School of the Arts News

Alumnus wins major poetry awards

Matthew Rasmussen ’04 recently won two prestigious awards for his poetry: the 2012 Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets and the 2012 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers.

Students attend Cannes Film Festival

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Gregory tells grads to learn resilience

More than 1,000 degrees were conferred at Emerson’s 132nd Commencement exercises, held May 15 at the Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston.

Students to speak at Commencement

Emerson has named a Writing for Film and Television major and a Journalism student with experience reporting in Pakistan as the student speakers for the College’s 132nd undergraduate and graduate Commencement ceremonies.

VMA faculty Shipps to retire

Visual and Media Arts Associate Professor Stephen Shipps is retiring this year after more than 40 years of service to Emerson College.

New photo exhibit celebrates Portuguese music

On Wednesday, May 16, in collaboration with the Boston Portuguese Festival and the Consulate General of Portugal, Emerson College’s School of the Arts will open a new exhibition titled Fado Vadio

Student awarded Kennedy Center Fellowship

Tierra Bonser ’12 was recently awarded the Kennedy Center/Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) Dramaturgy Fellowship to the Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights’ Workshop and New Play Dramaturgy Intensive in association with the National New Play Network.

Medina awarded Guggenheim grant

Writing, Literature and Publishing Professor Pablo Medina has been named a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow in poetry by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.