Emerson College

Emerson College was founded in 1880 as a "school of oratory", in Boston, Massachusetts. Moving around to a number of places in its history, the college's main campus is now located near the Boston Common, at the gateway to the Theatre District. There are also campuses in Los Angeles and the Netherlands. The college claims to be "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context."

The Campus

In recent years, Emerson College has moved from Boston's Back Bay neighborhood to the theatre district of Boston in the south-east corner of the Boston Common. The remaining Back Bay buildings will be sold once work is completed at a new building located at 130 Boylston Street. In addition to the buildings listed below, Emerson College owns and runs the Cutler Majestic Theatre and recently obtained the Paramount Theatre (Boston) and signed a 20-year lease for the Colonial Building at 100 Boylston Street with an option to buy.

Related Topics:
Back Bay - Boston Common - Cutler Majestic Theatre - Paramount Theatre (Boston)

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Non-Dormatory Buildings

The Ansin Building (180 Tremont Street)

Once owned by the Boston Edison Company, the Ansin Building was purchased by Emerson in 1992. The building stands 14 stories high and contains all Visual & Media Arts (VMA) labs and facilities, offices for all VMA and Writing, Literature & Publishing (WLP) departments, and home of both WERS and WECB. It also contains the Tufte and 3D computer labs, Digital Production labs, and the Media Services center.

Related Topics:
Boston Edison Company - 1992 - WERS - WECB

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Computer Labs: 3D Lab (3DL), Tufte Lab (Tufte)

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Production Labs/Facilities: Digital Production Labs 1 & 2 (DPL1, DPL2), Video Editing Lab (VEL), Steenbeck Lab

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The Walker Building (120 Boylston Street)

Home to classrooms, offices to various non-academic and academic departments, and five computer labs, and the Emerson Library. The fifth and sixth floors are connected to the fourth and fifth floors of the Tufte building.

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Computer Labs: Advanced Projects Lab (APL), Advanced Teaching Lab (ATL), Communication & Marketing Labs (CML) 1, 2, and Journalism Lab (JRL)

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Production Facilities: Newsroom TV Studio, Newsroom Editing Labs

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Academic Facilities: Library

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The Tufte Performance Production Center (10 Boylston Place)

Opened in the fall of 2003, the 11-story building is home to two television studios, two performing art theaters, the Huret and Spector Gallery, set and costume studios, classrooms, and the offices of the Department of Performing Arts. The fifth and sixth floors of the building are connected to the fourth and fifth floors of the Walker Building.

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Performance Theaters & Facilities: Semel Theatre. The Kermit and Elinore Greene Theater, The Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Design Technology and Makeup Studio

Related Topics:
Bobbi Brown - Steven Plofker

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Television Studio & Facilities: Di Bona Television Studio & Control Room, Studio B & Control Room

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Student Union (96 Beacon Street)

Contains the offices of Student Life, Housing, and Student Government Association as well as a number of meeting rooms and rehearsal spaces.

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Dormitories

There are four dormitory buildings which house a total of 1205 students. These residences are primarily for new freshman students, but also house a few other undergraduate students. All dorms or coed by room and feature laundry services.

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The Little Building (80 Boylston Street)

In addition to housing a number of administrative offices on the ground floor, the Little Building was once a office and residential space before Emerson College purchased the building in 1994 and opened for use in 1996. It houses over 750 students in ten floors of the twelve story building and contains the college's only cafeteria.

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6 Arlington Street

Ten stories and housing 160 students, 6 Arlington overlooks the Public Garden.

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132-134 Beacon Street

Located in the Back Bay of Boston, this dormitory is Emerson College's smallest with only 75 students in four stories.

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100 Beacon Street

Emerson College's second largest dormitory, 100 Beacon is ten stories and houses 220 students. It also includes a computer lab called the Power Mac Lab with PC and Mac computers and printers on the ground floor.

Related Topics:
PC - Mac

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