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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.

This spring, students performed in Red Wolf, a show about a monster that knocks on a grieving family's door. The show set stage from March 26-29 in Emerson College's Greene Theater. Written by Madison Mondeaux ('26) and directed by Joe Antoun, the play follows teenage Jamie and her family as an urban legend hunts them down one by one. Most notably, the production won the Rod Parker Playwrighting Fellowship for NewFest 2025, Emerson Stage's annual celebration of new works.

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.

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.

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.

Emerson College students participated in Emerson Stage's production of Limber, A Love Story from February 26 to March 1 at the Greene Theater in Boston, MA. Written by L M Feldman and directed by Adin Walker, the play premiered at NewFest 2025: New Play Workshop, and examines the history and storytelling of the contemporary circus, with an ensemble cast that moves backward in time.

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.

Emerson College students participated in Emerson Stage's production of I Love XXX from February 5-8 at the Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre in Boston, MA. Written by Meng Jinghui, Shi Hang, Wang Xiaoli, and Huang Jingang, and directed by Tushar Mathew and Alison Qu, with translation by Claire Conceison. The play examines and questions the role of individual to the collective in post-socialist society and China's effort to resolve its past and look to the future. The work has no cast or characters, and every iteration is a unique improvisation based on the phrase "I Love" by its collective ensemble.

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.

Emerson College awarded approximately 1,045 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2024 during the 144th Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

The Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies honored students in spring 2024 at the end of the academic year, recognizing students for their achievements, which included Interdisciplinary Studies student awards and Honors thesis awards.

The Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies honored students in Spring 2024 at the end of the academic year, recognizing students for their achievements, which included Interdisciplinary Studies student awards and Honors thesis awards.

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

The Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies honored students in Spring 2024 at the end of the academic year, recognizing students for their achievements, which included Interdisciplinary Studies student awards and Honors thesis awards.

The 2024 School of Communication Student Awards occurred this spring and celebrated the close of an extraordinary academic year, as well as recognizing student achievements. This year's program was accompanied by a new component - the Student Scholars and Creators Showcase. Produced under guidance from Assistant Dean Lisa Wisman Weil, the showcase highlighted the work of nine students, who discussed their questions, findings, and creations with guests during the award program reception.

The 2024 School of Communication Student Awards occurred this spring and celebrated the close of an extraordinary academic year, as well as recognizing student achievements. This year's program was accompanied by a new component - the Student Scholars and Creators Showcase. Produced under guidance from Assistant Dean Lisa Wisman Weil, the showcase highlighted the work of nine students, who discussed their questions, findings, and creations with guests during the award program reception.

The following students are named to Emerson College's Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester. The requirement to make Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester.

The 2024 School of Communication Student Awards occurred this spring and celebrated the close of an extraordinary academic year, as well as recognizing student achievements.

The following students are named to Emerson College's Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester. The requirement to make Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester.

Emerson College awarded approximately 1,045 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2024 during the 144th Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

Emerson College students participated in Emerson Stage's production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 from April 18-20 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston, MA. Written by Dave Malloy, directed by M. Bevin O'Gara, with music direction by Sariva Goetz and choreographed by Christopher Shin, The Great Comet is an electropop opera based on a portion of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.

Emerson College students participated in NewFest Short Works 2024, a theater production featuring short plays written, directed, and performed by Emerson College Performing Arts students this past spring, from March 21-23 in the Semel Theatre in Boston, MA. The plays include Chekhov's Gun, Fluff, Cat's Out of the Bag, Approaching September First, Prune, Goose, Roadmap, Payphone, The Hotel Visitants, Hear Me Out, Don't Be a Stranger, and Until the Astroid Falls.

Emerson College students participated in the theater performance of Second Star to the Right, a NewFest 2024: Rod Parker Playwriting Fellowship Production this past spring from March 27-30 at the Greene Theatre in Boston. Written by Olivia Lindquist '27 and directed by Joe Antoun, the play is a spin on Peter Pan's tale.

The following students are named to Emerson College's Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester. The requirement to make Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester.

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.