Letter from the President: Election Day
Election Day is less than two weeks away.
Mail Your Ballots NOW! (We’ve Got the Stamps)
If you’re mailing in a ballot, we strongly suggest that you send it as soon as possible to ensure that you meet the deadline for your voting area.
Seraphin Leads City’s Push to Civically Engage Young Bostonians
Audrey Seraphin is leading Boston’s initiative to engage Generation Z and millennials.
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Salzburg Academy to Host Free Online Workshops on Protest, Pandemic, Power
Instead of gathering Emersonians and mediamakers from around the world in Austria this year, the Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change will host a series of free and public virtual workshops this fall, beginning with Protest, Pandemic & Power: Media Literacies, Storytelling and Global Futures on Sept. 24.
School of Communication Students Take on Summer Internships
Amid a global pandemic, School of Communication students took on a range of communication summer internships — formative experiences spent working under political nonprofits, video production companies, major league sport teams and more.
With Entertainment for Change, Jade Zaroff ‘16 Combines Arts and Activism
As founder of the nonprofit organization Entertainment for Change (EFC), Jade Zaroff ’16 is connecting children with artists nationwide via online classes aimed at empowering youth on how to lead through art and activism.
Globe: Pelton to Helm Racial Equity Fund
President Lee Pelton will chair a new initiative from Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to raise millions of dollars to address racial inequity in the city, the Boston Globe reports.
Journalism Students Take on Social Change with Multimedia Website Projects
Through the first half of the spring 2020 semester, students in the Journalism course TV News Magazine and Documentary had been developing short documentaries on subjects related to social change. But when production was disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions, they, along with Assistant Professor Gino Canella, saw the opportunity to expand their projects into multimedia websites, with deeply satisfying results.
Engagement Lab Looks to Harness Creativity in Midst of Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, forcing people to turn to each other for help, the Emerson Engagement Lab was one of the places Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell turned.
WERS, Emerson Help Highlight Boston in 100 Words
There are many ways to tell Boston’s story. On Saturday, May 2, 2:00 pm, WERS 88.9 FM will showcase several of them.