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Longtime Saturday Night Live announcer Don Pardo ’42 died in his sleep at his Arizona home on August 18 at the age of 96, according to the Hollywood Reporter and … Continue Reading SNL announcer Pardo ’42 dies at 96
Jabari Asim, associate professor in the Writing, Literature and Publishing Department, wrote a poem titled “The Talk” about the turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri, which was published in the Sunday, August … Continue Reading Asim poem reflects on Ferguson turmoil
Five Emerson students and two faculty participated in the Salzburg Academy in Austria this summer. From left: Associate Professor Eric Gordon, Kate Rosenzweig ’15, Sarah Tedesco ’16, Paulina Pascual ’15, … Continue Reading 5 students attend global Salzburg Academy
An artistic picture of Noah Aust ’14. (Courtesy Photo) Halloween may not be for two and a half months, but Noah Aust ’14 can’t get enough of the spooky and … Continue Reading Alum’s ‘Nightmare’ film awarded at Fantasia
Mara Shuster-Lefkowitz ’15 is one of five Emerson students from a voice over class who performed written pieces from Ploughshares magazine for its new podcast. (Courtesy Photo) Ploughshares, the Emerson–based literary … Continue Reading Ploughshares podcast created with students
Carole Simpson, senior leader-in-residence of the Journalism Department who is best known for working as an anchor and reporter for ABC News, brought several students to the annual National Association … Continue Reading National Association of Black Journalists visits Boston
Aspiring young journalists from across the country converged on Emerson to participate in the Asian American Journalists Association’s annual JCamp from July 29 to August 3. JCamp participants Daniel Nguyen … Continue Reading Asian American Journalists Assoc. holds camp
Assistant Professor Benoit Denizet-Lewis is having a whirlwind of a summer as he aggressively travels to promote his new book, Travels With Casey (2014, Simon & Schuster), which was ranked … Continue Reading Denizet-Lewis on NY Times Best Seller list
Summer is internship season for Emerson College students, who are well known for landing coveted experiences at big name businesses and institutions in their chosen fields. Emerson’s Career Services Office, … Continue Reading Summer internships featured on Facebook
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has named the city of Boston a National Historic Site in Journalism, in large part due to the city’s nomination by Professor Manny Paraschos … Continue Reading Boston recognized for journalism history