Emerson Today

‘A Journalist For The People:’ Juniors Interview Bob Woodward at Global Communication Summit

Jordan Owens ‘24 first learned about legendary journalist Bob Woodward in her high school history class. Natalie Vasileff ‘24 remembers...

Five Things to Know About Covering the ‘Dystopia Beat’

NBC reporter Ben Collins ’10 and journalism professor Mark Leccese share a laugh during their talk. Few journalists can say they...

Speaking the Same Language: Professors Revisit Linguistic Categorizations of Autism

Researchers and clinicians use a range of different terminologies and concepts with regard to how children with autism communicate. So...

Innovation for Impact Expands to Seven Summer Weeks

When Marketing Communication faculty member Sharon Tolpin Topper recruited author and television host Tim Gunn for the 2021 MarComm...

Pizza & Politics: Three Decades of a Communication Tradition

It began as many college traditions do—with a group of students and faculty, a common passion, and of course, pizza. This is how the...

Five Things to Know About Community-Based, Interactive Data Visualization

Growing up in Colombia—at a time when violence plagued the country—Lina Maria Giraldo found both healing and expression in creating art....

The Self-Gift That Keeps on Giving : Award-Winning Paper Examines Shopping, Loneliness

For Brent Smith, professor and chair of Emerson’s Marketing Communication department, the widespread loneliness felt during the pandemic...

Navigating Dementia: A Personal Story and a New Take on Tradition

Dating back to 1900, orators of Emerson College have performed for their peers through the Southwick Recital, traditionally presenting...