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

The Berkeley Beacon

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alley update

alley update

October 21, 2015

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Journalist receives honor in civic leadership

October 21, 2015

This past Wednesday, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones received the Emerson College President’s Award for Civic Leadership and spoke about her experience...

Faculty committee works for cultural competency training

Faculty committee works for cultural competency training

October 21, 2015

Two Emerson professors have created the Ad Hoc Cultural Competency Committee, a group within the Faculty Assembly that worked through the summer to address...

Crime Log 10/15

October 21, 2015

Tuesday, Oct. 6 Iwasaki Library staff reported the theft of college property from the space. The Emerson College Police Department is investigating suspicious...

Final candidate for Elma Lewis Center holds forum

October 21, 2015

The fourth and final candidate for Executive Director of the Elma Lewis Center held an open forum on Wednesday. The applicant’s name is being withheld...

College seeking spiritual life director

October 14, 2015

Emerson is looking to hire a Director of Religious and Spiritual Life, an administrator to handle religious life in the community, according to Interim...

SGA addresses medical marijuana

October 14, 2015

Representatives from the Emerson College Police Department and the Office of Student Conduct spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting. ECPD...

Cabaret gets tech updates

October 14, 2015

The Little Building’s Cabaret received a series of equipment updates over the summer. Joshua Hamlin, director of the Campus Center, said that the...

Kevin Bright extends contract two years

Kevin Bright extends contract two years

October 14, 2015

Updated (Oct. 8, 3:40 p.m.) Founding Director of the Emerson Los Angeles program Kevin Bright has extended his contract through the summer of 2017....

Some faculty unsatisfied with parental leave policies

October 14, 2015

Updated (Oct. 8, 3:30 p.m.) Emerson meets the government’s minimum for maternity and parental leave, but these policies may not live up to the standards...

Undergraduate admissions director greets community

October 14, 2015

Emerson faculty and staff gathered last Friday for a meet-and-greet in the Little Building’s Beard Room with newly-hired Director of Undergraduate...

Elma Lewis director candidate and Emerson alum visits campus

October 14, 2015

A second candidate for the Elma Lewis Center Executive Director position held an open forum presentation where she discussed her prior experience and her...

The pros and cons of the interim administrator

October 14, 2015

Update (Oct. 8, 4:10 p.m.) Interim administration at Emerson nearly quadrupled from 2011-2013, but Vice President of Academic Affairs Michaele Whelan...

cab updates

cab updates

October 14, 2015

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LA adjuncts organize union

October 14, 2015

Part­-t​ime faculty of Emerson’s Los Angeles center have written to President M. Lee Pelton announcing their intent to join the Affiliated...

Crime Log 10/8

October 14, 2015

Tuesday, Sept. 29 A student reported that a person pushed her in an attempt to steal her personal property while walking on Avery Street near Mason Street....

Jabari Asim, an associate professor in the writing, literature and publishing department, is a co-chair of the committee,
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Faculty committee works for cultural competency training

By Martha Schick Schick / October 14, 2015

Two Emerson professors have created the Ad Hoc Cultural Competency Committee, a group within the Faculty Assembly that worked through the summer to address...

Crime Log 10/1

October 8, 2015

Thursday, Sept. 24 A student reported having personal property stolen from a common room inside the Little Building. The Emerson College Police Department...

Boston honored with national journalism award

Boston honored with national journalism award

October 7, 2015

Boston became the first city to receive the Historic Sites in Journalism award last week after being nominated by an Emerson professor. The distinction,...

Staff seeks union benefits

October 7, 2015

Members of Emerson’s clerical, technical, and professional staff are seeking to unionize, according to the organizers’ website. ​The staff...