Serious Play: Social Impact Studios Demonstrate Work
The studios were part of Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence, an initiative launched in December 2021 to disrupt cycles of violence in Boston
Kasmer-Jacobs on Representation in Viral A Cappella Hanukkah Videos: Jewish News of Northern California
Ariella Kasmer-Jacobs, a graduate student and member of the Boston mixed-gender, young professionals, Jewish a cappella group Honorable Menschen spoke about representation and diversity in viral Jewish holiday videos, which began around 2010.
How Cities Are Using Tech to Bridge the Trust Gap
A recent research project by ELab Director Eric Gordon and a partner explored how city leaders and technologists are using (or imagining) technology to create or restore trust with their constituents.
Social Impact Design a New Minor for a Just Future
The minor allows students to channel their creativity and collaborative spirit into communities beyond Emerson’s campus.
Engagement Lab’s Quiet Rooms Documentary Highlighted: Boston Globe
The documentary highlights the gun violence epidemic in our country, centering on the voices of survivors
Screening, Panel to Highlight Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence Project
Quiet Rooms highlights the gun violence epidemic in our country, and centers the voices of survivors, as together we seek new approaches to ending the violence.
Gordon on Gun Violence Survivors and Quiet Rooms: Commonwealth Magazine
Eric Gordon, professor of civic media and director of the College’s Engagement Lab, writes an opinion piece describing quiet rooms, or places where gun violence survivors learn about the death of their loved ones and begin their grieving.
Social Impact Studio Uses Filmmaking to Flip the Script on Gun Violence
“We want to shift the local dialogue away from the demonization of people of color and towards an acknowledgement and support of the community strength that exists within Boston’s neighborhoods,” Professor Eric Gordon said.
New Gun Violence Narratives Partnership Highlighted in Media Outlets
The College’s three-year collaboration with MGH’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention and the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute to transform the narratives around gun violence was featured in local and higher education media outlets, as the launch event occurred in early December.
Spiers ’17 Makes Forbes’ Under 30 List
Forbes’ 2021 Under 30 Directory highlights “young innovators on the verge of making it big.”