Canva is now available at Emerson. All Emerson students have free access to Canva Pro through Emerson's Canva instance. For faculty and staff, paid Canva Enterprise licenses are managed by Marketing & Communications and are currently limited to Marketing & Communications and their communication partners across campus. Everyone logs in at canva.emerson.edu with their Emerson email address and authenticates via Duo.
About Canva at Emerson
Canva is a web-based design platform for creating graphics, presentations, social posts, documents, and other visual content. Emerson's Canva instance contains two separate spaces: a Students space and a Staff & Faculty space. The Staff & Faculty space is managed by Marketing & Communications and provides shared brand templates, logos, fonts, and colors so that communication roles across campus can produce on-brand materials.
Logging In
Log in to Canva at canva.emerson.edu. You will be taken to Emerson's single sign-on, where you sign in with your Emerson email address and authenticate via Duo. You do not need a separate Canva password.
Tip: Bookmark canva.emerson.edu and start there each time. Going to the address directly is the most reliable way to reach Emerson's instance rather than a personal Canva account.
Note: If you see a message that you are not assigned to a role, your account has not been added to an Emerson Canva space yet. Students should contact the IT Help Desk. Faculty and staff should request a license from marcom@emerson.edu.
Students
Canva Pro is available at no cost to all Emerson students. Canva Pro includes premium templates, photos, videos, audio, fonts, and design tools beyond what the free version of Canva offers.
To get started, log in at canva.emerson.edu with your Emerson email address and authenticate via Duo. You will be placed in the Emerson Students space automatically.
If you already have a personal Canva account on your Emerson email address, that account and its designs remain separate from Emerson's instance. You can copy designs from your personal account into your Emerson account, or continue using both.
Note: Access to Emerson's Canva instance is tied to your Emerson account. When you leave the College and your Emerson account is disabled, your access ends. Export or move any designs you want to keep before that happens.
Faculty and Staff
Paid Canva Enterprise licenses are assigned by Marketing & Communications. The initial group is Marketing & Communications staff and their partners in communication roles across campus.
Requesting a license
If you work in a communication role and need a Canva Enterprise license, email marcom@emerson.edu with a short description of how you plan to use it. Licenses are limited, so they are assigned based on need.
Already using a free or personal paid account
If you use a free Canva account, or you pay for Canva Pro yourself, nothing changes. You can keep logging in at canva.com as you do today. Your account and designs stay separate from Emerson's instance.
Paying with Emerson funds
If you pay for a Canva account using Emerson funds, such as a purchasing card or an expense reimbursement, please contact marcom@emerson.edu so we can bring you into Emerson's instance. Moving into the Enterprise license consolidates this spend and removes the need for a separate subscription.
Note: Before you cancel any existing paid Canva subscription, export or move any designs you want to keep. Marketing & Communications will help coordinate your transition.
Questions and Support
For faculty and staff license requests and questions about brand templates and the Staff & Faculty space, contact marcom@emerson.edu. For help signing in with your Emerson email or with Duo, and for student access questions, contact the IT Help Desk.