Message to the Emerson Community: This Is Not a Time for Celebration
The deaths of unarmed Black men and women at the hands of police continue apace– even as the Derek Chauvin trial was proceeding to its conclusion today.
Sad News About Professor Robert Colby
Robert (Bob) Colby, beloved faculty member, friend, and Professor and Chair of Performing Arts, passed away early this morning following a courageous battle with cancer.
Pelton Reflects on Emerson Tenure, Pandemic: GBH Boston Public Radio
President Lee Pelton and Berklee President Roger Brown, both leaving their posts in higher education this spring, joined hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan this week to discuss enduring the pandemic this past year at their respective schools, lessons learned, and next steps in their careers and lives.
Teach-In on Race: Writer, Scholar Eve Ewing on ‘Time Folding Back in on Itself’
Dr. Eve Ewing talked about the theories that underpin all her work, whether academic, literary, or theatrical.
Update on Community Equity Action Plan
A newly established communications working group drawn from across the College will provide periodic and regular progress updates on our community equity plan.
Presidential Working Group Final Report
I have reviewed the final report and recommendations, and believe we have the knowledge and expertise to engage in continuous improvement of the College’s prevention and response processes and programs.
Flex Learning in the 2021 Fall Term
As we begin to forecast teaching and learning for the Fall Term, our current planning is that we will open the Fall Term with our One Emerson Flex Learning.
Pelton on Systemic Inequalities in Schools: NBC Boston
President Lee Pelton joined a round table conversation for NBC Boston’s “An Education in Equity” from classroom to career program, joined by fellow Bostonian leaders Linda Dorcena Forry, Danielson Tavares, and Michael Holley, hosted by alum Latoyia Edwards ’98.
Pelton, Gellman Urge Expansion of Education for Incarcerated: Boston Globe
President Lee Pelton and Mneesha Gellman, director of the Emerson Prison Initiative and associate professor of political science write an op-ed for the Globe, describing the need for more educational opportunities for incarcerated people post-pandemic.
Pelton: Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Deval Patrick’s Podcast “Being American”
President Pelton spoke to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education about his departure from Emerson College this coming spring after 10 years of leading the College, as he will lead The Boston Foundation.