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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Screenwriter Stacy McKee's Emerson Experience
We recently caught up with writer and producer Stacy McKee, MFA ’99 for our series we are calling “The Emerson Experience.”
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Watsky '10 a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Slam poet George Watsky ’10 appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday, January 27, performing Pale Kid Raps Fast, a video that has brought him Internet fame.
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The Fighter, Black Swan among Academy Award nominees
Two members of the Emerson community are among those celebrating Academy Award nominations.
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Jay Leno '73 to receive Harvard's Hasty Pudding Award
Emerson College alumnus Jay Leno ’73, host of his own comedy show for nearly two decades, was named the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2011 Man of the Year, according to The Harvard Crimson.
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"Jersey Boy" Bwarie '99 shares career advice with students
He described his path from Emerson to his lead role as Frankie Valli in the national tour of the hit musical and offered his advice on how to make it in the performing arts world.
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Journalism Chair Ted Gup to appear on popular PBS show
Journalism Department Chair Ted Gup was interviewed by TV host Barry Kibrick in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick.
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Emerson-made film debuts at Slamdance Festival
The 16-year-old festival will screen just 56 shorts and 18 features from around the world this year, including Beneath Contempt, which was filmed locally in late summer 2009 by a handful of Emerson graduates.
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Stewart '82 sees boom time ahead for strategic communicators
Stewart ’82 will show Emerson students how McDonald’s and other companies have dealt with significant CSR issues, including sustainability and environmental and social responsibility, through his class.
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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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