As founder of the nonprofit organization Entertainment for Change (EFC), Jade Zaroff ’16 is connecting children with artists nationwide via online classes aimed at empowering youth on how to lead through art and activism.
Executive in Residence and Director of the Business of Creative Enterprises Program Wes Jackson contributed to an article examining race and pop culture in the wake of civil unrest across the country, as the murders George Floyd and other Black men and women have sparked protests and a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Julia Perry ‘20 and her Business of Creative Enterprises (BCE) cohort made Emerson College history this spring when they became the first-ever graduating class in its BCE undergrad program. Beyond the College, the small cohort of 30-plus students left a lasting impression with real-world clients after they provided six local partners with applicable creative business services.
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.
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 International Public Relations course in the Communication Studies department focuses on global and international media relations, social media, branding, media management, crisis communication, and policy. Students of the class then apply those concepts at GlobComm, coordinating across geographic, cultural, language, religious, technological, and national differences — just as they would in a professional setting.
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.
On June 3, Emerson College issued the following statement in solidarity with the Black community: “We hear you. We stand with you, and we join in calling for justice for … Continue Reading Statement on Anti-Racism Resources, Education Tools
Journalism students embedded themselves into peaceful and turbulent protests.
Social distance was observed during the making of this year’s virtual EVVYs Awards.
