Announcement
Boston, MA —
Emerson College announced today the acquisition of 2 Spruce Street in Boston to achieve the previously announced goal of establishing an official residence.
The residence will provide living quarters for generations of Emerson presidents and their families close to campus and will help strengthen the College’s academic mission by creating a place in which presidents will interact informally with students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, overseers, donors, business and civic leaders, and others.
“Having a place where future Emerson presidents can meet with students, faculty, and supporters of the College is critically important,” said Chair of the Emerson Board of Trustees Jeffrey Greenhawt ’68. “Today’s college presidents work 24-7, and the Board wanted to enable our future leaders to have a place close to campus where they can live as they strive to achieve their goals on behalf of the College.”
The building, which was purchased for $4.925 million, is on the corner of Spruce and Chestnut streets on Beacon Hill, just a short walk across Boston Common to the main campus. The lower floors of the 7,300 square-foot property will be devoted to College functions, while the upper floors will serve as the president’s private living quarters.
About the College
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, opposite the historic Boston Common and in the heart of the city’s Theatre District, Emerson College educates individuals who will solve problems and change the world through engaged leadership in communication and the arts, a mission informed by liberal learning. The College has 3,780 undergraduates and 670 graduate students from across the United States and 50 countries. Supported by state-of-the-art facilities and a renowned faculty, students participate in more than 90 student organizations and performance groups. Emerson is known for its experiential learning programs in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, the Netherlands, London, China, and the Czech Republic as well as its new Global Portals, with the first opening last fall in Paris. The College has an active network of 51,000 alumni who hold leadership positions in communication and the arts. For more information, visit Emerson.edu.