Department of Communication Studies News

Emerson hosts convention for college Democrats

Massachusetts Congressional candidate Joe Kennedy III and Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren were among the speakers at the annual College Democrats of Massachusetts Convention held at Emerson March 31–April 1.

Emerson to present Communication Week

Emerson’s School of Communication will host its third annual Communication Week April 2–6, 2012.

Emerson students travel to Iceland

Five Emerson students recently traveled to Iceland with the Communication, Politics, and Law Association (CPLA), in partnership with Communication Studies Associate Professor Gregory Payne’s Iceland Global Project.

West becomes NCA president

Communication Studies Department Chair Richard West recently became president of the National Communication Association.

India Abroad features Tulasi Srinivas

The country's largest ethnic Indian-American newspaper India Abroad recently featured Emerson Assistant Professor of Anthropology Tulasi Srinivas.

Cooke-Jackson project to inform urban youth about health issues

Angela Cooke-Jackson, a health communication expert and an assistant professor in the Communication Studies Department, is launching a social media collaboration between high-risk youth in Boston and Emerson students in her course Diversity, Culture & Health Communication.

Alumna profiled on a Forbes.com

Alumna Shira Lazar ’04 was recently profiled on a Forbes.com blog about female leaders called “More Seats.”

Journalist works to illuminate Moroccan world

Moroccan journalist Ahmed Benchemsi spoke to Emerson students recently about the controversial journalistic decisions he has made and the misconceptions he said that many Americans have about the Arab world.