140th and 141st Commencement Media Highlights
National, regional, and local media outlets highlighted Emerson’s commencement exercises, which took place at Fenway Park for the classes of 2021 and 2020 on May 2 and virtually May 9.
Class of 2021 Honored in Virtual Ceremony
It was the first ever virtual commencement ceremony for Emerson College.
Meet the Class of ’21: ‘Time Flies But I’ll Never Forget It’
Emerson Today reached out to graduating seniors from across the College and asked them the same seven questions. Here’s Part 1:
‘Mom, Have You Done Your Homework Yet?’
It’s fun going to school at the same time as your mother.
Graduate Students Stone & Wright Discuss Representation at Oscars: Boston 25
Visual and Media Arts graduate students Xzaviah Jamel Stone Sr and Tarell Wright spoke with Boston 25 reporter Crystal Hynes about diversity and representation at the Oscars and in the film industry.
Emerson Contemporary Presents Dynamic, Colorful Multimedia Thesis Exhibition Threads Undone, Underway Through May 9, 2021
Emerson Contemporary, Emerson College’s platform for presenting contemporary visual art, proudly presents Threads Undone, on view at the Media Art Gallery, 25 Avery Street, Boston, through May 9, 2021.
New Voices, New Stories: Recent MFA Grads Land Deals for First Novels
Less than a year out of Emerson, Ciera Burch sold her debut young adult novel to Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Madeline Sneed sold her first novel to an imprint of HarperCollins.
WLP’s Anna Burke on Writing LGBTQ Romance
Her books spin tales of love and lust aboard pirate ships, in coastal Maine towns, and in an enchanted mountain lair.
In Data She Trusts: Alumna Puts DMDA Degree to Work at PBS Station
As digital media manager at New England Public Media (NEPM), Rachel Scott, MA ’20 is in charge of capturing audiences, getting them engaged, and keeping them loyal to her station. It’s a big job in a competitive media environment, but Scott came prepared.
McLarin’s Newest Book on James Baldwin: Boston Globe Review
Award-winning Writing, Literature, and Publishing associate professor and graduate program director Kim McLarin’s newest book, James Baldwin’s Another Country: Bookmarked publishes this month, examining her own life and career through the context and themes of Another Country’s.