John Craig Freeman’s Big Idea: A public art installation with an augmented reality piece to make the public aware of the devastating effects of climate change on our local environment, and show how our actions today could help reverse the course we’re on.
Spencer Kimball’s Big Idea: Create a transparent, trusted worldwide opinion network to address the globe’s biggest challenges.
Ronee Penoi’s Big Idea: Activate decolonization to create a more just society and invest in people’s futures.
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.
Dr. Jay Bernhardt is inaugurated as Emerson’s 13th president.
Evan Chapman’s Big Idea: Close the cost gap between clean technologies and those that emit greenhouse gasses to make choosing climate-friendly options more viable.
Jessie Quintero Johnson’s Big Idea: An institute within Emerson that offers different ways of thinking about, educating about, communicating about, and advocating for the destigmatization and treatment of mental health issues.
Sharifa Simon-Roberts, Mary Anne Taylor, and Naa Amponsah Dodoo’s Big Idea: Challenge status quo health practices for BIPOC communities and address the deadly consequences of medical racism in OB-GYN healthcare.
For the past three years, Benjamin Anderson Bashein ’98 has helped bring skateboarding to underserved communities across the country as executive director of The Skatepark Project.
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.
Anna Sumilat is part digital host, part cultural organizer, part DJ. Or, as she puts it: “Creative entrepreneur.”
Maureen taught that heightened stories, lives, and circumstances are attainable through the tools of symbolism, naturalism, and poetry.
How Emersonians are taking action
to protect free speech. One book at a time.
ArtsEmerson, along with the city of Boston and partners in the local arts community, welcomed to Boston, Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl.
Bernhardt is leaving his position as dean of Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin and professor of communication studies.
