Institute News

Boston school desegregation crisis revisited

How to most effectively desegregate public schools was the topic of conversation last week at a discussion on “Busing in Boston and its Aftermath.”

Institute hosts event on home foreclosure

Personal stories of local people who have struggled with home foreclosure were the theme of an exhibition and panel discussion held last week at Emerson.

Emerson helps prepare future faculty

Emerson has been a host institution for the Preparing Future Faculty Program at Howard University Graduate School in Washington, D.C., since 2008. The program was launched by Howard in 1994 to help give future academics practical experience.

Panel examines 9/11 impact

At an Emerson panel discussion on September 7, speakers examined three areas that have been significantly affected by 9/11: American foreign policy, Americans’ attitudes toward religion, and civil liberties.

Conlon receives grant supporting work on immigration

Deirdre Conlon, global and urban studies scholar-in-residence in Emerson’s Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, teaches several courses on cities, and primarily researches immigration issues.

Leading post-colonial studies scholar discusses new book

Post-colonial African studies is the field that occupies Nigel Gibson, director of the Honors Program, which is housed within the Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies. 

Early Holocaust-themed film screened on campus

One of the first American films to refer to the Holocaust in a frank and honest manner was screened at the Semel Theater on April 4. 

Emerson Embraces Queer Studies

Five Emerson faculty members conducted a panel discussion on “Queering the Academy: Diversity of Perspectives on Queer Studies at Emerson” on October 27.