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WLP instructor Ewa Yarbrough’s essay, “Objects of Affection,” will be published in Best American Essays 2012. An essay previously published in the Emerson–based literary magazine Ploughshares has been chosen for … Continue Reading E. Yarbrough work selected for Best American Essays
Responding to a Boston Globe article (November 21, 2012) that outlined Governor Patrick’s plan to extend in-state tuition to illegal immigrants who qualify for a work permit, President Pelton penned … Continue Reading Pelton applauds immigration plan
Acclaimed writer Tobias Wolff visited Emerson College for the WLP/Ploughshares reading series. It’s easy for aspiring writers to become discouraged. But after meeting with acclaimed author Tobias Wolff during his recent … Continue Reading Students meet, dine with respected writers
Vincent Scarpa ’12 is still dumbfounded at his recent accomplishment: winning the Norman Mailer Award for Best College Fiction Writing. Along with the recognition, the recent graduate received a check for … Continue Reading Recent graduate wins Norman Mailer Award
The 7th annual Alumni Association Scholarship Auction has raised more than $14,000 to support scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. The auction, which ends Friday, November 30, is halfway to reaching … Continue Reading Alumni auction halfway to goal
Christine Hayes ’14 and Alyssa Edes ’14 are getting a taste of what it’s like to work for a daily newspaper in Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director Jerry Lanson’s … Continue Reading Journalism students report news for Boston.com
Anya Belkina, assistant professor of Visual and Media Arts, with Irma Mann Stearns ’67. On November 19, 2012, Belkina addressed faculty at a luncheon on the benefits of winning the … Continue Reading Stearns Award boosts faculty projects
Jordan Salvatoriello ’12 with the students in the Graceland Girls documentary. An Emerson alumna received an award this fall from the Directors Guild of America just months after she graduated … Continue Reading Alumna wins Directors Guild of America award
President Lee Pelton and Tokyo International University Chancellor Nobuyasu Kurata signed a memorandum of understanding at TIU’s Kawagoe campus on November 13, 2012. President Lee Pelton signed a memorandum of … Continue Reading Pelton visits Japan
Communication Studies Professor Richard West recently released the fourth edition of his book Perspectives on Family Communication, co-authored by Lynn H. Turner of Marquette University. This is the authors’ seventh … Continue Reading Professor authors family communication book