School of Communication News

Corporate social responsibility speakers series open to Emersonians

Students and faculty are invited to sit in on discussions of Corporate Social Responsibility during classes for strategic communicators that feature guest speakers throughout the rest of the semester.

Exciting updates in faculty achievements

Recent faculty achievements in the department include appointments in the MA House of Representatives and featured presenters at various conferences.

Super Bowl commercial rankings favor the cute

Plenty of students watched this year’s Super Bowl, but the 70 Emerson students taught by part-time Marketing Communication faculty member Derek Beckwith were required to watch—well, at least the commercials.

Egyptian protests captured by photojournalist Athanasiadis

International photojournalist Iason Athanasiadis, covered the uprising in Egypt just days before his scheduled appearance at the Bright Family Screening Room on February 9.

Journalism students get global view of Egyptian conflict

Associate Journalism Department Chair Doug Struck told students in the Semel Theater, it’s too easy—and misguided—for journalists to oversimplify the massive protests in Cairo.

Journalism Department partners with Boston Globe

Although Journalism students expect assignments that mimic actual reporting, one student recently ended up with a byline on the Boston Globe’s Boston.com website.

Professor publishes two articles

Professor Phillip Glenn is co-author on two scholarly publications that have just come out.

Antibiotic Overuse Unlikely to Change

A link between early exposure to unnecessary antibiotics and the development of childhood asthma is unlikely to change Americans’ use of the drugs, say experts associated with Emerson’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.