Lunar New Year!
To all those who celebrate, Happy Lunar New Year Eve! Also known as the Spring Festival, Chūnjié in Mandarin, Seollal in Korean, and Tết in Vietnamese, Lunar New Year is …
Category: Recognition Days
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2025
Dear Emersonians, Today, we write to honor the ideals of a private citizen, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his painstaking efforts that monumentally shifted the direction of the United States …
International Day of People with Disabilities
International Day of People with Disabilities is celebrated annually on December 3 to honor and raise awareness of people living with disabilities. Disability is part of being human. An estimated 1.3 billion …
First-Generation College Students and Veterans
In the United States, November 8 is First-Generation College Student Day and November 11 is Veterans Day. At Emerson, we celebrate and welcome our students, staff, and faculty who are …
World Mental Health Day – October 10
Thursday, October 10, is World Mental Health Day, an important opportunity to raise awareness of mental health, normalize and destigmatize conversations about mental health, and amplify opportunities, strategies, and tools …
Juneteenth 2024
On Wednesday, June 19, Emerson joins the nation in observing Juneteenth, the annual day of remembrance honoring when enslaved Black people in Galveston Bay, Texas, were informed of their emancipation …
Lunar New Year!
To all those who celebrate, Happy Lunar New Year! Also known as the Spring Festival, Chūnjié in Mandarin, Seollal in Korean, and Tết in Vietnamese, Lunar New Year is one …
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2024
This weekend, Emerson celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dream of social justice. The third Monday of every January marks the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day …
National First-Generation College Student Day – Fall 2023
First-Generation College Student Day is celebrated annually on November 8 to commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) in 1965. This act created federal financial aid programs to …