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Located in Boston, Massachusetts, opposite the historic Boston Common and in the heart of the City’s Theatre District, Emerson educates individuals who will solve problems and change the world through engaged leadership in communication and the arts, a mission informed by liberal learning. The College has 3,750 undergraduates and 750 graduate students from across the United States and 50 countries. Supported by state-of-the-art facilities and a renowned faculty, students participate in more than 80 student organizations and performance groups. Emerson is known for its study and internship programs in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., the Netherlands, London, China, and the Czech Republic. A new, permanent facility on Sunset Boulevard for its L.A.-based program opened in January 2014. The College has an active network of 32,000 alumni who hold leadership positions in communication and the arts. Watch a video about the Emerson experience.

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Located in Boston, Massachusetts, opposite the historic Boston Common and in the heart of the City’s Theatre District, Emerson educates individuals who will solve problems and change the world through engaged leadership in communication and the arts, a mission informed by liberal learning. The College has 3,750 undergraduates and 750 graduate students from across the United States and 50 countries. Supported by state-of-the-art facilities and a renowned faculty, students participate in more than 80 student organizations and performance groups. Emerson is known for its study and internship programs in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., the Netherlands, London, China, and the Czech Republic. A new, permanent facility on Sunset Boulevard for its L.A.-based program opened in January 2014. The College has an active network of 32,000 alumni who hold leadership positions in communication and the arts. Watch a video about the Emerson experience.

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Emerson College Student Honored in Nonfiction Category for Senior Writing Awards
These awards were established to recognize excellence in writing by Senior WLP majors. They are given based on a competition that is open to all 2021-2022 graduating WLP Seniors.
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Student Competition - Jul 29
Emerson College Student Earns Academy of American Poets Award
These awards were established to recognize excellence in writing by Senior WLP majors. They are given based on a competition that is open to all 2021-2022 graduating WLP Seniors.
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Student Competition - Jul 29
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Emerson College Student Earns Runner Up Honor for Academy of American Poets Award
These awards were established to recognize excellence in writing by Senior WLP majors. They are given based on a competition that is open to all 2021-2022 graduating WLP Seniors.
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Student Competition - Jul 29
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Emerson College Student Honored in Nonfiction Category for Senior Writing Awards
The senior writing awards were established to recognize excellence in writing by Senior WLP majors. They are given based on a competition that is open to all 2021-2022 graduating WLP Seniors.
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Student Competition - Jul 26
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Five Winners Named in 2022 Annual E3 Pitch Competition
The annual Emerson Experience in Entrepreneurship (E3) program pitch competition was on Friday, April 22. There was a group of fifteen students who pitched startup business ventures, and 5 winners.
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Student Competition - May 4
Emerson Students Participate In The 2022 Annual E3 Pitch Competition
The annual Emerson Experience in Entrepreneurship (E3) program pitch competition was on Friday, April 22. There was a group of fifteen students who pitched, and 5 winners.
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Student Competition - May 4
Trevor McLean Wins Annual International Public Relations Competition for GlobCom
Trevor McLean '22 was on the winning team of this year's GlobCom, an annual international public relations competition held June 2-5 that asks students to work together with peers around the world to solve a PR problem. This year's client was The Daily Mile, an initiative that aims to promote physical, mental, social, and emotional wellbeing in children through jogging. McLean's team's "Run to the Rainbow" campaign was selected by a panel of judges as the most effective and creative.
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Student Competition - 2021 Oct 22
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Alyssa DeVries Wins Jess Ilias Clavelli Comedy Award
Alyssa DeVries wins the Jess Ilias Clavelli Comedy Award, a comedy performacnce award given annually to an individual junior or senior.
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Student Competition - 2020 Dec 1
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Emerson Students Recognized At Annual EVVY Awards
The 39th Anual EVVY Awards were held in an online format on May 29, 2020, recognizing Emersonians for their outstanding student projects throughout the year.
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Student Competition - 2020 Aug 4
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Emerson poetry team takes home first place in national competition
Four Emerson students participated in, and took home a $1,200 first place cash prize from the 2019 VOX Pop Slam Poetry Tournament at Stark Brewing Company in New Hampshire this October. The competition is regarded on a national level, and is judged through both scale ratings and audience reaction. The team included Dessaline Etienne, Jane Cardona, Kayla LaRosa, and Lauren Licona, who all used personal stories, vulnerability, and creative expression to bring them to victory.
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Student Competition - 2019 Oct 25
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Emerson College Student Remains Undefeated at National Student Debate Tournament
Emerson College freshman and member of the school's Forensics team, William Rowley, recently emerged as the national champion of the Novice competition at the Pi Kappa Delta national International Public Debate Association tournament at Hofstra University. Along with his teammate, Rowley was also crowned the national champion in the Duo Interpretation debate.
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Student Competition - 2019 Apr 3
Emerson College Student Wins Jess Ilias Clavelli Comedy Award
Emerson College junior, Tova Tencer, was recently awarded the college's Jess Ilias Clavelli Comedy Award. With a cash prize of $1400, the award recognizes Tencer's merits as a comic performer and artist and is named for Jess Ilias Clavelli, the 6 year-old son of alum Christopher Clavelli ('83), who died suddenly in February of 2003.
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Student Competition - 2019 Apr 18
Emerson College Student Remains Undefeated at National Student Debate Tournament
Emerson College freshman and member of the school's Forensics team, Karthik Ramaswami, recently emerged as the national champion of the Duo Interpretation debate at the Pi Kappa Delta national International Public Debate Association tournament at Hofstra University.
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Student Competition - 2019 Apr 4
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Emerson College Student Crowned Regional Debate Champion
Emerson College freshman, Sara Hathaway, was recently crowned Regional Champion in the International Public Debate Association Regional (IPDA) debate after attending with the school's Forensics Team.
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Student Competition - 2019 Apr 1
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Local Resident Honored with National Publication Award
Emerson College student, James Manley of Cypress, Texas, was honored with the 2017-18 Queer Foundation Publication Award for Young Scholars, and was one of six students nation-wide awarded with scholarship support for their essay submission.
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Student Competition - 2017 Nov 1
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