Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Letters

Emerson Hillel is here to stay

Letter to the Editor: Hillel is here to stay

April 18, 2024

This past Monday, April 15, I embarked on a long journey from my Paramount dorm to Piano Row for what was meant to be a relaxing trip to The...

Emersons downtown Boston campus.

Letter to the Editor: The weapons of the weak

April 10, 2024

The arrests that happened a few weeks ago at the Presidential Inauguration were a failure of leadership of monumental proportions: it was not just...

Students entering 2 Boylston Place

Letter to the Editor: In response to Cal Mazumder’s ‘All burn, no heart’

April 4, 2024

Your passion and concern for the suffering in Israel and Palestine is laudable.  There is tremendous suffering that you can help alleviate by volunteering...

Letter to the Editor: All burn, no heart

Letter to the Editor: All burn, no heart

April 4, 2024

On the verge of a good night’s rest after nearly a week of stressing over legal proceedings, academic discipline, and classes, I saw Jay Bernhardt’s...

The Little Building residence hall.

Letter from the Editor: On breaking news and intentional reporting

March 27, 2024

So often as journalists, we are told there is “a way things have always been.”  We set our deadlines and work towards them diligently to remain...

Courtesy FSJP

Letter to the Editor: Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine stands in solidarity

March 6, 2024

On Feb. 28, the Berkeley Beacon published a “Letter to the Editor” from Anna Feder, Emerson’s head of Film Exhibition and Festival Programs,...

Why is it so hard to talk about Palestine?

Letter to the Editor: Why is it so hard to talk about Palestine?

February 28, 2024
To my Emerson College community,  I want to frame this editorial by saying that I am a proud Jew.
Students entering 2 Boylston Place

Letter to the Editor: Letter to the President and Provost

December 14, 2023

Dear Jay Bernhardt and Jan Roberts-Breslin, We write to you as members of the Emerson College faculty who approach our duties with civic mindedness...

Letter to the editor

October 30, 2023

To the editor, In a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Learning, former Marlboro College Trustee Dena S. Davis wrote in her article "When Your...

Letter from the editor

October 18, 2023

On Wednesday, The Berkeley Beacon published an article titled 'Hamas’ Attack: A Tragedy for Israel and a Death Knell for Palestine,' written by Staff...

The Little Building residence hall.

Letter from the Editor: On the insensitive coverage of campus tragedies

February 10, 2023

The Berkeley Beacon failed you on Friday when we hastily published a story about the passing of Brooks Walker without consideration and proper context....

An Open Letter to Emerson’s Social Media Manager

An Open Letter to Emerson’s Social Media Manager

January 25, 2023

Dear Emerson College Social Media Manager,  Did your finger slip on the post button? Were you only half-awake? Were you in a rush to get to the labor-free...

The Emerson College staff union logo.

Letter to the Editor: Open Letter to the Emerson Community

October 26, 2022

Last week we reached out to the Board of Trustees and asked to meet. Our prolonged contract negotiation with management has hit a wall and we’re heading...

The Emerson College staff union logo.

Letter to the Editor: Letter to the Board of Trustees

October 23, 2022

Dear Members of the Board of Trustees, We, the Emerson Staff Union, would like to request a meeting with Board members next week to address the College’s...

Letter to the Editor: A Blue Valentine’s Day at Emerson

Letter to the Editor: A Blue Valentine’s Day at Emerson

February 14, 2022

It is easy to love Emerson. Talented students, brilliant faculty, committed staff: great people. We see individuals learn and grow on our campus, but we...

Bill Giligan, the interim president of Emerson College.

Letter to the Editor: Response to ‘Emerson’s next president should serve students, not their pockets’

February 5, 2022

I write today in response to an opinion piece, “Emerson’s next president should serve students, not their pockets,” in order to clarify information...

Jennifer Vandever

Letter: ELA faculty call for fair wages, benefits in contract negotiations

January 20, 2022

Every semester Emerson College students move from Boston to Los Angeles to take part in the Emerson LA program. As graduating seniors, most are understandably...

Letter from the Editor: The Beacon’s shortcomings and how we will improve

Letter from the Editor: The Beacon’s shortcomings and how we will improve

January 13, 2022

It’s been a year and a half since The Beacon began a process that had been long overdue: reckoning with the racism within our organization. As our new...

Letter: Emersons response to classroom incident taps into moral outrage, not deliberation

Letter: Emerson’s response to classroom incident taps into moral outrage, not deliberation

December 29, 2021

Sam Binkley is a Professor of Sociology and David Kishik is an Associate Professor of Philosophy, both in the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts at Emerson...

Letter from the Editor: Reflections on a year of turmoil at The Beacon

Letter from the Editor: Reflections on a year of turmoil at The Beacon

September 2, 2021

Almost a year ago this week, The Beacon was rocked by controversy. Nearly 20 staff members resigned. The paper faced fury from within its ranks and from...