Associate professor of American Studies Roger House writes an opinion piece for The Hill as protesters supporting the Black Lives Matter movement are sweeping the nation in the aftermath of the recent high profile murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will set up 50 free COVID-19 testing sites across the state on Wednesday, June 17, and Thursday, June 18. Anyone who was at a large gathering in the last two weeks is encouraged to get tested.
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.
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.
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.
Institute assistant professor of science Jon Honea writes for The Conversation that removing dams can be beneficial for humans and nature, as they can be costly to repair, impede the populations of certain fish species, and worsen coastal erosion as they hinder sediment from migrating to oceans.
Charles Klim ’50, MSSp ’53, a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Emerson for 33 years and chair of the department for 25 years, died May 18 at his Gloucester, Massachusetts home at the age of 93.
As America seethes with unrest following the police killing of yet another unarmed black man, the Campus on the Common podcast is replaying “Trauma and Communication: Police Brutality and the Black Community,” a conversation with Deion Hawkins, assistant professor of Communication Studies.
As people across the country take to the streets to protest the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Emerson Today asked Asim about policing in the United States, his work, and what he thinks about this moment.
Writing, Literature, and Publishing associate professor, Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow, and former Washington Post editor Jabari Asim joined Greater Boston to discuss the George Floyd tragedy and history of racism and police brutality in the U.S.