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...
On Wednesday, The Berkeley Beacon published an article titled 'Hamas’ Attack: A Tragedy for Israel and a Death Knell for Palestine,' written by Staff...
The Berkeley Beacon failed you on Friday when we hastily published a story about the passing of Brooks Walker without consideration and proper context....
By Hadera McKay, Content Managing 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
As The Beacon’s new editor-in-chief, I wanted to explain why we made the decision to pivot to weekly updates on the state of COVID-19 in Massachusetts,...
By Katie Redefer, Former Staff Writer
/ March 19, 2021
The past 12 months may have been the most unprecedented year of our lifetime. The first pandemic of the 21st century transformed life as we knew it in...
By Katie Redefer, Former Staff Writer
/ January 21, 2021
Last semester, after The Beacon drew a wave of public criticisms and staff resignations, it made me question everything I know about journalism. Prior...
By Diti Kohli, Former Editor-in-Chief
/ November 19, 2020
The Beacon’s first print issue of the semester in early September initiated a wave of resignations from almost 20 staff members. Some felt deeply mistreated...
