Kelly Devers-Franklin remembers being one of the first Emerson students to ever move into the Little Building in 1995. Now, from her Ansin Building office,...
By Meg Richards, Editor-in-Chief
/ August 21, 2025
Emerson laid off over 30 staff members—a 5% reduction in staff—starting August 1. The college’s enrollment and total revenue fell “below projections”...
By Iselin Bratz, Content Managing Editor
/ April 24, 2025
Emerson College issued a statement acknowledging an upcoming protest action on Friday by Boylston Students for Justice in Palestine and discouraged the...
Members of the staff union leafletted Thursday afternoon advocating for the admission of the financial aid and student accounts departments into its contract.
By Iselin Bratz, Content Managing Editor
/ January 29, 2025
Most of the excitement during the Jan. 28 faculty assembly came in the last half hour when a motion aimed at standing against disciplinary actions taken against community members who participate in on-campus protests hit the floor.
By Yogev Toby, Editor-at-Large (on leave)
/ January 26, 2025
President Donald Trump’s vows for mass deportation and expansion of immigration law enforcement powers have generated hundreds of arrests across the...
By Hannah Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief
/ December 14, 2024
The college has declined Emerson Staff Union’s request to voluntarily recognize staff in the Office of the Arts as union members. The bargaining unit...
Overall crime, including liquor law violations, sexual harassment cases, and violent acts towards women, increased at Emerson College’s Boston campus in 2023
By Isaiah Flynn, Beacon Correspondent
/ October 16, 2024
The non-negotiable values of Charles Wesley Emerson, founder of Emerson College, became the backbone for the school’s guiding beliefs dating back to 1878, and the creation of Emerson’s iconic "Expression Necessary to Evolution" slogan.
As part of a wave of announcements heading into the new school year, the Emerson College Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a policy on institutional neutrality and mutual respect earlier this month.
By Katie Cressman, Projects Editor, Deputy Copy Chief
/ August 24, 2024
In preparation for the upcoming school year, Emerson launched a modified code of community standards, according to an email sent from President Jay Bernhardt to the Emerson community Friday.
By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter
/ August 24, 2024
Following the events that unfolded in the past spring semester, the college released EmersonTogether, which aims to unite the college community, officials said.
Emerson’s decision to eliminate two programs will not be reversed, college officials said in a statement to The Beacon, after announcing they cut both...
Emerson laid off 10 staff members and eliminated two programs Tuesday, college officials said in an email sent to staff and faculty.
“We are grateful...
