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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

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Health Communication master program suspended

April 6, 2016

Emerson will not be admitting a class of health communication graduate students for the 2016-17 academic year, according to Jan Roberts-Breslin, interim...

Crane installed at construction site for new dorm

Crane installed at construction site for new dorm

April 6, 2016

A crane was installed last weekend at the site for the new 2 Boylston Pl. residence hall, according to Margaret Ings, associate vice president for government...

Faculty motion passed for curricula audits

Faculty motion passed for curricula audits

April 6, 2016

At Tuesday’s faculty assembly meeting, a new student justice group was invited to discuss their desires for more inclusivity in the academic departments....

Pelton speaks about campus aesthetic at Visitor Center open house

Pelton speaks about campus aesthetic at Visitor Center open house

April 6, 2016

President M. Lee Pelton said he was pleased with the new visitor center on Boylston Street and discussed future construction plans in a speech at Monday’s...

03/31 Crime Log

April 6, 2016

Monday, March 21 A faculty member reported to the Emerson College Police Department that an unknown person had vandalized a conference room inside the...

Diversity in Departments: WLP creates culture-focused courses

Diversity in Departments: WLP creates culture-focused courses

March 31, 2016

Emerson is working toward creating a more inclusive environment, and each department has set goals to improve their curricula. Each week, the Beacon will...

Diversity in Departments: Comm science aims to remove bias from treatment

March 31, 2016

Emerson says it’s working toward creating a more inclusive environment, and each department has set goals to improve their curricula. Each week,...

Diversity in Departments: Institute reevaluates cultural perspectives

March 31, 2016

Emerson says it’s working toward creating a more inclusive environment, and each department has set goals to improve their curricula. Each week,...

SGA discusses student success

March 30, 2016

Robert Amelio, director of diversity education and human relations, and Chris Daly, director of retention and student success, announced at Tuesday’s...

New comm dean hopes to bring fresh perspective

New comm dean hopes to bring fresh perspective

March 30, 2016

Dr. Raul Reis was hired as the new dean of the School of Communication at Emerson last week, and said that the college has the potential to be a leader...

Counseling center appeals for more staff

March 30, 2016

Emerson Counseling and Psychological Services requested funding to hire more counselors, according to Elise Harrison, director of ECAPS. The board of trustees...

Course evaluation survey revised for this semester

Course evaluation survey revised for this semester

March 30, 2016

Alterations to the course evaluation survey will now ask students to reflect on their teacher’s performance, and their own. The college has not reviewed...

Crime Log 3/24

March 30, 2016

Monday Feb. 29 A student reported having their wallet stolen while inside the Chinatown MBTA stop. A credit card belonging to the student was fraudulently...

New minor to focus on nonprofit organizations

March 30, 2016

Updated 3/24/16 Emerson will offer a minor in nonprofit communication management this fall, according to Cathryn Cushner Edelstein, senior scholar-in-residence...

Pelton signs document in support of immigration reform

March 23, 2016

Emerson President M. Lee Pelton signed an amicus brief in support of President Barack Obama’s two executive actions on immigration reform. The document...

College updates its website to strive for mobile-friendliness

March 23, 2016

Emerson made its website more mobile-friendly to appeal to prospective students, who are more likely to access the site on their phones than on desktops,...

Campus email will move to cloud server

March 23, 2016

The Emerson Information Technology Department expects to move towards cloud-based services, especially for the email accounts of students and faculty. Emerson.edu...

New dean appointed for School of Communication

March 23, 2016

The college has appointed Raul Reis as the new dean of the School of Communication, according to an email sent to the Emerson community by Michaele Whelan,...

SGA grants funds to magazine and sorority

March 23, 2016

The Student Government Association granted appeals Tuesday to Atlas Magazine and the sorority Kappa Gamma Chi. Atlas, a campus lifestyle publication,...

Emerson’s academic staff files petition to unionize

March 23, 2016

Members of Emerson’s academic staff filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board this Tuesday for a union election. Organizers are working...