Pat Bartevian ’44: A Boylston Street Legacy
Bartevian operates the antique shop her father opened in 1910.
alumni
AI as a Personal Assistant
Veronica Belmont’s Big Idea: A personal LLM based and trained on your own personal information, history, and interests.
Outfitted for Success
As assistant director of career access and equity, Drew Genova, MA ’22, helps students find career pathways and possibilities.
A Mindset Shift
Heather Watkins’s Big Idea: Change people’s mindsets to think beyond themselves and consider the needs of people living with disabilities.
Changing Standards
Jae Williams’s Big Idea: Eliminate standardized testing in school to boost students’ confidence and encourage them to define themselves beyond a one-size-fits-all rubric.
Radically Changing Our Schools
Linda Nathan’s Big Idea: Rethink how we teach students and radically restructure how time is used in school and what curriculum is offered and prioritized.
Norman Lear ’44, LHD ’68: An Appreciation
When TV legend Norman Lear passed away on December 6 at the age of 101, he was remembered as the man who forever changed television with such socially conscious 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and One Day at a Time.
Mitigating Climate Change by Making Green Tech Cheaper
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.
In Memoriam: Fall 2023
“Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them.”
George Eliot, English author
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.
The Tricks and Flips That Build a Community
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.
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.
Recently Published Works by Emersonians
“Style is to forget all styles” – Jules Renard
The Perfect Mix
Anna Sumilat is part digital host, part cultural organizer, part DJ. Or, as she puts it: “Creative entrepreneur.”
In (Banned) Books We Trust
How Emersonians are taking action
to protect free speech. One book at a time.