Opinion

The Union Bank Building on Tremont street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)

Emerson gave me an award for protest. Now they’re punishing it.

In 2019, my final year of undergrad, I was honored with the Spirit of Emerson Award in recognition of advocacy, leadership, and commitment to...

As a freshman, Emerson’s silence about the encampment is deafening

It’s been a year since the Emerson encampment made national news, and it continues to haunt the college to this day. Last April, students were...

Between ghosting, gridlock, and graduation panic: Why we still hope

Over the weekend, I fell into a rut of watching feel-good inspirational movies. They did not work. Halfway through “Good Will Hunting,”...

Art will suffer at the hands of the Trump administration

The Trump administration has had a public impact on every aspect of America; from tariffs, to immigration, to egg prices. But while these topics...

LETTERS

Emerson College signage outside of the WERS studios in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Emerson College sells a false dream: A letter from a terminated resident assistant

It is disrespectful to disregard my leadership and accuse me of failing my community for allegedly choosing to act within my capacity as a student and an American within my constitutionally guaranteed First Amendment rights.

Letters from the SGA President: My farewell address—reflecting on my presidency and one parting request

Well, this is it. As crazy as it sounds, we're at the end of the academic year, and as well as my term as SGA President. Reflecting...

Letter: We are concerned about the weaponization of antisemitism at Emerson and nationally

Dear President Bernhardt and Provost Socarides: We write as Jewish faculty members at Emerson College to express concern about the weaponization...

We must create art under autocracy

As the United States rapidly recedes into fascism, finding one’s place and purpose is the least of our priorities as young people. How does...

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