President News

Pelton writes to MBTA secretary

In response to concerns raised by Emerson students about proposed fare increases and service decreases suggested by the MBTA, Emerson President Lee Pelton wrote to MBTA secretary and CEO Richard Davey.

Duncan, Kerry hold student town hall on campus

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, and Emerson President Lee Pelton spoke to more than 130 students from Emerson and other Boston-area colleges about education issues Monday at a town-hall style meeting in Emerson’s Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre.

Pelton discusses moral duties of college presidents

President Lee Pelton spoke about what it means to be a college president in an event for students and faculty in the Bright Family Screening Room Monday night.

Emerson in LA Groundbreaking set for March

President Lee Pelton announced today that Emerson will break ground for its new facility for Emerson College Los Angeles on Thursday, March 8.

Emerson leaders visit Chinese universities

A delegation of Emerson administrators, faculty, and staff visited Beijing, China, this week to meet with officials from Emerson’s sister university, the Communication University of China (CUC).

Pelton hosts lunch, discussion with staff

Fifteen staffers came from all corners of the College—Athletics, Journalism, Government and Community Relations, the Library, the Office for the Arts—to enjoy President Lee Pelton’s first lunch with staff.

Emerson welcomes state leaders

President Lee Pelton welcomed 24 members of the Massachusetts state legislature to Emerson’s Paramount Center on September 20, where they discussed the cultural and economic revitalization of Boston's Theatre District.

President Pelton on Cover of Diverse Issues in Higher Education

For the cover story of the September edition of Diverse Issues in Higher Education, reporter Ken Cooper sat down with President Lee Pelton to talk about  the College's progress toward diversity on campus.