Emmanuel is steps from cultural sights and museums, world-renowned hospitals and research institutions, and the home of the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park.
The Emmanuel College campus is in the heart of Boston's Fenway neighborhood, which means easy access to all that is cultural, historic and fun. Besides the famous ballpark that bears its name, the Fenway area offers visitors a tale of two cities: the innovative and urban vs. the lush and serene.
As a part of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Emmanuel is located within a hub of hospitals, colleges and research institutes, including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital. Our location offers students interested in healthcare, science and technology a head start in developing skills for future careers.
Our neighborhood isn't just about medicine and research. It's also home to Boston art institutions like the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where you can become inspired by the brush strokes of the great masters of art.
Across the street from campus, the Muddy River offers us a front-row seat to Boston's Emerald Necklace series of six parks and waterways stretching throughout the city. Designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who is perhaps best known for his creation of Manhattan's Central Park, the park system includes miles of green spaces, bike and running trails, rivers and ponds for all to enjoy.
Growing up in a suburban town outside of Boston, going to college in the city had always been a goal for Jake. After touring Emmanuel's campus he felt it had the perfect mixture of “small campus feel and big city appeal.”
Michael chose Emmanuel because of its location in Boston and its proximity to the city's "big players," specifically its leading names in the financial industry.
What began as an on-campus job in Emmanuel's student center transformed into a new career path for Jessie, one that brought her to Harvard University as a master's candidate in higher education administration.
Chemistry graduate Jennifer Scarborough '17 has found a way to combine her love for science and education. She shares her enthusiasm for the subjects as an education associate in the Hall of Human Life exhibit at Museum of Science Boston—one of the top science museums in the country (according to National Geographic).
At Emmanuel, management major Juan Sebastian Levy '14 prepared to succeed in an increasingly global society, experience that has taken him to Wayfair's offices in Berlin and back to Reebok's international headquarters in Boston.
As a high school student Benjamin Craig's motto was, "Here's my plate, load it on." He brought that mentality with him to Emmanuel, where he has always been ready to take on a new opportunity.
Kylia visited Emmanuel's Career Center for the first time during her freshman year and made key connections that would eventually lead her to a full-time position in research administration at Harvard University.
One of Jannet Desvira's goals early in her Emmanuel career was to become president of the Business Leaders of Emmanuel Club. She has achieved that and more—and is poised to become a business leader in the real world.
On campus and off, Jaxell Negron is all about building community. As an RA, he creates a strong, safe sense of rapport within his residence hall. Through the on-campus boxing club he co-founded, he gave students a new way to work out and relieve stress.
During her time at Emmanuel, Michelle Church has aimed to be well-rounded-in her academics, in her co-curricular activities and in her approach to finding the right fit for her career aspirations.
Greater Boston is home to thriving startups, storied financial firms, major media markets, world-class medical centers, leading universities and game-changing non-profits. How is Boston able to continually attract top talent and incubate innovative organizations?