In Memoriam: Fall 2020
Expression magazine was notified of the passing of these community members between March 1 and October 16, 2020.
Fall 2020
The Voice of Students
In 1982, as then President Ronald Reagan proposed federal cutbacks to financial aid, Emerson students were among those who took to the streets to oppose the changes and make their voices heard.
Emerson Everywhere
When the world moved online, so did we. Your Alumni Office has produced virtual programming to help enrich life from home, wherever that may be.
Meet the Executive Committee of Your Alumni Board
Get to know the Executive Committee of your Alumni Board.
Community is Everything
Nanci Isaacs ’79 shares her thoughts about the importance of community.
Finding Hope
In this issue of Expression, we talked to Emersonians about some of the good to come out of this pandemic. In fact, this magazine is chock full of stories of alumni whose creativity, leadership, and commitment to social justice and equity is more important than ever.
Silver Linings
Expression checked in with Emersonians to see how they’re faring during COVID-19 and what the global pandemic has meant for them.
Recently Published Works by Emersonians
A collection of books by Emerson authors from Fall 2020.
Fond Memories
Read letters from Susan Evans ’64 and Karen Finkelstein Orenstein ’64, Jared Pendak ’07, and Steven Pollak ’71.
How Do You Eat an Elephant? One Bite at a Time
Malia Lazu ’99 is a lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-creator of a series of community conversations called “The Inclusive Innovation Economy: Ideas + Actions.”
Curtain Call
After five years as vice president of Emerson’s Office of the Arts, ArtsEmerson Artistic Director David Dower (left) will step down at the end of the year.
20 Questions with Lee Pelton
For this issue’s 20 Questions, we sat down with Lee Pelton, the 12th President of Emerson College.
The Staying Power of the Liberal Arts
Liberal arts and interdisciplinary studies have long played a role at Emerson. That role has been strengthened with the establishment of the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College.
Out of Many, One
This time last year, no one could have predicted that a microscopic novel virus would so profoundly change the communities and the world in which we live. For all of us, this will be a marker in time, the memory of which will last for generations to come.
One Emerson
A collection of Emerson face coverings produced for the Fall 2020 semester.