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.
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.
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.
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?
Speech-language pathologist Rik Lemoncello MSSp '99, helps clients with acquired brain injury transition into the workforce through the social enterprise bakery he created.
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.
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.
