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The event commemorated the life of Dr. Marsha Della Giustina, it was held in the Cutler Majestic Theatre and was hosted by Maria Stephanos '88, MA'93, one of many of her former journalism students. Professor Emeritus Marsha Della Giustina taught at Emerson College for over forty years and she created the broadcast journalism program. Her colleagues and former students paid tribute to her reminiscing about their memories of her as a professor, mentor, and friend. There were in-person speakers and video tributes from: Howard Sholkin, Ciara Speller G'17, Dr. Claire Andrade-Watkins, Dr. Gregory Payne, Gene Lavanchy '86, Carleton Cole '80, David Wade '95, Mario Hilario, Julie Avis Rogers, Sharon Duffy, Paul Niwa, Jonathan "Satch" Satriale '94, G'09, G'14, Keith McGilvery G'08, Brent Fox '11, Eddie Brill '80, Steve Shaw '82, Mike Dunne '82, Amy Dunne, Ted Canova '83, Bob Ward, '83, Sharman Sacchetti '93, Dr. Dana Rosengard, Catherine Partotta '07, Spencer Kimball, Bob Salsberg, Mike Beaudet '92, Najya Mawasi '10, Ross Ketschke '18, Irene Mahoney-Paige '99, and Liz Tufts '02. Marsha Della Giustina's sister, Jo-Ann Della Giustina, and Emerson's President, Jay M. Bernhardt, and Interim Provost, Jan Roberts-Breslin also paid tributes.

Children's television advocate Peggy Charren, doctor and special educator Sylvia Richardson, historian John Bernard Duff, and MPAA President Jack Valenti received honorary degrees. Jack Valenti gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at Park Plaza Castle.

Children's television advocate Peggy Charren, doctor and special educator Sylvia Richardson, historian John Bernard Duff, and MPAA President Jack Valenti received honorary degrees. Jack Valenti gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at Park Plaza Castle.

Healthcare pioneer Henry W. Foster, Jr. gave the keynote address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Journalist Eileen McNamara and Dean of the School of Education and Human Services at St. John's University Jerrold Ross received honorary degrees. Eileen McNamara gave the commencement address.

Banker and former US Treasury official Frank Newman and sociologist Sara Lawrence Lightfoot received honorary degrees. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot gave the commencement address.

Author Sue Miller and poet Stanley Kunitz received honorary degrees. Sue Miller gave the commencement address.

Advertising executive Edward Eskandarian and newspaper editor Walter V. Robinson received honorary degrees. Edward Eskandarian gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Author, composer, humorist, and technologist Christopher Cerf; art collector and patron Lois Bronstein Foster; and poet and educator Thomas Lux received honorary degrees. Christopher Cerf gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Editor, commentator, teacher, author, and presidential advisor David Gergen and author Gish Jen received honorary degrees. David Gergen gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in the afternoon.

Author, playwright, and screenwriter Tony Kushner gave the graduate address. The ceremony was held at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in the afternoon.

Actress and television producer Debbie Allen gave the graduate address. The ceremony was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in the afternoon, this is the first time the ceremony was held at this venue.

Author and journalist Scott Simon gave the graduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the afternoon.

Emerson alumna Danielle Legros Georges gave the graduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the afternoon.

Emerson Communication Studies Associate Professor Emeritus John Anderson gave the graduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the afternoon.

The Graduate ceremony address was delivered by Kimberly McLarin, Interim Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, and the graduate student speaker was Drew Genova. The ceremony was held at the Paramount Center at Emerson College in the afternoon.

The Graduate ceremony address was delivered by Kimberly McLarin, Interim Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, and the graduate student speaker was Lemar Archer. The ceremony was held at the Paramount Center at Emerson College in the afternoon.

Emeritus status was conferred on Kenneth C. '55, M.A., '57, Ph.D., Professor School of Communication and Leonidas A. Nicole, '49, M.A. Professor, Department of Performing Arts School of the Arts. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Donor Shoo Iwasaki announced a new scholarship for Emerson students at the ceremony. Director and film scholar Peter Bogdanovich; WBZ radio news anchor Gary LaPierre; and co-founder of Shakespeare & Company Tina Packer received honorary degrees. There is only partial footage of Tina Packer's honorary degree presentation. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in the afternoon. Former Emerson College Board of Trustees Chairman and retired president of WCVB S. James Coppersmith also received an honorary degree but it does not appear in this video.

Stage and film actress Kathleen Turner and photojournalist Dith Pran received honorary degrees. Kathleen Turner gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held in the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Media executive Lucille S. Salhany; Emerson College Trustee Emerita and marketing executive Irma Mann Stearns; former Emerson College President John C. Zacharis; U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey; and State Senator Patricia McGovern received honorary degrees. The commencement address was given by Edward J. Markey. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Comedian, actor, director, producer, and writer Jerry Lewis; actress and activist Marlee Matlin; advertising executive Mary E. Moore; media executive Roger Monroe King; and lawyer James D. St. Clair received honorary degrees. Marlee Matlin gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Television producer and Emerson College Trustee Vincent J. DiBona; actor James Earl Jones; television executive Kay Koplovitz; environmental advocate and Emerson College Trustee Eckardt C. Beck; and businessman Enrique Senior received honorary degrees. James Earl Jones gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Filmmaker Henry Hampton, radio broadcaster Donald A. Thurston, television journalist Lesley Stahl, and Mayor of Boston Thomas M. Menino received honorary degrees. Henry Winkler gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Radio talk show host, TV commentator, and film critic David Brudnoy; radio presenter and stage and television actor Jess Cain; historian and journalist Doris Kearns Goodwin; and civic advisor and audiologist Alma Johnson Powell received honorary degrees. Doris Kearns Goodwin gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Actress and activist Jane Fonda; activist Doris R. Haddock; and communications entrepreneur R. E. Turner received honorary degrees. R. E. Turner gave the commencement address.

Film industry executive Sherry Lansing and chairman of The Shubert Organization Gerald Schoenfeld received honorary degrees. Sherry Lansing gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

US Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and media executive Leo Hindery, Jr. received honorary degrees. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

US Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and media executive Leo Hindery, Jr. received honorary degrees. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Actor, comedian, and writer Denis Leary; business and civic leader, and political commentator Peter Meade; entrepreneur, innovator, and enabler Robert F. X. Sillerman; Emerson College faculty member, artist, designer, and administrator Harry Morgan; Emerson College's resident storyteller, esteemed faculty member, and ordained minister John Coffee received honorary degrees. Robert F. X. Sillerman gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for Performing Arts in the morning.

Journalist David Gregory, author and playwright Tony Kushner, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Bobbi Brown, and US Poet Laureate Robert Pinksy received honorary degrees. David Gregory gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in the morning.

Emmy Award winner Max Mutchnick, actress and choreographer Debbie Allen, poet and playwright Rita Dove, and philanthropist Eugene M. Lang received honorary degrees. Max Mutchnick gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in the morning, this is the first time the ceremony was held at this venue.

Emerson alumnus Jay Leno, journalist Scott Simon, CNN news anchor Don Lemon, and president and CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank Catherine D'Amato received honorary degrees. Former host of The Tonight Show, Jay Leno, gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the morning.

Novelist Alice Sebold, reporter Juan González, and Boston poet laureate Danielle Legros Georges received honorary degrees. Alice Sebold gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the morning.

Civil rights advocate Anita Hill, novelist Dennis Lehane, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough, poet and playwright Claudia Rankine, and Emerson College Associate Professor Emeritus in Communication Studies John Dennis Anderson received honorary degrees. Dennis Lehane gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the morning.

Crazy Rich Asians' and 'Raya and the Last Dragon' screenwriter Adele Lim '96; composer and singer Toshi Reagon; and Emerson Trustee, founder and chairman of Samuels & Association, and film producer Steve Samuels received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees. Adele Lim '96 gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the morning.

Comedian and actress Isabel Sanford gave the commencement address and received an honorary degree. The ceremony was held at the Park Plaza Castle.

Filmmaker Spike Lee received an honorary degree and gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in the morning.

The commencement ceremony was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony featured: Welcome by Jeffrey D. Greenhawt, Chair of the Board of Trustees; Teaching Awards presented by Michaele Whelan, PhD, Provost and VP of Academic Affairs; Commencement address given by Stefani Robinson '14, an Emmy-nominated co-showrunner, executive producer, and writer for FX’s 'What We Do in the Shadows'; Presidential Valedictory Address by M. Lee Pelton, PhD, President of Emerson College; and awards and speeches by students.

A documentary about the history of the Piano Row District of Boston, MA. 

The Commencement address was delivered by Brent Smith, Interim Dean, School of Communication, Emerson College. There were two graduate speakers Laura Bautista and Valerie Vega, and Mayra DiBetta was received the Joanne P. Lasker Graduate Program Director Award. The ceremony was held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in the afternoon.

The Commencement address was delivered by Ruth Grossman, Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Emerson College. The graduate student speaker was Sara Beth Videtto, and Kersten Cheyne received the Joanne P. Lasker Graduate Program Director Award. The ceremony was held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in the afternoon.

A promotional film about the family-centered services and programs at the Robbins Speech, Language and Hearing Center.

A promotional film for students about the family-centered services and programs at the Robbins Speech, Language and Hearing Center.