Update on One Emerson Planning
I am writing to follow up on the recent announcement of our One Emerson Flex Learning framework as well as address concerns from the Faculty Forum and preview anticipated financial impacts of COVID-19 on the College.
American India Foundation Raises Funds for Migrant Communities
Trustee Raj Sharma, who is a board member of American India Foundation and Managing Director of Wealth Management and head, The Sharma Group, praised the efforts of the organization as it raised more than $2 million to support the rehabilitation efforts of India’s migrant communities in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Srinivas on India’s Goddesses of Contagion: The Conversation
Institute professor of anthropology, religion and transnational studies Tulasi Srinivas writes for The Conversation about the history of goddesses of contagion, and how the current coronavirus pandemic has changed the iconography of them, for example, in artist depictions.
Gellman on Violence in Mexico Amidst COVID-19: Revista
Mneesha Gellman, an associate professor of political science, writes for Revista about her research, as she recently spent time in Mexico as a Fulbright Garcia-Robles Scholar this past spring.
Fall 2020 Reopening Plan
The Fall term plan is informed by safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our entire community as the chief and principal priority.
Wheeler on Music Amidst Pandemic: Wicked Local Reading
Composer and Senior Distinguished Artist-in-Residence Scott Wheeler discusses the future of arts and music amidst the pandemic with his local media outlet, as he is a resident of North Reading.
Fall 2020 Planning; Update from the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Leadership Team
I am writing to update you on the progress of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Leadership Team’s work and planning for the Fall 2020 term.
Broadcast Journalism Students ‘Reporting from the Frontline’ with Alumni
In any other year, the students in Associate Professor Marsha Della Giustina’s broadcast journalism capstone class would have spent the semester producing their own half-hour television program about a topic of their choice. Each student would have contributed to each of their classmates’ programs, in roles such as anchor, reporter, or associate producer.
E3 Student Entrepreneurs Prove Creative, Resilient
Started in 2005, the E3 minor in Emerson’s School of Communication (SOC) is a yearlong immersive program designed to teach students from all majors how to build and launch their own business ventures. Directed by Lu Ann Reeb, Senior Executive-in-Residence in Marketing Communication, this year’s E3 class went remote along with the rest of the college in March due to the COVID-19 crisis. , leaving Reeb to instruct students both one-on-one and as a group across five time zones and four countries — including China, India, Costa Rica and the U.S.