At the city council meeting on Oct. 4, discussions regarding funding to the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) became heated with passionate debate...
By Emma Siebold, Beacon Correspondent
/ October 18, 2023
The Digital Communication Leadership graduate program will join the Department of Communication Studies next fall.
Associate Professor and Program Director...
With Halloween parties approaching, the college administration is ensuring students are aware of available resources for incidences of drugged drinking.
Drink...
As of 2023, Emerson College’s student retention rate lies at 87 percent. Despite this high ranking, once calculated, Emerson sees more than 500 undergraduate...
Emerson College has recently earned the distinction of the worst college in the country for financial aid in the Princeton Review’s Financial Aid Not...
The Parkman Bandstand was soaked in candlelight and saturated by colors of Israeli flags on Wednesday night as Emerson students and Boston community members...
By Sam Shipman, Beacon Correspondent
/ October 11, 2023
Over 100 people made their way through Downtown Crossing in the pouring rain, many chanting to onlookers as they marched in support of Indigenous Peoples’...
Tensions escalated in Cambridge on Monday afternoon as a pro-Palestine rally came up against Israeli counter-protestors outside Cambridge City Hall. Palestinian...
By Bryan Hecht, Beacon Correspondent
/ October 11, 2023
On Monday afternoon, just hours after Israel initiated its first retaliatory bombings on Gaza, thousands gathered at the Boston Common bandstand to stand...
While working on a master’s degree in Health Communication from Marshall University in 2014, Deion Hawkins conducted a research project looking into...
By Jack Burns, Beacon Correspondent
/ October 11, 2023
On Wednesday, over 40 Emerson students gathered at the Bill Bordy Theater to dance and celebrate Puerto Rican culture during the Puerto Rico Beyond Reggaeton...
By Sam Shipman, Beacon Correspondent
/ October 9, 2023
Emerson tied with three other colleges for the 13th spot on this year's Best Regional Universities North Rankings, dictated by the U.S. News & World...
By Amin S. Lotfi, Beacon Correspondent
/ October 4, 2023
The National Communication Association (NCA) awarded communication studies professor Dr. Richard West the Samuel L. Becker Distinguished Service Award...
The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) allocated a $2.5 million grant to Communication...
Boston City Councilors demanded urgent action and accountability from city administration at last week’s city council meeting.
City council resolutions...
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 Amin S. Lotfi, Beacon Correspondent
/ September 27, 2023
After the June announcement of Emerson College Police Chief Robert Smith’s retirement after 11 years of service, former Deputy Chief Robert Casagrande...
By Kaitlyn Smitten, Beacon Correspondent
/ September 27, 2023
Emerson College was recently ranked the number one college for worst financial aid in the United States, according to a list published by the Princeton...
The Emerson College Students’ Union (ECSU) met last Friday to build on current goals for the 2023–2024 school year. Their plans range from developing...
