An audience in chairs, seated in front of a stage for a reading performance

Emerson’s College Pathway Programs are free for students in Boston and nearby towns focused on creative writing and performing arts. Students in grades 8–12 are eligible for EmersonWRITES and students in grades 9–12 are eligible for EmersonTHEATER.

Students who participate in these programs that apply and are accepted into Emerson as undergraduate students receive merit scholarships for tuition.

The Pathway Programs are managed by HIVE (Hub for Inclusive Visionary Engagement) in the Division of Community, Culture and Belonging; with support from Undergraduate Admission; and in partnership with the Writing, Literature and Publishing and Performing Arts departments.

For more information email HIVE@emerson.edu.

  • Three students standing near a microphone before a stage performance

    EmersonWRITES

    EmersonWRITES is a college-style creative writing workshop. Courses are in person on Emerson’s Boston campus or online from October to December, with a Showcase and book launch in January. Our teachers are graduate students in Emerson’s MFA/MA program in Writing and Publishing, and have been trained to teach college-level writing in the award-winning Writing Studies Program. EmersonWRITES fosters individual voice and empowerment through the written word.
  • A group of Emerson students participating in a theatre performance or exercise held in a practice studio; multiple students are standing in various postures behind and in front of a doorway

    EmersonTHEATER

    EmersonTHEATER is a performing arts playmaking project that empowers students to develop and perform original pieces through playmaking focused on issues that affect their lives and worlds. Rehearsals are directed by Dana Edell, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts, in person on Emerson’s Boston campus. EmersonTHEATER provides an enriched educational experience that builds critical thinking and life skills, develops students’ voices and theater/performance skills, and explores material and social circumstances to empower students to consider their roles as change agents.