Emerson Alumni Spotlight: MFA Opens Doors in Theater

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Emerson prides itself on its extensive network of successful alumni. One such alum is Laura Gallagher Byrne, Director of Theatre and Education at Nantucket Dreamland Foundation and an elected member of the Nantucket School Committee. Today we’re highlighting Laura’s professional … Continued

Graduate Thesis Film Explores Backstage Bollywood

If you’re looking into graduate schools, you know that every program has different thesis options. At Emerson, graduate theses are opportunities for students to be creative leaders in their field of study. Today, we are highlighting Aarushi Nigam, a recent … Continued

Day in the Life of a Creative Writing MFA Student

If you’re considering grad school, you’ve likely asked yourself a dozen questions before even deciding whether or not to apply. And yet, even after narrowing down where you want to go and study, applying, and being accepted (congrats!), you probably … Continued

Grad School During A Pandemic: How Students Navigate Online Learning

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The past year has been nerve-wracking as our campus family has been embracing lion pride from afar. Despite the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to connect, collaborate, and generate ideas to fulfill our call to action in … Continued

Why Emerson is the right choice for Graduate School

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Interested in attending graduate school at Emerson College, but still not sure if it’s the right school for you? Let us explain why Emerson College is the right choice for Graduate School. Emerson is a melting pot of international and … Continued

Q&A with a Writing for Film & Television MFA Student

From her first day of grad school to her very last assignment, ’20 Writing for Film and Television MFA graduate and Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions, Haley Bresnahan, has successfully completed Emerson’s rigorous low-residency program. She’s given us the inside … Continued

Film and Media Art Thesis: Two Emersonians Proudly Share Their Thesis Projects

Emerson’s MFA in Film and Media Art program gives students the opportunity to develop their creative skill sets. Students work with image and sound on traditional and emergent media forms. The program culminates with a thesis project. Students explore their … 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