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School of the Arts News
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Student writes biography on Ray Bolger
Holly Van Leuven '12 is writing a biography on entertainer Ray Bolger, who played Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz as her BFA thesis project.
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Publishing Gala is Success for WLP Students
Writing, Literature & Publishing students gathered to celebrate the work of Emerson’s publishing community at the inaugural Publishing Gala on Friday, November 16 in the Bill Bordy Theater.
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Chinese-American student, soldier releases memoir
Not many people write memoirs at the ripe, old age of 21, but Frank Gao has.
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Student-curated art exhibit opens Dec. 7
An art exhibition curated by Emerson students, Pieces Apart: Quantifying the Experience, is opening this Friday, December 7, from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Huret and Spector Gallery, at the Tufte Performance and Production Center.
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Young alumni perform in Our Town
Two recent graduates of the Department of Performing Arts are cast in this season’s production of Our Town at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.
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E. Yarbrough work selected for Best American Essays
An essay previously published in the Emerson–based literary magazine Ploughshares has been chosen for publication in Best American Essays 2012.
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Students meet, dine with respected writers
Tobias Wolff and Adam Zagajewski visited campus
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Recent graduate wins Norman Mailer Award
Vincent Scarpa ’12 is still dumbfounded at his recent accomplishment: winning the Norman Mailer Award for Best College Fiction Writing.
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