William Gilligan knew right away he didn’t want to be president long-term. Gilligan stepped into the interim presidency in May 2021, just weeks after retiring from his job as vice president of IT....

Rejoice! The 2023rd April 20th celebration is nearly upon us! In honor of Thursday’s holiday, here’s an easy-to-read guide on how to participate in the festivities while keeping yourself and others...

EmComm, the college’s student-run marketing agency, is collaborating with the Friends of the Public Garden to advertise its “No Smoking” campaign, which will be implemented later this year. The...

Emerson honored actress and alumna Judee Wales Watson ’10 last week by naming the Student Performance Center in the basement of the Little Building after her. The ceremony, held on April 4 outside...

Candidates for the 2023-24 Student Government Association have spent weeks marketing their campaigns to the Emerson community, who will choose their representatives between April 6-8 through electronic...

The Student Government Association projects student organizations will be able to submit proposals for the SGA Fund for Student Impact as soon as next semester, according to SGA Executive President Pranit...

Student organizations are expected to have access to $1.6 million for large-scale community impact projects through an initiative developed by the Student Government Association. The SGA Fund for Student...

Emerson College and Trillium Brewing Company will create a  “community gathering space” on the Boston Common, which aims to promote the city’s arts culture and unite community members. The college...

It’s time to stop pretending like there’s anything “advanced” about Advanced Placement classes. Let’s leave the College Board in the past where it belongs. Right after Florida’s Department...

Emerson’s annual Teach-in on Race event engages with Emerson community members to underscore the college’s commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and social justice. This year’s...

A landmark of the neo-Gothic style in Boston, the Little Building was built over a century ago. But it took a purchase by Emerson and a massive contemporary reimagining to earn it recognition for its “modern...

Emerson’s staff union ratified their next collective bargaining agreement in a 119-1 vote on Wednesday. The agreement grants a cost-of-living adjustment and retroactive raises, along with  diversity,...

When Jordan Elliott took the stage Saturday, he focused only on his cousin. Two months prior, Elliot’s brother called him, sobbing, to tell him his cousin, a recent graduate of Tufts University, had...

College officials pledged a cumulative 5% base salary increase effective Jan. 1, 2023 for non-union staff members in an email sent to eligible employees hours before the college entered its first mediation...

The Presidential Search Committee, spearheaded by the Chair of the Board of Trustees Eric Alexander, has narrowed the search to four presidential finalists, per a communication from the committee Tuesday...

In some pagan religions and practices, Halloween is believed to be the time when the veil between the spiritual and physical world thins. Members of Emerson’s alternative spirituality organization, Mystic,...

On Monday, Interim President William Gilligan announced Beyond Racial Equity completed Emerson’s Strategic Review as part of its commitment to infuse equity, action, and social justice values across...

Vice President of Enrollment Management Ruthanne Madsen will resign from her role at Emerson in November to transition to Babson College, where she will serve in the same capacity, a community-wide email...

A Tuesday morning email correspondence from Interim President William Gilligan announced David Howse as vice president of Emerson’s division of Institutional Advancement. The appointment will ensure...

Resident assistants and on-campus organizations honored National Coming Out Day last Tuesday with a social event to provide a sense of queer community.  As a white transgender man, resident assistant...

The widow of late Emerson journalism professor Moses Shumow filed a lawsuit against the MBTA on Sept. 26 seeking damages for his death after he was struck by a train at the Beverly Depot train station. On...

Between attending classes and working jobs to support their businesses, student entrepreneurs face a multitude of challenges.  Jacob Warman’s passion for drawing began when he was young. He grew...

Five Emerson students gathered in the SPC Black Box Theater Monday afternoon to meet with two representatives from the New England Commission of Higher Education team as part of Emerson’s 10-year re-accreditation...

The college announced that it will host a visiting team from the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) from Sept. 18 through Sept. 21 as part of Emerson’s 10 year re-accreditation process. The...

Victor Choi's restaurant, Pick N' Roll / Photo: Adri Pray

It is projected that by 2027 Holtec International will have disposed of one million gallons of potentially radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. The self-described “diverse energy company” purchased...

The Office of Equal Opportunity will expand the scope of responsibility of the former Office of Title IX following its absorption of the office in August. The OEO will serve as the college’s on-campus...

Conversation about the staff union buzzed Thursday morning as faculty members entered the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym for the 2022 Faculty Institute. Many people donned “I support the Emerson...

Angie attended Emerson during her undergraduate years and loved the experience so much she enrolled in the college’s graduate program, eventually landing a full-time staff position at the college. 21...

The college released additional information regarding its revised COVID-19 protocol, including updated isolation and quarantine guidelines as well as an acknowledgment of the emerging Monkeypox virus. The...

The Presidential Search Committee released a “detailed description” of what qualities it seeks in Emerson’s next president. Shared via email on Friday, the document outlined ideal experiences and...

Distinguished Artist in Residence Timothy Douglas announced his departure from Emerson Monday morning via an email correspondence to the performing arts students. Douglas, who joined the college’s...

The Board of Trustees relaunched its presidential search in partnership with SpencerStuart, a global consultant firm, per an email correspondence sent to the Emerson community Tuesday afternoon. The...

Interim President William Gilligan announced that Shaya Gregory Poku will become Emerson’s next vice president for equity and social justice via a community-wide email correspondence Friday morning. Poku...

Chair of the marketing communication department Dr. Brent Smith will succeed Dean Raul Reis as Dean of the School of Communication, per a community-wide email correspondence sent Friday morning by Interim...

Emerson released an update to students, faculty and staff Friday morning concerning the college’s community equity action plan. The plan outlines the college’s commitment to “dismantling systemic...

On Wednesday, Emerson reported 14 COVID-19 cases for Tuesday of the 682 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 2.05 percent. The college reported 38 community members in on-campus...

On Tuesday, Emerson reported 12 COVID-19 cases for Monday of the 818 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.47 percent. The college reported 35 community members in on-campus isolation....

Emerson did not report any data on the COVID-19 dashboard over the weekend. The college reported 33 community members in on-campus isolation. One was reported to be in on-campus quarantine.  Those...

On Friday, Emerson reported 11 COVID-19 cases of the 719 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.53 percent. The college reported 35 community members in on-campus isolation. Zero...

On Thursday, Emerson reported 14 COVID-19 cases of the 1,097 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.67 percent. The college reported 29 community members in on-campus isolation....

Downtown Boston was transformed on Monday, as thousands of runners from across the world crossed the finish line of the 126th Boston Marathon—the first run to be held on Patriots’ Day since the onset...

The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity but not for content. Monday, April 4 ECPD...

Emerson saw record COVID-19 numbers during the Spring 2022 semester. Outbreaks, new variants, and policy changes contributed to the cautionary campus environment over the past four months. Between Jan....

On Tuesday, Emerson reported 12 COVID-19 cases of the 411 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 2.92 percent. The college reported 11 community members in on-campus isolation. Zero...

On Friday, Emerson reported three COVID-19 cases of the 446 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.67 percent. The college reported 26 community members in on-campus isolation. Zero...

On Thursday, Emerson reported 13 COVID-19 cases of the 929 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.40 percent. The college reported 27 community members in on-campus isolation. Zero...

Representatives of Emerson’s staff union held a virtual town hall Tuesday night to discuss the negotiation of its second contract with the student body. “Our overarching goal is to bring more equity...

Emerson will instate relaxed COVID-19 policies during the summer term, according to a community-wide email from college officials sent Wednesday.  Citing guidance from the Center for Disease Control...

On behalf of all women, Cole and Savannah LaBrant can go to hell. On Saturday, “The LaBrant Fam” released a 40-minute documentary-style YouTube video outlining their views on abortion. The couple...

The college honored Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Joanne Lasker with its Alumni Award for Teaching Innovation at last week's ERA Awards. With Friday’s honor, the speech pathologist...

On Tuesday, Emerson reported 18 COVID-19 cases for Monday of the 1,128 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.60 percent. The college reported 14 community members in on-campus isolation....

Emerson did not provide any data for COVID-19 cases on campus for Saturday or Sunday. The college reported four community members in on-campus isolation. Zero were reported to be in on-campus quarantine.  Those...

On Thursday, Emerson reported four COVID-19 cases for Wednesday of the 771 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.52 percent. The college also reported 15 community members in on-campus...

Though the Equipment Distribution Center is often a source of frustration for film students at Emerson, for its student workers it is something more—a place for social gathering, and for tuition relief. The...

On Tuesday, Emerson reported eight COVID-19 cases for Monday of the 380 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 2.11 percent. The college also reported 12 community members in on-campus...

Sonia Jurado will become Emerson’s new associate vice president for access and equity and Title IX coordinator on May 9, as announced by a campus-wide email correspondence from the Office of the Dean...

On Monday, Emerson reported zero COVID-19 cases for Saturday. No data was readily available for Sunday. The college also reported 10 community members in on-campus isolation. Zero were reported to be...

On Friday, Emerson reported seven COVID-19 cases for Thursday of the 669 administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.05 percent. The college also reported 13 community members in on-campus...

On Thursday, Emerson reported eight COVID-19 cases for Wednesday of the 1,001 administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.80 percent. The college also reported ten community members in on-campus...

President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Feb. 25, hoping to fill the vacancy left by Justice Stephen Breyer on Jan. 27. Following the Justice’s announcement of...

On Wednesday, Emerson reported six COVID-19 cases of the 747 tests administered on Tuesday, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.80 percent. The college also reported seven community members in on-campus...

On Tuesday, Emerson reported five COVID-19 cases for Monday of the 830 administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.60 percent. The college also reported two community members in on-campus isolation....

On Monday, Emerson adjusted Friday’s COVID-19 data to reflect two cases instead of the previously reported four. No data was readily available for Saturday and Sunday. The college also reported five...

On Friday, Emerson reported four COVID-19 cases of the 515 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.78 percent. The college also adjusted Thursday’s numbers to reflect four cases...

On Thursday, Emerson reported one COVID-19 case of the 251 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.40 percent. The college also reported eleven community members in on-campus isolation....

As the 2022-23 housing and course registration processes commence, some students report being stressed by both. Emerson’s Housing and Residential Education Department opened housing applications on...

On Wednesday, Emerson reported six COVID-19 cases of the 870 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.69 percent. The college also reported 11 community members in on-campus isolation....

On Tuesday, Emerson reported seven COVID-19 cases of the 1,133 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.62 percent. The college also reported nine community members in on-campus isolation....

On Monday, Emerson updated Friday’s COVID-19 data and reported two cases of the 205 tests administered. No data was readily available for Saturday or Sunday. The college also reported four community...

On Friday, Emerson reported zero COVID-19 cases for Thursday of the 353 tests administered.  The college also reported 11 community members in on-campus isolation. One was reported to be in on-campus...

On Thursday, Emerson reported eight COVID-19 cases for Wednesday of the 737 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.09 percent. The college also reported 11 community members in on-campus...

Emerson is slated to increase the undergraduate tuition by 2.0 percent, and room and board charges by 2.0 percent for the 2022-23 academic year, according to a campus-wide email from college officials...

Emerson students are eagerly anticipating Thursday’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations—especially for those who are experiencing their first holiday in the storied Irish city of Boston. First-year...

Emerson reported three COVID-19 tests on Wednesday of the 930 tests administered, bringing the daily positivity rate to 0.32 percent. The college also reported 10 community members in on-campus isolation....

On Tuesday, Emerson reported nine COVID-19 tests for Monday of the 968 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.93 percent. The college also reported nine community members in on-campus...

Over Spring Break, Emerson reported three COVID-19 tests over the span of the week of the 643 total tests administered. No data was reported on Monday for the weekend. The college also reported five...

On Friday, Emerson reported five COVID-19 tests for Thursday of the 619 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.81 percent. The college also reported 36 community members in on-campus...

On Thursday, Emerson reported 14 positive COVID-19 tests for Wednesday of the 777 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.80 percent. The college also reported 40 community members...

Blue and yellow speckled the Boston Public Garden Sunday afternoon as protestors held Ukrainian flags and signs high, showing their denunciation of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. Supporters held posters...

Sophomore visual and media arts major Yujun Liu gets texts from his friend in Ukraine, who updates him on the war he is experiencing firsthand. “He told me he was awakened by the bombing at 5:30 a.m....

Emerson reported 14 COVID-19 tests of the 803 administered on Tuesday, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.74 percent. The college also reported 29 community members in on-campus isolation. Two were...

On Tuesday, Emerson reported 18 COVID-19 tests for Monday of the 980 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 1.84 percent. The college also reported 32 community members in on-campus...

The Little Building laundry rooms will be unoperational on both Wednesday, Mar. 2 and Thursday, Mar. 3 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., per an email sent from the Housing Operations Team Monday morning. During...

On Monday, Emerson reported 6 COVID-19 tests for Saturday of the 179 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 3.35 percent. No data was readily available for Sunday. The college also...

Emerson will host a “virtual open hour for conversation and support” in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for community members.  The open hour, announced via a community-wide email from...

Emerson broke 500 COVID-19 positives on Friday, the highest-ever semester total since the onset of the pandemic.  The college reported 11 COVID-19 tests of the 882 tests administered, setting the daily...

A throng of people donned in blue and yellow gathered at the steps of the Massachusetts State House on Thursday, protesting the invasion of Ukraine launched by Russia just hours earlier. The crowd waved...

On Thursday, Emerson reported 17 COVID-19 tests for Wednesday of the 737 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 2.31 percent. The college also reported 20 community members in on-campus...

Emerson reported 19 positive COVID-19 tests on Wednesday, signifying an uptick in cases on campus and the highest single-day total since 31 cases were reported Jan. 21.  The positive tests come from...

ArtsEmerson recognized two students as its 2022 Cutler Fellows, inducting them into the year-long program designed to cultivate theater production skills. The college’s affiliated production company...

On Tuesday, Emerson reported zero COVID-19 tests for Friday and Saturday of the 432 tests administered, and no data was readily available for Sunday and Monday. The college also reported five community...

On Friday, Emerson reported four COVID-19 tests for Thursday of the 756 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.53 percent. The college also reported 11 community members in on-campus...

I was freshly 17 when the pandemic started. I witnessed a global recession, the first-ever second impeachment of a United States president, numerous climate change catastrophes, and most importantly, the...

Emerson’s Los Angeles campus is recovering from the surge of COVID-19 cases it experienced at the onset of the spring semester, which eclipsed all of the college’s cases last fall. The campus, which...

On Wednesday, Emerson reported one positive COVID-19 test for Tuesday of the 605 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.17 percent. The college also reported four community members...

On Tuesday, Emerson reported four positive COVID-19 tests on Monday of the 875 tests administered, setting the daily positivity rate at 0.69 percent. The college also reported five community members...

On Monday, Emerson reported one positive COVID-19 test on Saturday of the twenty tests administered and no information was readily available for Sunday. The college also reported two community members...