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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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Emerson tops Princeton Review list of LGBTQ-friendly colleges

September 3, 2015

Emerson has been named the most LGBTQ-friendly institution for higher education by The Princeton Review, reclaiming the position after falling to third...

Fraternity suspension lifted early after appeal

August 26, 2015

Emerson’s chapter Sigma Alpha Epsilon will return to campus Fall 2015 from a semester-long suspension. The fraternity was initially suspended in...

New managing director settles in at Engagement Lab

New managing director settles in at Engagement Lab

August 19, 2015

Emerson’s Engagement Lab named Mariko Davidson the new managing director, according to the department's newsletter. Davidson, 33, started at the...

College responds to Dateline episode featuring former students

July 1, 2015

In an email to the Emerson community, President M. Lee Pelton responded to the NBC Dateline episode on campus sexual assault that featured the stories...

NBC’s Dateline features former students in episode on sexual assault

June 24, 2015

Two former Emerson students will be featured on an episode of NBC’s Dateline regarding sexual assault on college campuses. The segment will air on...

College hires new assistant vice president for faculty affairs

June 10, 2015

Carol Parker, an Elvin E. Overton distinguished professor of law at the University of Tennessee College of Law, will fill the position of assistant vice...

Faculty responds to students’ call for cultural competency education

May 27, 2015

A motion to create a committee to address concerns about cultural competency at Emerson was unanimously approved at a special Faculty Assembly meeting...

Court dismisses lawsuit alleging Emerson mishandled rape case

May 20, 2015

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against Emerson filed by Jillian Doherty, a former student who alleges the college mishandled her rape...

Emerson students seen as offbeat and ambitious, research says

May 13, 2015

Research by consulting firms hired by the college found that Emerson students are “quirky and driven” and that some alumni are unimpressed...

Consulting firm for businesswomen wins student entrepreneurship competition

Consulting firm for businesswomen wins student entrepreneurship competition

May 9, 2015

A student venture to support low-income women starting their own businesses won the college’s 10th annual entrepreneurship showcase last week. The...

SGA urges college to implement cultural competency classes

May 9, 2015

In its final meeting of the year, the Student Government Association passed a resolution urging the college’s administration to implement cultural...

In passionate rally, students demand cultural competency training

In passionate rally, students demand cultural competency training

May 8, 2015

Updated (April 30, 7:10am) Several hundred students demanded campuswide cultural competency and sensitivity classes in an impassioned rally that led protesters...

Campus Crime Log, April 2

May 7, 2015

Tuesday Mar. 24The Boston Fire Department and the Emerson College Police Department responded to Piano Row for a fire alarm. The fire alarm was caused...

Robin Roberts, “Good Morning America” co-host, to deliver commencement speech

Robin Roberts, “Good Morning America” co-host, to deliver commencement speech

May 6, 2015

In two weeks, Robin Roberts will say “good morning” not to America—but to Emerson. Roberts, the co-host of ABC's Good Morning America,...

Crime Log 4/30

May 6, 2015

Monday Apr. 20 An Emerson College Police Department officer conducting off-campus property checks assisted the Suffolk University Police Department with...

Year in review: Where’s the money?

May 6, 2015

Between new construction, facility upgrades, and increased employee salaries, Emerson—which has historically been heavily reliant on tuition for...

“She was right up in there,” said Samuel Potrykus, co-director of Boston Hassle, said of Christopher's photographic method. “She was one of the great ones. It was clear that she had a passion for it and that she got it.”

Christopher remembered for individualism, humor, and compassion

By Christina Jedra, The Berkeley Beacon / May 6, 2015

A few weeks ago, Lilly Christopher was excitedly planning her 21st birthday. The sophomore journalism major and music lover told an Emerson friend that...

Board of Overseers and Board of Trustees undergo changes

May 6, 2015

President M. Lee Pelton and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Jeff Greenhawt announced new appointments to both the Board of Trustees and the Board of...