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An Emerson alumna who was close friends with Matthew Shepard—the gay man brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998 due to his sexual orientation, which sparked nationwide hate crime legislation—is … Continue Reading Josue ’01 releases Matthew Shepard documentary
Chen Xu ’15, Joshua Waterman ’15, P. Brendhan Geraghty ’15, and Taylor Kissin ’15, work behind the scenes of the Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show. (Courtesy Photo) A few lucky seniors at … Continue Reading ELA students work Super Bowl Halftime Show
A screengrab photo of Senior Journalist-in-Residence Cindy Rodriguez’s class meeting online when the College was closed February 10 due to the effects of a massive snowstorm. (Courtesy Photo) Cancellation of … Continue Reading Journalism class meets online in snowstorm
Zamon works with Emerson students, faculty, staff, and external researchers to provide access to the College’s archival collections related to theater, radio, television, film, journalism, the American Comedy Archives, and … Continue Reading Archives Leadership Institute chooses Zamon
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has apologized for falsely claiming he was riding in a military helicopter that was shot at in Iraq in 2003. (NBC publicity photo) Emerson’s Journalism … Continue Reading Carole Simpson reacts to Brian Williams story
Students in a Marketing Communication class are putting together a marketing plan for A Far Cry, a Boston-based chamber orchestra that is nominated for a Grammy Award, which will be … Continue Reading Grammy-nominated group works with marketing students
Emerson President Lee Pelton held a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception at his Beacon Hill home for newly named Boston poet laureate and Emerson alumna Danielle Legros Georges ’86, who … Continue Reading Pelton hosts Boston poet laureate at home
The documentary film Vapor Trail (Clark) by Associate Professor John Gianvito of Visual and Media Arts was screened on February 1 at the prestigious Tate Modern Museum in London. It … Continue Reading Gianvito film ’Vapor Trail’ at London museum
Emerson President Lee Pelton hosted the College’s inaugural President’s Award for Civic Leadership on Wednesday, February 4, in the Bordy Theater. Pastors Gloria White-Hammond and Ray Hammond of the Bethel … Continue Reading President’s Award for Civic Leadership for Boston pastors
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