LGBTQIA+ Arts and Media Initiative - Extraordinary Emerson 2030

This new initiative brings together faculty, staff, students, alumni, and partners who focus on research, creativity, service, and teaching in the arts and media, featuring and focusing on LGBTQIA+ people, concerns, and community. A working group will explore potential focus areas for a new Center, and Institutional Advancement will explore potential partners and supporters for this initiative. We will develop recommendations for the scope, focus, and goals of a new Center, Institute, or program that can bring together Emersonians from across academic units to work together in this vital domain of research, practice, creative works, and instruction.

Performance Targets Include

Develop recommendations from faculty, staff, students, and alumni for a new Center, Institute, or program by Fall 2025
Plan, fundraise, develop, and nationally launch the new Center, Institute, or program by Spring 2026

Goals Supported

Goal A.1 : Increase innovation, interdisciplinarity, and collaboration throughout the academic enterprise