School of Communication News

Mendenhall ’84 discusses future of marketing

Michael Mendenhall ’84, president and chief operating officer of the major New York City-based advertising agency Lipman, told Emerson students that explosive population growth, unprecedented economic development, and exponential technological advancement are changing the world faster than ever before.

Hosek enhances Communication 100 Program

Emerson College’s Communication 100 Program is a class considered so important that it’s one of the few courses at Emerson that all students are required to complete in order to graduate, no matter their major.

O'Shea discusses changes in journalism field

Accomplished journalist James O’Shea told Emerson Journalism students that they can make a difference in their careers by being entrepreneurial rather than following a traditional journalism path during a lecture he gave at the Paramount Center’s Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre on October 12.

Students report on Occupy Boston for the Globe

Seven Journalism students who are part of a new course called Metropolitan News Service: A Collaboration got the chance to report on the Occupy Boston protests this week for the Boston Globe.

Mother praises Emerson staff, program

After seeing many Boston-area therapists and service providers for her son's developmental delay, Wallask found “the one” at Emerson College’s Robbins Speech, Language, and Hearing Center: Dorothy Brown.

Middle East social media leader visits Emerson

Sultan al-Qassemi, a social media leader from the United Arab Emirates identified by Time as authoring one of the top Twitter feeds during the Arab Spring, spoke to Communication Studies students in associate professor Gregory Payne’s Communication Theory for Leading Change course on September 19.

Riley releases Lennon biography

Published by Hyperion Books, Emerson Associate Professor of Journalism Tim Riley released his latest book Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music—The Definitive Life on September 20.

Student, faculty collaborate on climate study

Lindsay Day '12 and Wyatt Oswald uncovered clues about the decline of a New England tree species.