Alum’s Award-Winning Doc ‘King Coal’ Kicking Off Next ‘POV’ Season
The West Virginia native’s film tracks the “journey of a coal miner’s daughter exploring the region’s dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty.”
Emerson Names Two Distinguished Professors
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding will join the WLP faculty in September, and National Book Award finalist Jerald Walker has been elevated to Distinguished Professor
Gellman on Supporting Formerly Incarcerated People: New York Times
Associate Professor Mneesha Gellman writes about reforms necessary to improve the lives of those incarcerated or formerly incarcerated.
Raynauld on Partisan ‘Pink Slime’ Sites: TechNewsWorld
Pink slime sites are often political, but not always. Sometimes they’re dating websites.
75 Performers for 75 Years of WERS
You name it, musicians of all genres have performed at WERS through seven decades.
‘The Outsiders’ Nets Emersonians Tony Awards
Eric Cornell’s ’05 Cornice Productions and Marylee Fairbanks ’88 were part of the production team of ‘The Outsiders’.
HartBeat Pitch Contest Raises BCE Profile, Introduces Next Gen Writers to Execs
Three winners were flown out to LA to pitch their TV show ideas to Hollywood leaders.
Comedic Arts’ Miara Turns Pitching Hollywood Into ‘Get It to Dutch’ Podcast
The podcast is “proof of concept” that creative skills can be applied to new media, Miara said.
Emersonians Have Good Night at New England Emmys
Seventeen Emerson alums and one faculty member took home awards, as did several WEBN student reporters.
Announcement: Interim Leadership for Campus Life
I am pleased to share that Christie Anglade, our current Associate Dean for Campus Life, has accepted my request to serve as Interim Vice President of Campus Life and Interim Dean of Students beginning July 10, 2024