Emerson College Today

New photo exhibit celebrates Portuguese music

On Wednesday, May 16, in collaboration with the Boston Portuguese Festival and the Consulate General of Portugal, Emerson College’s School of the Arts will open a new exhibition titled Fado Vadio

Marshall named Outstanding Faculty Member

Writing, Literature and Publishing Assistant Professor Megan Marshall has been named the Emerson College Graduate Student Association 2011–2012 Outstanding Faculty Member.

Student awarded Kennedy Center Fellowship

Tierra Bonser ’12 was recently awarded the Kennedy Center/Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) Dramaturgy Fellowship to the Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights’ Workshop and New Play Dramaturgy Intensive in association with the National New Play Network.

Emerson to host 31st Annual EVVYs

Emerson will host the 31st Annual EVVY Awards in front of a live audience at the 1,200–seat Cutler Majestic Theatre on Saturday, May 12, at 7:00 pm.

Emerson debate team finishes successful year

Emerson Forensics, the College’s nationally competitive speech and debate team, recently finished a successful 2011–2012 competition season with numerous accolades.

Emersonians celebrate public diplomacy project

Students, faculty, and alumni of Emerson College met with their counterparts in the beachside community of Rosarito, Mexico, recently, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of an ongoing public diplomacy project in the wake of the Mexican drug cartel crisis.

Emersonians discuss Trayvon Martin

Students, faculty, and staff came together last week to discuss the Trayvon Martin case: the implications it’s had on race relations nationally, how it relates to race relations at Emerson, and the media’s coverage of the case and other issues of race.

Student honored for community service work

Isabel Thottam ’13 has been named a 2012 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact for her campus leadership and commitment to community service.