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In 2008, Emerson purchased property in Los Angeles and selected an architect to build the Los Angeles Center which would become the administrative center of the LA campus. Pictured: Architect’s rendering of Emerson College: Los Angeles, “Eastbound on…

In 1985, Emerson opened its European Center, based out of Kasteel Well in the Netherlands. The first group of students arrived in September. “The castle,” as it is common called among the Emerson community, remains a popular option for study abroad.…

In 1988, Emerson purchased Kasteel Well, a restored 14th century medieval castle located a small village in The Netherlands. Students participating in the program reside and take classes at castle. Courses have a strong European focus, and the…

The Journalism Students’ Online News Service (JSONS) became an official student work publication vehicle. It was Emerson’s first online news service to go public and was developed by IT and journalism faculty.

In 1991, John Zacharis was inaugurated as the tenth president of Emerson College.

In 1995, Debra Spark became the fifth recipient of the John C. Zacharis Book Award, honoring the best debut book of short fiction or poetry, for her book Coconuts for the Saint. Pictured L to R: 1. unknown, 2. Jacqueline Liebergott, 3. Debra Spark,…

The Emerson College Board of Trustees unanimously elects Jacqueline Weis Liebergott as the College's eleventh president and first woman to hold the position.

Pictured: Gertrude Hubbard '56, Vincent Bevilacqua '57, John Pietromonaco '58, Haig Marderosian, Otilio Gorospe, Jr. posing with their trophy from a 1955 debate tournament

Emerson’s Intercollegiate Debate Program was first organized in 1951. Pictured: The 1951-52 Debate Council.

In 1946, the Menorah club became Hillel. Emerson Hillel, the college's union of Jewish students, continues to thrive today as a home for Jewish campus life with the support of Hillel Council of New England.

The photo caption provides only last…