Dr. Jay M. Bernhardt, who will become Emerson College’s 13th president in June after two years of an interim leader presiding, spoke to an energetic crowd of Emersonians at the Cutler Majestic Theatre...
Dr. Jay M. Bernhardt, current dean of The University of Texas at Austin's communication college, will become Emerson College's 13th president in June, after two years of an interim leader presiding,...
By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief September 7, 2022
Emerson’s Student Government Association onboards a new president and vice president following its spring semester election cycle. Pranit Chand, a senior data science and economics major, and Neiko Pittman,...
By Adri Pray, Content Managing Editor July 24, 2022
The Presidential Search Committee released a “detailed description” of what qualities it seeks in Emerson’s next president. Shared via email on Friday, the document outlined ideal experiences and...
It is well into the spring semester of the 2021-22 academic year, and Emerson College still lacks permanent leadership.
Former President M. Lee Pelton, who took the helm of the college in 2011, left...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor November 4, 2021
The 14th floor office designated for the Vice President and Provost of Academic Affairs will soon be have a new tenant as Michaele Whelan prepares to depart the college, saying goodbye to friends made...
More than four months into his tenure in the college’s top job, Interim President Bill Gilligan described himself as a steady hand who will guide Emerson through a period of immense transition.
Gilligan,...
William Gilligan, Emerson's former vice president for information technology, will emerge from retirement to helm the college as interim president beginning June 1, college officials announced Friday...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor March 23, 2021
Emerson added a new section of its website dedicated entirely to the search for a new president on Thursday morning.
The site, announced by the Chair of the Presidential Search Committee Michael MacWade...
Statements from former vice president Joe Biden and President Donald J. Trump struck strikingly different tones, following the Associated Press and several other major other news organizations’ declaration...
Former Vice President Joe Biden claimed victories in several key battleground states Wednesday, laying clear his path to the presidency while narrowing the chances of incumbent President Donald Trump’s...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor October 5, 2020
Three political commentators, each an Emerson alum, tried to make sense of the chaotic first presidential debate in a discussion panel hosted by Emerson College Polling Thursday evening.
The panel,...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer April 3, 2019
Student Government Association Executive Vice President Raz Moayed entered the race for executive president unopposed, with plans to resign at the end of the fall semester to study abroad in the spring....
President M. Lee Pelton revamped his social media presence over the summer to improve communication between him and the Emerson community.
His new approach notifies students and staff about changes...