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Peter Shippy, adjunct faculty member in the Writing, Literature and Publishing Department, was honored to hear that his poem “Our Posthumous Lives” was published in The Best American Poetry 2012, … Continue Reading Faculty selected for Best American Poetry
There was a good sized crowd for the “What’s Next?” panel discussion on the 2012 presidential election at the Cutler Majestic Theatre on November 8. After hosting an election night … Continue Reading Journalists, former governor talk election
Emerson student Maxine Renning ’14 donated her bone marrow to a cancer patient in Chicago, and will meet the recipient on Saturday, November 10. When an Emerson College junior rolled … Continue Reading Emerson student saves cancer patient’s life
Marion Stoddart, the Massachusetts woman who led efforts in the 1960s to clean up the then-heavily polluted Nashua River, and who is the subject of the documentary The Work of … Continue Reading River cleanup pioneer to lead film discussion
Noam Chomsky with Olga Kovaleva, a visiting Fulbright fellow from Russia. Students in Emerson Historian-in-Residence Brad Verter’s class were treated to a distinguished guest speaker who has authored more than … Continue Reading Linguist, activist Chomsky visits campus
The relationship between nonprofit and commercial theater was discussed at an event to mark the release of In the Intersection: Partnerships in the New Play Sector, the first book from … Continue Reading Nonprofit, commercial theater examined in book
Instead of lecturing about a historical figure, Communication Studies Associate Professor and Interim Chair John Anderson embodies the figure by reenacting pivotal moments in American history. These reenactments are reminiscent … Continue Reading Becoming Robert Frost
A record number of Emerson College students rubbed shoulders with Hollywood bigwigs and some were named finalists at this year’s Austin Film Festival Screenwriter Conference, held October 18 to 21. … Continue Reading Students score at Austin screenwriting fest
Bringing student composers and student filmmakers together in Boston is the aim of a new program that launched November 1. The Visual and Media Arts Department in conjunction with Berklee … Continue Reading Emerson, Berklee match student filmmakers
Emerson College will host the finale of the 31st Black Maria Film Festival, which will feature works by three Visual and Media Arts faculty, on Thursday, November 8, at 8:00 … Continue Reading VMA faculty films featured in festival