Poetry Student Project Spotlight: Duende and the Choreopoem
Porsha Olayiwola is the 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and 2015 National Poetry Slam Champion. Black, poet, queer-dyke, hip-hop feminist, womanist: Porsha is a native of Chicago who now resides in Boston where she organizes, writes, and teaches. Porsha … Continued
What it feels like to earn my Masters in Writing for Film and Television MFA
My first day of grad school for Writing for Film and Television brought me right back to how I felt on my first day of kindergarten. I was jittery and queasy with a million irrational thoughts running through my mind … Continued
Learning to Direct Theatre Education: Theory & Practice
Anyone who aspires to be a theatre teacher understands that you need to be a jack (or in my case a jill!) of all trades. We wear many hats at our schools or in the communities we work in. We … Continued
Entering the Publishing Industry: Alumni Spotlight Series
Jessica Thelander, an Alumnus of Emerson’s Publishing and Writing MA program, shares how she made the leap from student to professional by entering the publishing industry. Jessica Thelander Publishing & Writing (MA) 2016 I grew up in the suburbs of … Continued
Project Spotlight: My Communication Disorders School Placement Experience
In my previous blog post, I wrote about a day in my life while working in the Robbin’s Center. But your clinical experience in the Communication Disorders program is not limited to the Robbin’s Center. After you have completed your … Continued
Project Spotlight: Festival Planning for Emerson’s AfterDark Festival
I came to Emerson College in order to gain a master’s that would allow me to combine my passion for the film and entertainment and festival planning industry through marketing. After speaking with the Strategic Marketing Communications program director, I … Continued
Project Spotlight: Book Design
How do you go from crying tears over InDesign during your first week of class to voluntarily redesigning your book over Christmas break? Last semester I took Lisa Diercks’s Intro to Book Design class, and had two goals: Get through … Continued
How I became a Travel Editor at U.S. News: Alumni Spotlight Series
Emerson Grads go on to hold exciting careers in the arts and communication industries. We sat down with Hannah Cheney, Publishing & Writing Alumni, to discuss her journey to becoming a Travel Editor. Hannah Cheney Publishing & Writing (MA) 2012 … Continued
From Emerson to working at the Obama Foundation: Alumni Spotlight Series
Samantha Viotty, Media Design MA Alumnus, describes her career path from a graduate student at Emerson, to working for the Obama Foundation. Samantha Viotty Media Design (MA) 2017 I’m an NYC-born multimedia artist, designer, and educator living in Washington DC. … Continued
Becoming a Broadcaster for the Seattle Sounders
Emerson Alumnus, Keely Flanagan, describes her journey to becoming a Broadcaster for the Seattle Sounders. Keely Flanagan Journalism (MA) 2015 I’m a sports producer with a focus in digital and a love for storytelling. Describe your career path since graduation, … Continued