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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Alumna Brown Appointed to Committee by President Obama
Bobbi Brown ’79, an Emerson College Trustee and founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, will be named by President Obama to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
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M. Lee Pelton named 12th President of Emerson College
M. Lee Pelton, president of Willamette University and a former dean at Colgate University and Dartmouth College, will assume office July 1, 2011.
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Rasky Spins Music with Boston Roots
Emerson Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and alumnus Larry Rasky ’78 made a guest DJ appearance on Emerson radio station WERS (88.9 FM) on August 30.
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Boomtown Gold a documentary by Michael Bavaro about TV legend and Emerson Visual and Media Arts instructor Rex Trailer, aired on WGBH on August 26.
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Emersonian Directs Amanda Palmer at ART
Steven Bogart, MA ’86 will direct his former high school prodigy, Amanda Palmer, at the ART's Oberon this year.
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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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