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International filmmaker Lydia Dean Pilcher, left, and Nejem Raheem, right, chair of the Department of Marketing Communication at Emerson College, talk about the intersection of Hollywood and sustainable development goals during the keynote panel of Emerson's annual Teach-In on Sustainability on Monday, March. 4, 2024. (Feixu Chen/Beacon Correspondent)

Emerson College’s Teach-in on Sustainability sparks creativity for an environmentally conscious future

By Valentina Baez, Staff Writer / March 6, 2024
Emerson College’s second annual Teach-In on Sustainability, the college-wide exploration of how we can contribute to a sustainable tomorrow
Emerson disability accessibility workshop series

The Social Justice Collaborative to host a two-part disability accessibility workshop series

By Bridget Frawley, Staff Writer / February 28, 2024
To facilitate conversations about disability justice and accessibility on campus, Erin Robins, accessible design specialist in the office of the Vice President for Equity and Social Justice, is hosting two virtual workshops. 
Writing, literature, and publishing Chair Roy Kamada interviews Grace Talusan after her keynote speech on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)

Photos: Eighth annual Teach-In on Race focuses on intersectionality in the arts and communications

Emerson College’s Teach-In on Race is an annual event hosted by Academic Affairs and the President’s Office in coordination with the Social Justice...

Anthony Pinder, left, vice provost of internationalization and equity, and Shaya Gregory Poku, right, vice president for equity and social justice, host a keynote discussion on equity in internationalization as a part of Emerson International Education Week.

Pinder and Poku talk equity and diversity in study abroad programs at keynote event

By Bryan Hecht, News Editor / November 28, 2023

International Education Week at Emerson continued on Wednesday, Nov. 15 with a keynote conversation on equitable futures in global education between campus...

Nicholas Renteria speaks at the panel while participants on Zoom listen in behind him.

Campus union leaders show solidarity at panel discussion

By Jack Burns, Staff Writer / November 16, 2023

Leaders from three prominent union organizations at Emerson emphasized the importance of union solidarity at an intimate panel discussion on Tuesday in...