Emily Crockett

Staff Writer

Emily Crockett covers politics for Campus Progress. She is that most tired of cliches: an opera singer who daylights as a reporter. As a Campus Progress staff writer, she has written extensively about the Occupy movement, SOPA, and voter suppression, among other topics. Emily majored in English/Creative Writing at Northwestern, where she studied narrative non-fiction with Alex Kotlowitz and was active in anti-war and feminist campus organizations. She thought about majoring in Political Science, but eventually joined Twitter instead. She spent a year in Germany teaching English on a Fulbright grant, then a year in D.C. working for a political consulting firm and The Fund, then two years in Boston getting her Masters of Music degree at BU. She's from, but not of, Texas, and grew up listening to NPR in no small part because her mom was on it sometimes. She likes for things to make sense, and she hopes to make them make sense to you. She also likes bad movies, umami flavors, dramatic readings, and whimsical lists. Follow her on Twitter @emilycrockett or laugh at how infrequently she updates her blog.