Learning to love means you must learn to embrace. Embracing is a two-step method. First, you must acknowledge the circumstances and differences that shape who we are, and then you must be able to reach beyond those differences to find common ground.
Speakers at Emerson’s 139th Commencement Ceremony asked students to listen to others, speak their own truths, and live life with hope and compassion. Here are some excerpts:
Award-winning TV journalist Soledad O’Brien is not one to give advice.
The hour leading up to graduation is full of waiting, behind the scenes checks, and lots of selfies.
Emerson College’s class of 2019 has two valedictorians — Carrie Cullen and Vendi Pavic.
Elisa Hamilton is creating a one-of-a-kind jukebox that will share the stories of the Cambridge community.
One hundred years ago, Emerson College’s Class of 1919 dressed in costume for their senior production of The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont, the earliest (1607) known parody play in English.
Emerson is working to build a more inclusive entertainment industry through an exciting new partnership with Howard University, the University of Southern California, and The Hollywood Reporter.
Being the Emerson College student who directs the school’s award-winning EVVY Awards is a great honor. There can only be one director of the program.
Senior writer-in-residence Jon Papernick is a finalist in Massmouth’s 10th Anniversary Big Mouth Off.
