Emerson Today
Personal stories of local people who have struggled with home foreclosure were the theme of an exhibition and panel discussion held last week at Emerson. Much of the discussion centered … Continue Reading Institute hosts event on home foreclosure
Emerson marked the 40th anniversary of Ploughshares literary magazine this week with a celebration hosted by actor/writer Denis Leary ’79 that featured readings of the some of the magazine’s greatest … Continue Reading Ploughshares celebrates 40 years
ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage will launch curated artistic programming this week for the Paramount Center’s Light-emitting diode (LED) windows on the façade of 559 Washington Street. Beginning November 16 … Continue Reading Light installation shown nightly
Jim Taylor, the screenwriter of the Academy Award-winning film Sideways and several other well-known films, is Emerson’s latest Jane and Terry Semel Chair in Screenwriting. During this yearlong appointment for … Continue Reading Jim Taylor wins Semel Chair in Screenwriting
Daniel Tobin, former Interim Dean of the School of the Arts at Emerson, has published a new book, Awake in America: On Irish American Poetry (University of Notre Dame Press). … Continue Reading Tobin publishes book on poetry
Alexander Freeman ’14 was a featured speaker recently at the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State (CP of NYS) Annual Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York. This is a … Continue Reading Student speaks at cerebral palsy event
A course called Development and Production of the Situation Comedy, taught by Trustee and Visual and Media Arts Executive Artist-in-Residence Kevin Bright, was profiled recently by the Boston Globe’s Christopher … Continue Reading Bright’s class featured in Boston Globe
Community building was the theme of the inaugural staff forum held by President Lee Pelton November 8 in the Brown and Plofker Gym. About 200 Emerson staffers attended the hour-long … Continue Reading Pelton introduces new staff
Performing Arts Assistant Professor Joshua Polster was honored as the recipient of the 2010–2011 Norman and Irma Mann Stearns Distinguished Faculty Award at a luncheon held November 9 in the … Continue Reading Joshua Polster honored with award
Emerson College is known for its focus on the practical preparation of students for their future careers, but what is less well known is that the College is also involved … Continue Reading Emerson helps prepare future faculty