Team Mentality
Being a student-athlete can be a juggling act. But Emerson student-athletes are really, really good at it, says Steph Smyrl.
Author: Charna Westervelt
20 Questions with Lauren Shaw
Lauren Shaw retired from her position as professor in Visual and Media Arts in May, after 52 years at Emerson College.
20 Questions with Mary Higgins
Mary Higgins, MA ’05, recently concluded a 22-year career in the College’s Office of Government and Community Relations, retiring from Emerson in September. Higgins said she looks forward to the next chapter of her career.
Editor’s Note
Thank you for the honor and privilege of sharing these stories with you. And thanks for reading.
Behind the Scenes: Diana Barton ’91
Before returning to Emerson to manage the Emerson Channel, Emerson Sports, and advise the EVVYs, Barton produced hundreds of shows, including the Oscars and Emmys.
Editor’s Note
Emersonians are teeming with passion and ideas. This magazine is a window into just some of that creativity.
Outfitted for Success
As assistant director of career access and equity, Drew Genova, MA ’22, helps students find career pathways and possibilities.
A Platform for Ideas and Opinions
Spencer Kimball’s Big Idea: Create a transparent, trusted worldwide opinion network to address the globe’s biggest challenges.
Fighting Fast Fashion (And Other Ideas From Emerson’s Entrepreneurial Experience)
Ariel Wile’s Big Idea: A sustainable clothing brand focused on fighting fast fashion by upcycling secondhand garments to create one-of-a-kind pieces.
Editor’s Note
With each issue of Expression, it is a privilege to be able to tell the stories of Emersonians who are out there making a difference, doing exceptionally Emersonian things.
A Journalist’s Mindset
In the last 20, 30, 50 years, the
field of journalism has undergone
myriad shifts and changes.
But one thing has remained
constant: the importance of
having a journalist’s mindset.
Transferable Skills
For quite a few students—over many years—students selection of Emerson can be traced back to one instrumental person: Lisa Yaeger.
Editor’s Note
From my little view of the College, Emerson is having not just a good year; Emerson is having a quintessential Emerson year.
Editor’s Note
Throughout this pandemic, Emersonians have kept on being their brilliant, creative, bold, entrepreneurial selves.
A Sweet Spot
During his gap year, Eitan Ehrlich made the Kafė Büs—a marine blue, solar-paneled coffee-shop-on-wheels.