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Emerson College buildings and banners on Boylston Street in Boston in May 2025. (Norah Lesperance/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
‘This isn’t the school I signed up to go to’: Students frustrated over lack of transparency on tuition increase
June 10, 2026

Following last week’s announcement detailing the increase in Emerson College’s cost of attendance, some students said they felt left in the...

An Emerson College banner on Boylston Street on May 1st, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
College announces 3.75% tuition increase ahead of upcoming academic year
June 3, 2026

Keeping with an annual pattern, Emerson College announced its cost of attendance will increase again. Tuition, room, and board costs will...

The Marlboro College campus in Vermont (Photo Jakob Menendez / Beacon Archives)
With Marlboro six years gone, what remains at Emerson?
April 30, 2026

Marlboro College, a small liberal arts school of roughly 150 students nestled in the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains, shuttered...

Graphic Charlie Desjardins
Some Emerson faculty describe fractured relationship with administration
April 30, 2026

When P. Carl assumed the position of faculty representative to Emerson’s Board of Trustees this semester, he did so at the request of his...

Graphic Avary Amaral
‘It’s not looking great’: Graduating seniors face uncertain future amid a narrowing job market

The return of a warm sun to Boston, ducklings frolicking across Boston Common, and the occasional tour group on Emerson’s campus signals the...

Courtesy Emerson Channel Sports / Ethan Zweig
Fresh men’s volleyball team digs through rebuilding season

After more than a month of action for the men’s volleyball team, the Lions are now set up for the bulk of their schedule; most of their next...

Courtesy Melis Basaran
SOC award winners take the spotlight, addressing gaps at Emerson and beyond

Under the bright lights of Paramount Center’s Black Box Theatre, Emerson College’s School of Communication celebrated students’ accomplishments...

(Courtesy Amy Cook)
Incoming School of the Arts Dean, Amy Cook, uses Shakespeare to guide her leadership

Stony Brook University’s vice provost for Academic Affairs, Amy Cook, will be the next dean of Emerson College’s School of the Arts and Interdisciplinary...

Boston Police and EMS respond to the Cutler Majestic Theatre after a construction worker fell to his death on August 9, 2024 (Courtesy of Julian Tague for Live Boston News)
Emerson College sued for wrongful death after fatal fall of a construction worker working on the Cutler Majestic in 2024

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Emerson College in March, alleging liability in the fatal fall of a construction worker in 2024. Court...

Courtesy Hannah Miller
20 years later, EUDT still carries the spirit of their DIY founding

From the old practice rooms in Colonial Building, to the Semel Theater, to the Robert J. Orchard Stage at the Paramount Center, Emerson Urban...

The Emerson College Police Department Logo on Boylston Street in September 2025. (Jacob Goldberg/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)
Incident Journal: ECPD addresses Ansin Building flood, vandalism cases, medical emergencies, and multiple unsecured door reports in latest report.

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for...

Formerly the Title IX office, Emerson's Office of Equal Opportunity will address issues of discrimination, sexual violence and harassment on campus.
Office of Equal Opportunity extends Title IX reach

The Office of Equal Opportunity will expand the scope of responsibility of the former Office of Title IX following its absorption of the office...