Read about our final chapter of collaborative work, focusing on our two Social Impact Initiatives
Read the letter reflecting on our 14 years at Emerson, and save the date for our farewell toast on October 9, 2024.
How can Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence help heal and empower those most deeply affected by gun violence?
Urgent Update: Tonight's TNGV Event Closed to the Public
Come join us at Franklin Park Zoo to explore ways that storytelling can inspire us toward environmental action.
Read about how we are applying practices of critical making through listening, expression, and governance.
Co-presented as part of the Bright Lights Cinema Series
Ring in the spring by joining us on a nature walk in the Boston Common.
On December 13, over 100 people came together to celebrate Fall 2023's inaugural TNEJ projects.
Part of Emerson College's 2024 Teach-in on Sustainability
The 2024 Social Justice + Media Symposium will be hosted by Queens College, City University of New York.
Fall 2024 Studio courses will focus on data storytelling, game design, health communication and advocacy, and more!
On December 12, 2023, over 125 people came together to celebrate this semester's TNGV projects.
On December 13, over 100 people came together to celebrate the first semester of projects from the TNEJ initiative. Watch the highlight video!
On December 12, 2023, over 125 people came together to celebrate the latest TNGV projects. Watch the event highlight video!
Emerson students, join us for two evenings of hot chocolate and studying at the Engagement Lab! No registration required.
Part of Future Imaginaries: Visions for Environmental Justice, co-presented with Bright Lights Screening Series.
Read the latest news from the Engagement Lab, highlighting the launch of our new website!
Read the Berkeley Beacon article on the launch of the TNEJ initiative
Join us for an interactive opportunity to try out Peace Play, a healing activity facilitated by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute.
Emerson students! Thinking about spring registration? Did you know you can make an impact by taking a Social Impact Studio?
The TNGV initiative received a grant from Harvard Radcliffe Institute to bring together organizations and individuals from across the country.
Spring 2024 Studio courses will focus on interactive filmmaking, impact producing, collaborative documentary, theatre, and more!
Come play some board games, meet new people, and share snacks at the Engagement Lab!
Read the latest news from the Engagement Lab and our two Social Impact Initiatives
Kick off the fall semester with a casual meet-and-greet at the Engagement Lab on 9/14 at 12pm!
Read the latest news from the Engagement Lab and watch the highlight video for our end-of-semester Peace in Process event!
On May 2, 2023 over 120 people came together to celebrate this semester's Social Impact Studio projects. Watch the highlight video!
The event was the first formal collaboration between the Engagement Lab and GreenRoots, which will serve as one of the core partners of the ELab’s...
“Hospitals around the country have an obligation to train a generation of healthcare workers, physicians, nurses, social workers, to view gun...
Join The Stepping Strong Injury Prevention Program for an exciting event featuring the Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence initiative to present...
Read the latest news from the Engagement Lab
The Spring Semester Studios have reached the half-way point, with the students gaining more insight from community partners and other guest speakers,...
This month, we’re highlighting the work, contributions and accomplishments of Lizzy Cooper Davis and Dana Edell, and providing an update from Gino...
Join us for three spring events
An interview with Paul Mihailidis ahead of the 2023 Symposium in Las Vegas
Social Impact Studios, facilitated by the Engagement Lab, give Emerson students and faculty the opportunity to work directly with local grassroots...
Carla Sheffield remembers the day 10 years ago when she learned her son had been fatally shot by a Boston police officer after a routine traffic stop...
Announcing our next Social Impact Initiative, Transforming Narratives for Climate Justice
From scholarly articles to augmented reality, from film screenings to community engagement projects, the faculty fellows at the Engagement Lab have...
Join us for a screening of two documentary short films about the impacts and root causes of gun violence, co-created by Emerson College students and...
On Wednesday, March 1, the documentary was screened at Boston City Hall, bringing the film’s stories and perspectives of gun violence survivors...
This semester, our Social Impact Studios will use journalism, theatre, and documentary filmmaking to transform narratives of gun violence in Boston...
Meet Will Dunn from Boston Uncornered, Social Justice + Media Symposium, Core Classes Series, and more
In Spring 2023, Emerson College’s Engagement Lab welcomed Will Dunn as a new Learning Partner in the Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence...
One year of TNGV, Media Design Art Show, and more!
Check out the December edition of the TNGV Newsletter, celebrating one year of the initiative.
On December 8, 2022, Emerson students and partners gathered in Dorchester to share the latest TNGV projects. Watch the highlight video!
Governments around the world are experiencing a trust deficit—a lack of trust between governments and their constituents, making it challenging for...
Check out the November edition of the TNGV Newsletter
Find out more about the new Immersive Media course running in Spring 2023
Read about this year’s fall studios taught by Professors Eric Gordon and David Kelleher. Both professors talk about community engagement...
The Engagement Lab welcomes Tyler Prendergast, our new Communications Manager. Tyler brings a variety of skills to the communications team, helping...
Four social impact studios will be open in the Spring 2023 semester as part of the current Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence (TNGV) initiative....
The Engagement Lab welcomes three new and two returning student staff members for the 2022-2023 academic year. Get to know why they work at the ELab...
Students from across the world came to Boston to immerse themselves in Emerson’s Media Design master’s program, and we hear their views on the...
Quiet Rooms is a short documentary produced as part of the Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence Initiative. The film grapples with the reality of...
Check out the latest edition of the TNGV Newsletter.
Originally published in Commonwealth Magazine on June 22, 2022. Outside of trauma rooms in hospitals around the country, there is a place that those...
On April 26, 2022, Emerson students and community partners came together to share the projects they co-created in TNGV Social Impact Studios
In the fast-paced, ever-changing media landscape of today, the Engagement Lab at Emerson College works to understand and design media that challenges...
A blog-post reflection of the talk-back screening of Teen Empowerment's film Senseless Smoke.
A blog-post reflection of a conversation with TH372 instructor Dana Edell.
A blog-post reflection of the talk-back screening of Bulletproof, directed by Todd Chandler.
A blog-post reflection of studio course VM495 early in the semester.
A blog-post introduction to the three newest student members of the TNGV team.
Check out the first edition of the TNGV Newsletter.
On December 2, 2021, we launched the Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence Initiative with a virtual event. The event featured Congresswoman Ayanna...
A man was recently shot and killed in Dorchester after an hours-long stand-off with Boston police. The unidentified shooter reportedly...
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