Emerson will hold all in-person classes before 10 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom as a nor’easter continues to pummel the city of Boston with snow, rain, and high...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor
/ February 1, 2021
A nor'easter pummeling Massachusetts is estimated to engulf some areas of the state in up to 18 inches of snow, accompanied by upward of 45 miles per hour...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ February 1, 2021
The Student Government Association appointed four new members and approved an appeal during their first student assembly meeting of the spring semester...
Emerson reported five new positive COVID-19 tests Friday, pushing the total number of positives reported since the spring semester began to 36, and the...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ January 30, 2021
Student residents of the luxury W hotel expressed they felt safer living in the converted dorm space due to limited interaction with others—seclusion...
The majority of Emerson students living on-campus received their negative COVID-19 test results within hours of moving in between Jan. 21 and Jan. 24....
Emerson will continue to require students to receive a seasonal flu vaccine despite the reversal of the Massachusetts policy that initially brought on...
By Ann E. Matica, Former Deputy News Editor
/ January 28, 2021
The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ January 26, 2021
The Max will be closed until 5 p.m. on Wednesday due to a vendor employee testing positive for COVID-19.
The closure, announced by Assistant Vice President...
Emerson will offer expanded student meal plans for the spring 2021 semester, along with new Board Bucks partner locations and extended hours of operations...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ January 25, 2021
Emerson reported eight new positive COVID-19 tests Monday, bringing the spring semester testing cycle’s cumulative total to 19, and the total across...
Emerson tapped Storbeck Search, an executive search firm that specializes in leadership hiring for education and nonprofits, to assist the board of trustees...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ January 21, 2021
Emerson is marshaling thousands of students from their homes across the country for the second time this academic year, as the 7-day average of confirmed...
By Ann E. Matica, Former Deputy News Editor
/ January 21, 2021
This week, thousands of Emerson students are emerging from their month-and-a-half winter break to descend on the Boston campus for the spring semester....
Former Associate Vice President of Information Technology Brian Basgen is slated to lead the college’s IT department following the retirement of former...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ January 18, 2021
Emerson’s first winter term earned praise from students and faculty alike, who shared positive experiences about the accelerated classes that spanned...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor
/ January 18, 2021
The college rejected a petition signed by 15 Writing, Literature, and Publishing graduate students to reverse academic scheduling changes planned for the...
The college hired Brandin Dear as the new associate dean of campus life and director of counseling, health, and wellness, officials announced in a Friday...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ January 15, 2021
Emerson’s COVID-19 testing procedure at Tufts Medical Center has been altered for the Spring 2021 semester to involve less interaction between testing...
