▁took ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁appointment ▁at ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁School ▁of ▁Architecture . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year , ▁he ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁Department ▁of ▁City ▁Pl anning , ▁commission ing ▁pl anner ▁Thomas ▁Adams ▁to ▁create ▁its ▁curr icul um . ▁In ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁planning ▁program , ▁Em erson ' s ▁seven - year ▁de ans hip ▁shift ed ▁the ▁school ▁from ▁pure ▁design ▁practice ▁to ▁a ▁bro ader ▁focus ▁on ▁public ▁policy ▁and ▁social ▁issues . ▁At ▁M IT , ▁his ▁students ▁included ▁Robert ▁Van ▁Nice ▁and ▁I . M . ▁Pe i . ▁ ▁Em erson ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Un itar ian ▁Service ▁Committee ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁as ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Institute ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁in ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁Em erson ▁married ▁Frances ▁White , ▁and ▁they ▁res ided ▁at ▁her ▁grand father ' s ▁house ▁on ▁Br attle ▁Street . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁shortly ▁before ▁him ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁They ▁are ▁buried ▁in ▁S leep y ▁H ollow ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Con cord , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : MIT ▁School ▁of ▁Architecture ▁and ▁Pl anning ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Har vard ▁University ▁al umn