Emerson College

Emerson College
Former names	Boston Conservatory of Elocution, Oratory, and Dramatic Art (1880) ; Monroe Conservatory of Oratory (1881–1889) ; Emerson College of Oratory (1890–1938)
Motto	"Expression Necessary to Evolution"
Type	Private college
Established	1880
Founder	Charles Wesley Emerson
Accreditation	NECHE
Academic affiliation	AICUM
Endowment	$259.6 million (2021)
President	Jay M. Bernhardt
Academic staff	469 (2019)
Students	5,900 (2022)
Undergraduates	4,117 (2022)
Postgraduates	1,783 (2022)
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, United States; 42°21′07″N 71°03′58″W / 42.351807°N 71.065994°W
Campus	Large City, 8 acres (0.032 km2)
Newspaper	The Berkeley Beacon
Other campuses	Los Angeles; Well;
Colors	Purple; Gold
Nickname	Lions
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division III – NEWMAC; ECAC;
Mascot	Griff the Lion
Website	www.emerson.edu

Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," the college offers more than three dozen degree and professional training programs specializing in the fields of arts and communication with a foundation in liberal arts studies. The college is one of the founding members of the ProArts Consortium, an association of six neighboring institutions in Boston dedicated to arts education at the collegiate level. Emerson is also notable for the college's namesake public opinion poll, Emerson College Polling.^[7]

Originally based in Boston's Pemberton Square, the college moved neighborhoods several times, and is now located in the Theater District along the south side of the Boston Common. Emerson owns and operates the historic Colonial, Paramount, and Cutler Majestic theaters, as well as several smaller performance venues.

^ Fonseca, Camilo (November 11, 2021). "College endowment balloons amid pandemic". Berkeley Beacon. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ "2019-2020 Faculty Snapshot". Emerson College. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "College Navigator – Emerson College".
^ "Purchase Regalia". Emerson College. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ "Emerson College". NCAA. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ Griffin, Grace (December 6, 2017). "Emerson Mascot Griff the Lion Gets a New Look". The Berkeley Beacon. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
^ "Emerson College Polling". Emerson College. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[1] Fonseca, Camilo (November 11, 2021). "College endowment balloons amid pandemic". Berkeley Beacon. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[2] "2019-2020 Faculty Snapshot". Emerson College. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[auto-3] "College Navigator – Emerson College".

[4] "Purchase Regalia". Emerson College. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[5] "Emerson College". NCAA. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[6] Griffin, Grace (December 6, 2017). "Emerson Mascot Griff the Lion Gets a New Look". The Berkeley Beacon. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

[7] "Emerson College Polling". Emerson College. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

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