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Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People will visit Boston for the first time, February 13– 15. The award-winning Belfast- based film charity is dedicated to entertaining and … Continue Reading ‘Cinemagic’ USA Festival visits Emerson
On February 1, 2011, Ploughshares, Emerson’s award-winning literary magazine, announced the establishment of the Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction. The $1,000 prize comes as a gift from the internationally known … Continue Reading Annual Alice Hoffman Prize for fiction writers
The Massachusetts Cultural Council has named The Theodore H. Cutler Family Charitable Trust the recipient of its Commonwealth Award for Cultural Philanthropy. The award recognizes the extraordinary achievements of the … Continue Reading Cutler as Massachusetts Cultural Council winner
Dozens of new faces were on campus Friday, January 28, peering into classrooms and dorms, as Emerson’s Office of Admission hosts a special event for early action admitted students. Of … Continue Reading Students admitted early sample life at Emerson
Shakespeare’s Jewish characters and the interpretation of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice were a few of the themes addressed in a panel discussion held January 26 at the College’s … Continue Reading Shakespeare’s portrayal of Jews
Slam poet George Watsky ’10 appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday, January 27, performing Pale Kid Raps Fast, a video that has brought him Internet fame. Watsky’s YouTube … Continue Reading Watsky appears on Ellen DeGeneres Show
Two members of the Emerson community are among those celebrating Academy Award nominations. Dorothy Aufiero ’80 was producer on The Fighter, a locally filmed movie starring Boston native Mark Wahlberg. … Continue Reading The Fighter and Black Swan are Academy Award nominees
Emerson College alumnus Jay Leno ’73, host of his own comedy show for nearly two decades, was named the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2011 Man of the Year, according to The … Continue Reading Jay Leno ’73 to receive Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Award
The New York Times’ Sunday Book Review section was recently dominated by writers connected to Emerson’s Ploughshares literary magazine. The reviews encompassed story collections of Colm Toibin, guest editor of … Continue Reading Ploughshares share NYT Book Review acclaim
Star of the touring production of Jersey Boys and Emerson alumnus Joe Bwarie ’99 was on campus January 21 to talk with students. He described his path from Emerson to … Continue Reading "Jersey Boy" Bwarie ’99 shares career advice with students