In 1949, the Broadcasting Division received FCC approval for an educational broadcasting license; Emerson’s student-operated radio station WERS went on the air for the first time with 10 watts power. Pictured: Two smartly-dressed young men sit in the…
In 1952, the College considered a merger in light of a severe financial crisis. The National Alumni Council led a grassroots movement opposing the merger. This resulted in a reconfiguration of Board of Trustees who then elected former Emerson faculty…
The Thayer-Lindsley Parent Centered Nursery for Hearing Impaired Children opened in 1965; Pictured: An adult focusing attention on a young child's ear, with another child and adult present; "The former nursery is now called the Thayer Lindsley…
In 1965, the college purchased the Deertrees Theater in Harrison, Maine which housed a six credit summer theater program open to students from Emerson as well as other area colleges. Text on poster: The Deertrees Theatre, Harrison, Maine; Look Back…
In 1979, Allen E. Koenig, formerly the Executive Director at the Idyllwild Campus of the University of Southern California, was inaugurated as the 9th President of Emerson College.
Pictured: B&W photo of the Majestic exterior with sign that reads: "Emerson College: Theatre soon." The Majestic Theatre first opened its doors in 1903. The building was designed by John Galen Howard and the interior shows off gloriously ornate…