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Emerson and Lesley College students got up early for Obama
Oct. 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Before Barack Obama arrived in Boston last weekend to campaign for Deval Patrick, three Emerson College students and a fourth from Lesley College arrived at Hynes Convention Center around 6 a.m., more than six hours before doors would open. They were rewarded with third place in line behind two men, one from Cambridge and one [...]
Tours, theater and film at ArtsEmerson opening weekend
Sept. 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
Emerson’s epic Paramount Center is an arts palace
Emerson appoints diversity czar
Feb. 26, 2010 1 Comment
Emerson College, much-maligned over its failure to promote diverse faculty, has filled the new position of associate vice president for diversity and inclusion. Calling it a “cabinet level position,” outgoing Emerson President Jackie Liebergott promises the VP will help the college achieve greater diversity and “to provide a central focus for our efforts to recruit [...]
Emerson student dies of leukemia
Nov. 9, 2009 2 Comments
Emerson College theatre studies student Matthew Starring was only a few credits short of earning his hard-fought degree. A degree he battled to earn even while fighting leukemia for the past two years. Jackie Liebergott, Emerson’s president, in a campus-wide e-mail, reported that Starring died this week. “He was a bright and talented young man, [...]
Emerson student sexually assaulted leaving movie theater
Sept. 28, 2009 1 Comment
A female Emerson College student was groped Friday night after leaving the Loews Boston Common movie theater on the outskirts of the school’s downtown Boston campus, police said. According to George F. Noonan, Emerson College’s police chief and director of public safety, the victim was leaving the movie theater when she was approached by a [...]
Emerson Professor Roger House reinstated after student reporting
Sept. 2, 2009 Leave a Comment
Student journalist leads investigation
Emerson alum dies of Swine Flu
July 8, 2009 Leave a Comment
David P. Twomey, of Portland, Maine, died June 30.
Emerson College creates medical amnesty
Feb. 18, 2009 Leave a Comment
In a bold move, Emerson College has instituted a medical amnesty policy to encourage students who abuse drugs and alcohol to seek potentially life-saving medical treatment without the worry of disciplinary reprisal from the college. “The overarching priority of Emerson College with respect to alcohol and other drugs is to ensure the safety and well-being [...]