Emerson College Today

Alumni Profile: Political Speechwriter Michael Moats, MFA '10

In September 2003, Michael Moats, MFA ’10, applied to Emerson’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program expecting to follow his dream.

Student Profile: Singer/Songwriter Amory Sivertson '11

She released her first full-length album, La Di Da, in April 2008, won an EVVY for her song “Beautiful”, released her second album, How to Run Away, in March 2010 and she’s not about to stop there.

Local Artists Love WERS Live Music Week

It’s Live Music Week at Emerson’s FM radio station and local musicians will be hauling their equipment in and out of the studios all week.

Grossman Studies Facial Expression to Aid People with Autism

In her research, Communication Sciences and Disorders Assistant Professor Ruth Grossman wants to address some of the communication problems children with autism face as they interact with others at home and school.

Student Profile: Brandon Penny ’12, Broadcast Journalism

Brandon Penny ’12 recently sat down with the Office of Communications and Marketing to discuss his internship this past summer with TeamUSA.org.

Students Debate the Need for Fiction with Author David Shields

On October 13 the fiction–writer–turned–essayist read from the book as part of Emerson’s Department of Writing, Literature, and Publishing Reading Series.

Meet Student Guest Tweeter Valerie Molina '11

Val Molina ’11 has enthusiastically tweeted and Facebooked for years. So it was only natural that she would apply for a position–and be hired as–a social media associate in the College’s Office of Communications and Marketing new student work program.

Emerson Students Stump Gubernatorial Candidates at Debate

For once the candidates were speechless. “If you could be any living politician, who would you be?” asked Emerson student Taylor Gearhart ’11. The Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates fell silent.