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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…

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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…

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In 1954, Moss Hart's "Lady in the Dark" was presented as the first Annual Spring Musical.

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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…

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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…

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In 1967, Richard Chapin, former Dean of the Harvard Business School, was inaugurated as the 7th President of Emerson College.

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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.

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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…
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