Letter To The Editor

Letter to the Editor: In response to recent Beacon opinion pieces

By Emersonians Against Campus Antisemitism, Guest Author / September 5, 2024

We write as a group of faculty and staff concerned about the tenor of Beacon opinion pieces in recent weeks. The regulations of specific time, place, and manner of demonstrations, for any cause, do not violate but actually support freedom of speech.

A parental response to ‘Some students turn to crowdfunding to pay for Emerson education’

By Pamela Felder-Small, Guest Author / May 15, 2024

First and foremost, many thanks to The Berkeley Beacon for its advocacy to lift the voices of the Emerson College community. This is a response to...

Letter from the Editor: By the students, for the students

By Sophia Pargas / April 26, 2024

Witnessing such violence and force on my own campus—just two weeks away from leaving it forever—has truly shaken me to the core.

Letter to the Editor: In response to Cal Mazumder’s ‘All burn, no heart’

By Emerson Staff Member / April 4, 2024

Your passion and concern for the suffering in Israel and Palestine is laudable. There is tremendous suffering that you can help alleviate by volunteering...

Letter from the Editor: On breaking news and intentional reporting

By Sophia Pargas, editor in chief / March 27, 2024

So often as journalists, we are told there is “a way things have always been.” We set our deadlines and work towards them diligently to remain...

Letter to the Editor: Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine stands in solidarity

By Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, Guest Author / March 6, 2024

On Feb. 28, the Berkeley Beacon published a “Letter to the Editor” from Anna Feder, Emerson’s head of Film Exhibition and Festival Programs,...

Letter to the Editor: Why is it so hard to talk about Palestine?

By Anna Feder, Guest Author / February 28, 2024

To my Emerson College community, I want to frame this editorial by saying that I am a proud Jew.

Letter to the Editor: Letter to the President and Provost

December 14, 2023

Dear Jay Bernhardt and Jan Roberts-Breslin, We write to you as members of the Emerson College faculty who approach our duties with civic mindedness...

Letter to the editor

By Shaw Israel Izikson / October 30, 2023

To the editor, In a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Learning, former Marlboro College Trustee Dena S. Davis wrote in her article "When Your...

Letter from the editor

By Shannon Garrido, Editor-In-Chief / October 18, 2023

On Wednesday, The Berkeley Beacon published an article titled 'Hamas’ Attack: A Tragedy for Israel and a Death Knell for Palestine,' written by Staff...

Letter from the Editor: On the insensitive coverage of campus tragedies

By Mariyam Quaisar / February 10, 2023

The Berkeley Beacon failed you on Friday when we hastily published a story about the passing of Brooks Walker without consideration and proper context....

An Open Letter to Emerson’s Social Media Manager

By Hadera McKay, Opinion Editor / January 25, 2023

Dear Emerson College Social Media Manager, Did your finger slip on the post button? Were you only half-awake? Were you in a rush to get to the labor-free...

Letter to the Editor: Open Letter to the Emerson Community

By The Emerson Staff Union / October 26, 2022

Last week we reached out to the Board of Trustees and asked to meet. Our prolonged contract negotiation with management has hit a wall and we’re heading...

Letter to the Editor: Letter to the Board of Trustees

By The Emerson Staff Union / October 23, 2022

Dear Members of the Board of Trustees, We, the Emerson Staff Union, would like to request a meeting with Board members next week to address the College’s...

Letter to the Editor: A Blue Valentine’s Day at Emerson

By The Emerson Staff Union Bargaining Team / February 14, 2022

It is easy to love Emerson. Talented students, brilliant faculty, committed staff: great people. We see individuals learn and grow on our campus, but we...

Letter to the Editor: Response to ‘Emerson’s next president should serve students, not their pockets’

By William Gilligan, Interim President of Emerson College / February 5, 2022

I write today in response to an opinion piece, “Emerson’s next president should serve students, not their pockets,” in order to clarify information...

Letter: ELA faculty call for fair wages, benefits in contract negotiations

By Jennifer Vandever, President of ELAF-AAUP / January 20, 2022

Every semester Emerson College students move from Boston to Los Angeles to take part in the Emerson LA program. As graduating seniors, most are understandably...

Letter from the Editor: The Beacon’s shortcomings and how we will improve

By Lucia Thorne, Editor-in-Chief / January 13, 2022

It’s been a year and a half since The Beacon began a process that had been long overdue: reckoning with the racism within our organization. As our new...

Letter: Emerson’s response to classroom incident taps into moral outrage, not deliberation

By Sam Binkley and David Kishik / December 29, 2021

Sam Binkley is a Professor of Sociology and David Kishik is an Associate Professor of Philosophy, both in the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts at Emerson...

Letter from the Editor: Reflections on a year of turmoil at The Beacon

By Charlie McKenna, Editor-in-Chief / September 2, 2021

Almost a year ago this week, The Beacon was rocked by controversy. Nearly 20 staff members resigned. The paper faced fury from within its ranks and from...