Opportunities for Understanding
In a polarized world, Emersonians are helping break down silos and bring people together, one conversation at a time.
communication
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.
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.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Mental Health Literacy
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.
Amplifying Black Women’s Stories, Disrupting Medical Racism
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.
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.
“Ask Satch”
Unofficially, Jonathan “Satch” Satriale the go-to person for many things Emerson.
Cancel Culture Crisis
Navigating a cultural shift and what it means for the future of marketing, communications, and PR.
Not All Insurrections Are Created Equally
Was it a rally comprising American patriots, or, as many Republicans refer to the day’s events, “legitimate political discourse”? Or was it an insurrection, as most observers have called the January 6 attack?
A Taste of Success
Speech-language pathologist Rik Lemoncello MSSp ’99, helps clients with acquired brain injury transition into the workforce through the social enterprise bakery he created.
More than Words
Emerson’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is making important changes to its programs. The result? The speech-language pathology field is becoming more culturally inclusive and better representative of its clients.
Stop Making Sense
Today’s media landscape is polluted with misinformation and disinformation. Alumni and faculty journalists and scholars are bringing the truth to the forefront through their in-depth reporting and research.
20 Questions with Seounmi (Katie) Han Youn
For this issue’s 20 Questions, we talked with Seounmi (Katie) Han Youn, a professor of Marketing Communication.
BCE Global
The Business of Creative Enterprises program offers two degree programs with partner institutions around the world.
Signing Black in America
In March, the School of Communication and Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders hosted a screening of Signing Black in America,