a slate of events to raise awareness of power-based interpersonal violence, attended the Emerald Empowerment Variety Show on April 12 at … Continue Reading Variety show benefits anti-violence organizations
On April 10, Emerson President Lee Pelton performed onstage with some of Boston’s most notable figures in the annual Banned in Boston event to benefit Urban Improv, a violence prevention … Continue Reading Pelton performs at Banned in Boston
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of acting—that is what students and alumni will be discussing with David Lipper ’91 this Patriots Day. Lipper, known for acting in Sons of Liberty … Continue Reading Lipper ’91 will live-tweet on Monday, April 20