Emerson has two main dorm facilities, the Little Building and Piano Row. There are also some students living in the Double Tree Hotel on Tremont Street, as Emerson’s current housing facilities cannot accommodate the demand. In 2007-2008, there were kids in both the Double Tree hotel and the Marriott, which led the administration to tell freshmen during orientation, "Clearly, Emerson is the place to be."
Piano Row, located at 150 Boylston Street, was opened in 2006 and is entirely suite-style living. There are 12 floors of suites, a lobby, and a small dining area called “The Max.” Piano Row also includes the Max Mutchnick campus center, which includes offices, open rooms for student organizations to conduct meetings in, and two small cafeterias that overlook the Boston Commons.
The Little Building, at 80 Boylston Street (the corner of Boylston and Tremont) has suites, doubles and single rooms. The Little Building, or what is referred to by students as the “LB,” is best for freshmen looking to branch out and meet new people—more social than Piano Row where the suites are more secluded. The LB has communal bathrooms, the main dining hall, AND a convenience store that is open until 2 AM daily.
Cassandra Baptista ’11 discusses Emerson’s current president:
"Jacqueline Weis Liebergott, the 11th president of Emerson College, has been with the college through some of its most profound transitions. A former Emerson academic administrator and professor of communication sciences and disorders, Dr. Liebergott is the first female president in the history of Emerson.
"Prior to her appointment as Emerson’s president in 1993, Dr. Liebergott earned her bachelors degree from the University of Maryland and her masters and doctoral degrees in speech-language pathology from the University of Pittsburgh.
"Since taking office in 1993, Dr. Liebergott has overseen the expansion of the Emerson campus (which now includes the dorms at 150 Boylston Street named “Piano Row” as well as housing in several Boston area hotels), a large increase in the size of the student body, and reconstruction of Emerson’s unique communication programs."
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