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Emerson College

Emerson College is the only comprehensive college or university in the country dedicated exclusively to teaching communication and the visual, media and performing arts in a liberal arts context. Founded in 1880 as a school of oratory, Emerson has evolved into a multi-faceted college that is nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in its fields of specialization, which are communication, communication sciences and disorders, journalism, the performing arts, visual and media arts and writing, literature and publishing. The graduate programs in writing, literature and publishing and in communication sciences and disorders are consistently rated by U.S. News and other organizations as among the best in the country. Emerson College's campus comprises a cluster of downtown buildings and residence halls that overlook historic Boston Common.break

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  • Emerson College president Lee Pelton hosts a private farewell program and reception for three extraordinary museum directors bidding Boston farewell: the Isabella Stewart Gardner's **Anne Hawley**, the Harvard Art Museum's **Thomas Lentz**, and the Museum of Fine Arts' **Malcolm Rogers**. Moderated by WGBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen, the three outgoing directors discuss their tenures in Boston, the legacy each has left the city and their exciting new directions.
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    Emerson College
  • Gail Mazur, Frank Bidart, Robert Pinsky and Lloyd Schwartz gather here to remember their mentor, renowned poet and professor Robert Lowell, and to celebrate the publication of his Collected Poems.
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    Emerson College
  • Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy leads a Capital Perspective discussion on the need for better health technology information in hospitals and doctors' offices and the benefits it can bring. Capital Perspective is a forum for discussions with local community leaders to highlight local and national issues that affect the people of Massachusetts. Senator Kennedy has represented Massachusetts as a democrat on the United States Senate since 1962 and is committed to serving the people of Massachusetts for many years on a wide range of important issues in both foreign and domestic policy.
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    Emerson College
  • MIT linguistics scientist Noam Chomsky discusses the use of propaganda in time of war, specifically in reference to America's war in Iraq. This lecture is sponsored by the City in Transition.
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    Emerson College
  • Richard Levy, co-inventor of the Furby doll, delivers the ninth annual Irma S. Mann Distinguished Lecturer at Emerson College. The Irma S. Mann Distinguished Lecture Series is endowed by Irma S. Mann '67 ('92 Hon.), member and chairman emeritus of the Emerson College Board of Trustees. Mann is founder and current chair of Irma S. Mann, Strategic Marketing Inc., a 15-year-old company that is one of the largest woman-owned businesses in New England.
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    Emerson College
  • Students Concerned About Mass Media (S.C.A.M.M.) host a panel discussion with media educators and activists who are working to create a more just and equitable media system at the local, national, and global levels.
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    Emerson College
  • Capital Perspective is a forum for discussions with local community leaders to highlight local and national issues that affect the people of Massachusetts. Senator Kennedy has represented Massachusetts as a democrat on the United States Senate since 1962 and has been committed to serving the people of Massachusetts for many years on a wide range of important issues in both foreign and domestic policy.
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    Emerson College