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.
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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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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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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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Worcester Telegram & Gazette spotlights Ryan Ansin '09
In May 2010, Ryan Ansin ’09 traveled with his nonprofit, Every Person Has a Story Productions (EPHAS), to Cambodia to conduct photography workshops. On August 11, EPHAS took its mission to Rwanda.
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Now That's Something to Tweet About
This summer, Emersonians are interning, working, and volunteering for a variety of businesses and organizations all across the country. More than 100 Emersonians responded, via Twitter, with what they have been up to.
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Emerson alumna Sheryl Kaller tapped to direct The Great Game
Kaller ’82. has been drafted by acclaimed producers Randall L. Wreghitt and Jana Robbins to direct D. Tucker Smith’s The Great Game on Broadway.
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Recent MFA graduate on short list for international award
Laura van den Berg’s (MFA ’08) debut story collection, which she wrote while completing her MFA at Emerson, has been put on the short list for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, reports the Boston Globe.
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Sixteen Emersonians nominated for Emmys
Sixteen Emerson alumni have been nominated for Primetime, Daytime, and News and Documentary Emmy Awards 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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