Emerson College ECAPS was recognized by JED and Everfi for “Excellence in Action” for its Transgender and Non-Binary Resources website during a nation-wide webinar.
TIDE (Teenage Identity and Diversity Education) is a one-day gathering of artists, media makers, and community organizers from Greater Boston and surrounding communities, hosted by Emerson College and Youth LEAD, Inc., a youth empowerment and training program headquartered at Emerson.
On Tuesday, President Pelton and Mayor Martin J. Walsh testified at the Massachusetts State House in support of H.1660, an Act Promoting Pay Transparency and Pipeline Advancement, which if passed, aims to foster gender and racial workplace equity.
President Lee Pelton was at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday, April 30, to testify in support of a bill that would require all companies with more than 100 employees to report the gender and racial identities of employees in management positions.
To honor his commitment to storytelling as a bridge between cultures and perspectives, President Lee Pelton awarded Sheldon Brown the President’s Award for Creative Courage on Tuesday, April 2, in the Semel Theater.
Four local print and broadcast journalists discussed the state of diversity in Boston media, why it’s crucial, and how best to achieve it during a panel moderated by Emerson alumna and host of WBZ-TV’s Centro Yadires (Didi) Nova-Salcedo ’93.
President Lee Pelton hosted a gender parity in higher education summit this week, gathering 40 leaders in the industry to discuss the results of the Eos Foundation’s recent study highlighting the gender gap in leadership at local colleges and universities.
Tamia Rashima Jordan, Emerson’s Director of Intercultural Student Affairs, spoke before the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women’s 63rd session on Monday.
An Evening in History with James Baldwin brought together more than 100 students, alumni, and members of the community to celebrate the life and legacy of the late novelist, activist, and playwright at Emerson College Los Angeles on February 23.
Marketing Communication alumnus Juma Inniss ’13 brought his latest project, BostonRISE, to Emerson’s CenterStage last week, as part of the School of Communication’s Diverse Voices in Communication initiative.