Featured Alumni News

Local Journalists Visit Campus for Post-Election Conversation

Emerson students asked questions and were offered advice at the Post-Election Conversation held in Emerson’s Charles Beard Room on November 9.

Mega-hit Megamind, written by Emerson grads

Congratulations to Alan Schoolcraft ‘95 and Brent Simons ‘97, who wrote the screenplay for the #1 movie in North America. Last weekend, DreamWorks’ Megamind scored $43.7 million at the box office.

Emerson Students Collaborate on Winning Ad Campaign

Four students. Four hours. $10,000 dollars on the line. When Sam Clarke ’09, Ian Cardoni ’12, Phil Hamilton ’11, and Stella Plato ’10 decided to revive Romeo and Juliet for the Jawbone Stimulus Video Contest, they didn’t know how it would turn out, but they knew it had to be funny.

Alumnus Donates Archives From Major News Site He Founded

In the early 1990s, Viscount Rob Sands ’68 recognized that there was an information gap that could be addressed using new emerging technology called the Internet.

Q&A With Lucia Cottone '92 from Lifetime TV

We recently sat down with alumna Lucia Cottone ’92, Vice President of Series Development and Current Programming at Lifetime Television, to discuss her experiences in the field of television production.

Something Funny Happened on the Way to Becoming a Lawyer

When Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, MFA ’09, moved to Louisiana in 2003 to work with a firm that defended accused criminals on Death Row, she thought that was what she wanted to do for a living. She soon found out she was wrong.

Alumna Double Crosses Boston Harbor

People have called her crazy thousands of times. She swims in water that is typically below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Without a wetsuit. For more than six miles (10 kilometers) at a time.

Emerson Young Adult Fiction Author Profiled in Globe

Boston Globe Correspondent Sarah Mupo sat down with Lisi Harrison ’85 September 16 to talk about her latest book, Monster High.