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Brown created a custom makeup major at Emerson College

Bobbi Brown · Bobbi Brown Cosmetics: Bobbi Brown (2018) · Jul 19, 2021 · at 8:06

Cosmetics entrepreneur Bobbi Brown explains how she transferred from the University of Arizona to Emerson College to study makeup artistry.

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“I flew up with my dad, went to Emerson, and they, and I asked if they had a makeup program, and they said no, but we have something called An interdisciplinary program, and you can create your own major. And sure, you can study makeup.”

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The claim, plainly

Bobbi Brown created an individualized major to study makeup at Emerson College through its interdisciplinary degree program.

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Assessment

Official Emerson College alumni publications and extensive independent biographical records confirm that Bobbi Brown attended Emerson College (graduating in 1979) and utilized its interdisciplinary degree framework to design a self-directed major focused on theatrical makeup and photography.

Emerson College's alumni magazine Expression (December 8, 2021) confirmed Brown designed her own curriculum to create her major at the college.
Biographical profiles from CBS News (2013), Forbes (2021), and The Guardian (2024) corroborate that Brown created an individualized major in theatrical makeup at Emerson College through its interdisciplinary studies framework.

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