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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Emerson basks in Oscar ceremony
Hearin Ko '15 won a film contest to be an on-stage usher at the 2013 Oscars, while David Magee, Jane and Terry Semel Chair of Screenwriting, was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for a movie he wrote, Life of Pi.
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Diplomat-in-training shares experience
Kerry Velez ’12 is pursuing her calling to work as a foreign diplomat after a 10-week internship at the U.S. Embassy in Australia last summer.
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Vincente Minnelli biographer visiting campus
Vincente Minnelli biographer Mark Griffin ’90 is returning to Emerson on Valentine’s Day to introduce a screening of Minnelli’s Oscar-winning 1958 film, Gigi.
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McTeigue to appear at L.A. film festival
The 13th annual Emerson Film Festival in Los Angeles is scheduled for Thursday, February 28, at 7:30 pm at the Harmony Gold Preview House.
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Bill Burr '93 to receive EVVY Award
Stand-up comedian and actor Bill Burr '93 will receive an EVVY Award at Emerson College this spring.
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Jared Bowen '98 of WGBH never expected the double honor bestowed upon him in recent weeks.
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Alumna Ann Leary featured in The New York Times
Emerson alumna and board member Ann Leary ’85, was featured in a New York Times article about her new book, The Good House.
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Ludel '78 nominated for Directors Guild of America Award
William Ludel '70, director of General Hospital, has been nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award.
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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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