Featured Alumni News
Nearly every day, it seems we’re hearing about something new that Emerson alumni are bringing to the fields of communications and the arts. Whether they’re making movies, creating plays, or planning political campaigns, Emersonians are innovators. They are changing how we see, feel, and experience the world.
For the latest College news and upcoming events, visit the News & Events section.
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Recent Emerson graduate wins Gold Student Academy Award
Julian Higgins ’08 is one of 12 students in the United States selected as winners in this year’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition.
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Alumna awarded Fulbright fellowship to teach in Tunisia
Andrea Calabretta, MFA ’07, has been awarded a Fulbright fellowship to teach at the University of Sousse in Tunisia for the 2011–2012 academic year
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Alumna named senior VP at Sony Pictures Television
Lucia Cottone ’92 has been named senior vice president of development and current programming, networks at Sony Pictures Television.
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Alumni Weekend 2011 was a big success
More than 600 Emerson alumni and guests came back to campus June 3–5 to celebrate Alumni Weekend 2011.
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Di Bona to be inducted into Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
Emerson Trustee Vin Di Bona ’66 will be inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame (RIHHF) later this month.
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Alumni collaborate on hit music video
More than a dozen Emersonians worked on a music video that has been getting a lot of Internet buzz.
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Theater education alumnus to be honored
Tom Marcello ’67 will be inducted into the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s Hall of Fame.
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Castriota named to Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business
Saab Design Director Jason Castriota ’97 has been named one of Fast Company magazine’s 100 Most Creative People in Business (June 2011 issue).
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The West Wing got him hooked, but it was his writing skills that got him there. Michael Moats, MFA ’10, came to Emerson as a graduate student in creative writing. He never thought he’d leave as a political speechwriter.
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