News Articles in 2011
December
- Emerson announces Center for the Theater Commons
- Rasky receives Anti-Defamation League award
- Social media class meets national football star
- Theater collaboration brings Boston controversy to life
- Students learn the art of curating
- Academy-Award-winning production designer visits Emerson College
- Deadliest Catch editor, audio recorder describe challenges
- Emersonians honored by Caucus
- Faculty services coordinator is a local theater personality
- Romanska wins 2011 Aquila Polonica Prize
November
- VMA filmmaker examines Haiti in earthquake aftermath
- Boston school desegregation crisis revisited
- Journalist works to illuminate Moroccan world
- Students named to Who’s Who
- Leary shares insights with students
- Institute hosts event on home foreclosure
- Ploughshares celebrates 40 years
- Sideways screenwriter is latest Semel Chair
- LED light installation created by artists to be shown nightly
- Tobin publishes book on Irish American poetry
- Student speaks at cerebral palsy event
- Mann Stearns award winner Polster honored
- Pelton hosts first staff forum
- Bright's class featured in Boston Globe
- Emerson helps prepare future faculty
- Emerson and Writers Guild of America partner
- Career Week events prepare students for jobs
- Women’s Volleyball advances to GNAC Finals
- Alumnus directs feature film
- Emerson College Los Angeles moving forward
- Emerson leaders visit Chinese universities
- Fields' documentary on the banjo to air Friday
- CSD demonstrates brain dissection
October
- Women’s Volleyball finishes regular season undefeated in GNAC
- Jaen to give advice on professional portfolios
- VMA students bring home awards
- WERS to host Frog Pond college nights
- Emerson launches new mobile website
- Emerson hosts bi-national, bi-lingual exhibit
- 50th annual Family Weekend a success
- Public Safety Lieutenant takes pride in service
- Writing for musical course featured in Globe
- Tobin wins Massachusetts Book Award
- Emerson teams ready for playoffs
- Mendenhall ’84 discusses future of marketing
- Emerson receives National Preservation Honor Award
- Hosek enhances Communication 100 Program
- Anticipation builds for Family Weekend 2011
- O'Shea discusses changes in journalism field
- Todd awarded $15k grant
- Alpha Pi Theta marks 65 years
- Pelton hosts lunch, discussion with staff
- Students report on Occupy Boston for the Globe
- Emerson celebrates Porgy and Bess
- Emerson launches Boston Summer Writers' Conference
September
- Colonial Theatre to be operated by Citi Performing Arts Center
- Men's Soccer beats Emmanuel
- Marin's talk examines young adult lit
- Fraternity offers networking reception for students
- Mother praises Emerson staff, program
- Faculty music group on Grammy ballot
- Faculty, ArtsEmerson collaborate on film series
- Middle East social media leader visits Emerson
- Emerson welcomes state leaders
- Writer Junot Diaz visits campus
- MacWade $50k challenge exceeded
- Riley releases Lennon biography
- President hosts community events at residence
- Gordon's online tool used by Boston Public Schools
- Emerson celebrates Hispanic/Latin American heritage
- Student, faculty collaborate on climate study
- Student writes for hit FX show
- Meet the Class of 2015
- Emerson remembers 9/11
- Emerson institutes composting program
- Local politicos teach on campus
- Orientation 2011 was a hit
- Panel examines 9/11 impact
- Film celebrates the spirit of service post-9/11
August
- Emerson #2 in Newsweek ranking
- Students win third in global advertising competition
- New and promoted faculty named
- Emerson welcomes Class of 2015
- Emerson events will commemorate 9/11
- Longtime former athletics director Jim Peckham dies at 81
- Hundreds attend annual staff appreciation luncheon
- Emerson keeps an eye on Hurricane Irene
- Emerson mourns the loss of a Trustee
- Emerson ranks high among top colleges and universities
- DiSabatino '09 Featured on The Great Food Truck Race
- Alumnus writes critically acclaimed debut novel
- Emerson to host University Film and Video Association conference
July
- Emerson named a top film school by Hollywood Reporter
- Walker to head WLP department
- WERS featured on WCVB ABC affiliate news magazine
- Emmy nominees include many with Emerson links
- Emerson joins forces with major Chinese university to offer global student experiences
- Emerson hosts arts and communication program for Boston-area students
- Emerson community welcomes President Pelton
- Journalism Department launches iPad app to showcase student work
June
- School of Communication hosts laughter and humor conference
- Emerson College establishes official residence
- Emerson team wins big at "Sundance of video games"
- Bobbi Brown '79 speaks to Boston Globe about her career in makeup
- Emersonians compete in boating contest on the Charles
- Producer Comley wins two Tony Awards
- Recent Emerson graduate wins Gold Student Academy Award
- Alumna awarded Fulbright fellowship to teach in Tunisia
- Alumna named senior VP at Sony Pictures Television
- Alumni Weekend 2011 was a big success
- Di Bona to be inducted into Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
- Alumni collaborate on hit music video
- Theater education alumnus to be honored
- Belkina's work featured at international conference
- Emersonians take home Elliot Norton Awards for drama
May
- Emerson named top 10 social media college
- Recent grad's film opens in L.A.
- Anticipation builds for Alumni Weekend 2011
- Emerson helps deliver hope to Japan
- Emerson faculty member inducted into Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame
- 30th Annual EVVY Awards break attendance records
- Tom Guganig passes away
- Jim O'Brien Named Men's Basketball Head Coach
- Commencement brings new beginnings
- Jeffrey Greenhawt elected chair of Emerson's Board of Trustees
- Graduate student wins grant for film on post-Katrina New Orleans
- Auction to raise scholarship funds; community engagement
- LeRay to deliver Graduate Student Commencement speech
- Everything you ever wanted to know about Ploughshares...
- Herman '11 named to Academic All-District Softball Team
- First-year talent displayed at FYWP Showcase
- New Opportunities for PA students
- Graduate students win first annual GSA Awards
- Students collect supplies for tornado relief
- WLP's Yarbrough nominated for Massachusetts Book Award
- Oswald, students take part in innovative Boston eco-study
- Longtime faculty honored for years of service
- Seven to receive honorary degrees at Commencement
- Lacerte family endows Writing and Academic Resource Center
- Traveling sports apparel store wins first place at E3 Expo
- Emerson's Noteworthy to audition for NBC show
- Three students recognized at athletics celebration
April
- 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning opera had its premiere at Emerson
- Alumna voted outstanding educator
- Alliger '75 named judge at Glovebox film festival
- Student Capstone Projects Celebrated
- Emersonian's film screens at Boston festival
- 2011 Commencement speakers announced
- Alumnus wins First Place Drama Award
- Students and faculty recognized for academic achievement
- Taking a break to feast before Finals Week
- Liebergott and others honored at last Faculty Assembly
- Phi Alpha Tau welcomes Boston Foundation's Grogan into brotherhood
- Frank and Jacques discuss queer politics
- Fence adds new dimension to Emerson softball
- Liebergott tribute: praise, laughter, and happy tears
- Conlon receives grant supporting work on immigration
- Emerson recognized for green practices
- Tóibín talks about guest editorship of Ploughshares
- Alumna's documentary to premiere at Tribeca Festival
- Freeman brings virtual landscape to life at Cyberarts Festival
- Up close with TV's Menounos '00
- Award-winning film about aphasia screens on campus
- Four Emerson Athletes Earn GNAC Weekly Honors
- Business takes center stage at annual E3 Exposition
- VMA's Lake wins $3K ProArts grant
- Leading post-colonial studies scholar discusses new book
- Mercutio Troupe presents The Yellow Wallpaper
- Student, faculty work side-by-side in off-campus play
- Trayless dining comes to Emerson
- Asian student group invites sushi chefs to campus
- Students take home awards from Society of Professional Journalists
- Haines's book nominated for South Carolina Award
- Emerson Stage prepares for opening of Spring Musical
- Gordon uses new media to hone the community-planning process
- Early Holocaust-themed film screened on campus
- Graduation countdown focuses on job-readiness skills for seniors
- Marketing Communication introduces revamped curriculum
- McElroy Gets Win #300
- Student filmmaker wins disability awareness award
- CNN exec comes to Emerson
- Peter Meade '70 named BRA director
- Middle Eastern summit hosts Journalism graduate student
- Emerson's student-run broadcasts win 19 AP Awards
- First annual Diversity Week a big success
- Nussbaum delivers talk on intergenerational communication
- US-Iran hostage crisis of 1981 explored in film
- High goals set for Live Music Week
March
- Students and NY Alumni make valuable connection
- New journalism curriculum reflects industry changes
- Winkler teaches master class
- Femicides in Mexico explored in staged reading
- Walker gets PEN Award
- Rex Trailer - Massachusetts Cowboy
- Emerson participates in Earth Hour 2011
- Wall Street Journal profiles social media class
- DiNucci named to D3 Hoops team
- NewFest celebrates 20 years
- Schwartz's book examines life of African-dance pioneer
- Tetreault shares his Emerson Experience
- Javits Fellowship goes to alumnus
- Creative Minds at Cannes selects Emersonians
- Scholarship fund, theater named in Liebergott's honor
- Walker elected to Board of Trustees
- Peter Loge '87 honored during Communication Week
- Connor Award goes to head of Disney Music
- Experts say Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized marketing
- Emerson's unique Kasteel Well program marks 25 years
- Finn's film lauded by Village Voice
- Himmer's Bee-Loud Glade explores silence
- Raj Sharma's Emerson Experience
- State Department Spokesman Visits Emerson
- Journalism students visit Boston Globe
- Emerson to celebrate Communication Week
- Asim's book nominated for NAACP best fiction prize
- Panel examines The King's Speech via multiple perspectives
- Emerson students named to Who's Who
- Senior Lions basketball players honored
- Emerson earns an 'A' in social media
- For many, spring break means community service
- Forensics team sweeps the N.E. Regional Championship
- Bensussen wins award for direction of Annie Baker play
February
- And the Oscar winners are...
- Emerson basketball players receive GNAC honors
- Emersonians are all over the Oscars
- Kempler weighs in on Giffords's recovery
- Design awards roll in for Paramount Center
- Gallery shines a light on avant-garde artist-filmmaker Tambellini
- Journalism alumnus McCarthy '04 wins Polk Award for reporting
- Emerson Film Festival to light up Los Angeles this week
- The King's Speech to Be Screened, Discussed on Campus
- Corporate social responsibility speakers series open to Emersonians
- Alumnus nominated to National Council on Disability by Obama
- Man who planted 10,000 trees is subject of student, alumnus doc
- Emerson dining hall switches to cage-free eggs
- Link passions to promote justice, says Angela Davis
- Gordon researches why location matters in a networked world
- Voice of Green Bay Packers is Wayne Larrivee '77
- WERS 88.9 hosts A Cappella Competition
- Super Bowl commercial rankings favor the cute
- Emerson community to celebrate Liebergott's leadership
- Performing Arts students take home awards
- Egyptian protests captured by photojournalist Athanasiadis
- Seglin among 2010's Top 100 Thought Leaders
- Journalism students get global view of Egyptian conflict
- Journalism Department partners with Boston Globe
- Irish Festival a good investment says Irish Consul
- ProArts Connect celebrates its first anniversary
- Cutler accepts cultural award at State House
- ArtsEmerson Celebrates World Premiere of Irish Festival
- Screenwriter Stacy McKee's Emerson Experience
- Reusable Containers: A New Trend on Campus
- Who Will Win Best Collegiate A Cappella Group of 2011?
- Antibiotic Overuse Unlikely to Change
- Cinemagic USA Festival at Emerson
- Annual Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction Writers
- Activist Angela Davis headlines Black History Month events
January
- Cutler named Massachusetts Cultural Council award winner
- Watsky '10 a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Students admitted early sample life at Emerson
- Shakespeare's portrayal of Jews was topic of panel
- The Fighter, Black Swan among Academy Award nominees
- Jay Leno '73 to receive Harvard's Hasty Pudding Award
- Journalism Chair Ted Gup to appear on popular PBS show
- "Jersey Boy" Bwarie '99 shares career advice with students
- Ploughshares contributors share NYT Book Review acclaim
- Emerson-made film debuts at Slamdance Festival
- Stewart '82 sees boom time ahead for strategic communicators
- A call to continue King's work at MLK Luncheon
- Actor F. Murray Abraham, 2011 Waldman Chair
- WLP Department names new interim chair
- Journalism institute provides real-world opportunity
- Emerson Soccer Teams Garner Academic Honor
- Denis Leary's Emerson Experience
- A Conversation on Shakespeare's Jews
- Carole Simpson Remembers Martin Luther King
- Courtemanche Elected to Board of Trustees
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