Emerson College

The Emerson Speech and Debate team made history at this year's finals in Seoul, South Korea. Three students advanced to the finals this year after a season of rigorous debate: Stella Del Tergo ('25), Kayla Armbruster ('25), and Olivia DeCesare ('26). Emerson is one of four institutions worldwide that reached the speech and debate finals. They were led by Deion Hawkins, Assistant Professor of Argumentation & Advocacy and the Director of Emerson's Debate Team.

From March 20-22, Emerson College featured six short plays at the 2025 NewFest Short Works performances in the Semel Theater. All six plays are written, directed, and performed by Performing Arts students. They include Convenience of Proximity, Second Place, Death of Gogh, Period(.) Play, Flight of the Midnight Lobster, and Old Reliable.

Emerson College students were inducted into the Purple Key Leadership Society for the 2024-2025 academic year. The inductees are recognized at the annual Emerson Recognition & Achievement (ERA) Awards ceremony on Friday, April 18th, 2025, as well as in the 2025 commencement program at the College's graduation ceremony.

Mariana Caro ('25) was awarded the Ruben Salazar Scholarship by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. The scholarship will allow Caro to travel to Chicago for the NAHJ Conference in July, where she can meet industry professionals, take workshops, and network with other journalists.

Dylan Humphrey ('27) was honored as a finalist for the Sundance Cultural Impact Residency and a semifinalist for the Paley Center for Media Peter Roth Internship. The Sundance program honors the legacy of social justice advocate Michael Latt by uplifting underrepresented voices in film. The Paley Center's internship, named after TV executive Peter Roth, provides interns with an "unparalleled" look at the creative and business sides of television.

More than 90 seniors and juniors were inducted into Emerson's Gold Key Honor Society on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in a ceremony in the Semel Theater located in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Emerson Forensics Team traveld to the Off-Broadway Swing tournament at Hofstra University in December, earning first place and cementing their status as a team on the rise.

The Lions were honored with the program's fourth United Soccer Coaches (USC) College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, after the USC announced the 2024 recipients on December 31.

Layla Palmer '25 launched a new podcast this spring semester called "Heart to Hussle." The podcast features guests who turned a small dream into a fulfilling career.

The following students are named to Emerson College's Dean's List for the Fall 2024 semester. To make the Dean's List, students must have a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester.

Emerson College celebrated the Class of 2024 during the 144th Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

Thirty-seven seniors were inducted into the Purple Key Leadership Society for the 2023-2024 academic year during the ERA (Emerson Recognition & Achievement) Awards ceremony on April 12. Purple Key recipients demonstrate exceptional leadership and service, a strong commitment to civic engagement, and solid academic achievement.

Emerson College student Carol Rangel Gomes participated in an internship with C-SPAN in the fall semster of 2022. The internship took place in collaboration with the Emerson College Washington D.C program. The program allows students of any major to gain experience working in government; nonprofit, environmental, media, and communication organizations; arts, humanities and educational institutions; social advocacy groups, businesses, economics and trade firms; and law and criminal justice agencies.

Emerson College students received a sports programming award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in their work for The Box Score, a student-run sports talk show.

Emerson College student honoted with the Jeff Arch Screenwriting Award.

The School of Communication Student Awards occurred in the spring and celebrated the close of an extraordinary academic year, as well as recognizing student achievements within the School of Communication.

The 2021 School of Communication Student Awards occurred on April 28th and celebrated the close of an extraordinary academic year, as well as recognizing student achievements within the School of Communication.

The Marlboro Institute Honors Thesis Awards was held at the Honors Program Graduation Dinner in the Emerson SPC Theatre on Thursday, May 5th from 5:00-6:30 pm.

Emerson College student Robert Schinder is a recipient of a grant from The Virgin Unite Social Impact Fund.

Olivia Strauss recently won an award during this year's E3 Expo, an annual pitch competition event at Emerson College, celebrating creativity in business. Students showcase their ventures and compete for monetary awards and donated services to help launch their business. Students who are involved in the E3 minor (Emerson Experience in Entrepreneurship) go through the paces of thinking up, developing, and marketing a business or nonprofit venture.