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Bags of food in the Dining Center waiting to be delivered to quarantined and isolated students in Paramount.
Students split on college’s COVID protocol’s effectiveness upon return to campus
A sign of the COVID testing site of Emerson College and Tufts University.
Emerson surpasses 350 COVID cases nearly three weeks into semester
Emersons testing site at Tufts Medical Center.
Emerson reports 301 positives two weeks into spring semester
KN95 masks to be made available to students
KN95 masks to be made available to students
Paramount residence halls are designated as a quarantine and isolation space in the fall for ill and exposed students.
Non-residential students’ visitation to be restored
Bostons new Chick-fil-a location.
Boston’s first Chick-fil-A garners mixed reaction from Emersonians
Emersons testing site at Tufts Medical Center.
Emerson reports 301 positives two weeks into spring semester
A sign of the COVID testing site of Emerson College and Tufts University.
Emerson reports 228 positive cases within 10 day period
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker
Massachusetts reports 60,986 new coronavirus cases
Dancing the night away, Kaytranada style
Dancing the night away, Kaytranada style
Emersons Title IX office.
Emerson officially relocates Office of Access, Equity, and Title IX
Presidential Working Group sends final report to Pelton
Presidential Working Group sends final report to Pelton
Title IX working group takes questions before finalizing recommendations
Title IX working group takes questions before finalizing recommendations
The outside of the Title IX office in the Massachusetts Transportation Building.
Title IX working group presents minimal changes in second draft of recommendations
The Title IX office has been located within the Social Justice Center since 2014 after an external group of lawyers examined the colleges Title IX policies and practices.
Everything you need to know about the updated Title IX policy
Patriots’ season ends in underwhelming loss to Bills
Patriots’ season ends in underwhelming loss to Bills
Zach Waterhouse attempting a shot during the game.
Emerson basketball program sweeps Wheaton
Emerson Lions Quinn OConnor passing the ball to her teammates.
Women’s basketball takes down Mount Holyoke
Athletes face the prsopect of an empty Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym in 2022
Winter sports face an uncertain future amid COVID surge
Emerson Lions Nate Martin attempts to defend a shot.
Men’s basketball team takes down previously undefeated Clark
Alex Disenhof on the set of Alice.
Emerson students, both past and present, litter the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Next to Normal cover art
‘It’s Gonna Be Good’: Emerson Stage to put on production of Next to Normal
Yacht Rock Revues Dave Freeman playing the saxophone at the House of Blues on Jan. 7.
‘Hot Dads in Tight Jeans’ take over the House of Blues
Dancing the night away, Kaytranada style
Dancing the night away, Kaytranada style
Chvrches lead singer, Lauren Mayberry, performs at The House of Blues, Boston on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.
Chvrches closes out year with powered performance at House of Blues Boston
The artwork for SEVENTEEN
17 again: alum relives her last year of high school in new podcast
Liz Collins
Liz Collins ‘19 to host new podcast ‘Quarter-Life Crisis’
Spark Casting logo
Casting company created by two alumnae
10 festive films to get you into the holiday spirit
10 festive films to get you into the holiday spirit
Writing, literature, and publishing professor Jerald Walker won the Annual Massachusetts Book Award for his nonfiction work.
WLP professor Jerald Walker’s ‘How to Make a Slave and other essays’ wins the Annual Massachusetts Book Award for nonfiction
Courtesy: Virginia Tech
‘A truly lovely person’: Colleagues remember Pamela White, former Title IX & Clery Act coordinator
Pamela White, former associate vice president and Title IX & Clery act coordinator, dies at age 63
Pamela White, former associate vice president and Title IX & Clery act coordinator, dies at age 63
Marla Kirban in 1970, her senior year at Emerson
Marla Kirban, Emerson alum and Hollywood voiceover coach, dies at 72
Pete Chvany (center), a former Emerson professor and longtime mens soccer coach
‘A friend to hundreds of Emersonians’: Pete Chvany, former professor and men’s soccer coach, dies at age 81
Professor Emerita Robbie McCauley
Robbie McCauley, performing arts professor emerita, dies at 78
Illustration by Lucia Thorne
The people left behind
Mariyam Quaisar poses during a photoshoot.
Emerson’s promises of diversity fell short for me
Three weed dealers––Jamie, Alex, and John––who spoke with The Beacon on the condition of anonymity, discussed their life as dealers on campus and how it impacts their customers.
Let’s Be Really Blunt: Student dealers on what it’s like being “The Plug”
Even as white and Black people use cannabis at similar rates, Black people are 3.64 times more likely to be arrested on charges of weed possession, according to a 2020 ACLU report.
The luxury of neighborhood dispensaries deny America’s racist cannabis criminalization
Smokey Coffeeshop is just one of the many social cannabis consumption spaces in Amsterdam.
Massachusetts must open social cannabis consumption spaces
“You know I love this city more than anything,” she said. “I’m never going to stop fighting for this city that I love. I’m never going to stop fighting for the people that I love.”
Our thoughts on progressive Democrat Michelle Wu being sworn into office
Boston Marathon electrifies city after 910 day absence
Boston Marathon electrifies city after 910 day absence
Photo of Helina Yared (middle) and her teammates, Nia Cooper (left) and Rachel Tarby (right), after practice.
Meghan Markle’s explosive interview, and Emerson’s new inclusivity-based cheerleading squad
Richard Fucillo in front of the MA statehouse.
A Lion Speaks Tonight — Episode 04: Richard Fucillo
Margot Wood 08, founder of Epic Reads and author of Fresh.
A Lion Speaks Tonight — Episode 03: Margot Wood
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Latest Emerson polls show Biden leading in key battleground states

November 2, 2020

With in-person voting set to open tomorrow, Emerson Polling’s final state and national polls of the general election show Democratic candidate Joe Biden with strong leads over incumbent President Donald...

“[Global Pathways] is something I think Emerson is really proud of. It’s something that I think is unique to us, College Official Corey Blackmar said.

Summer Global Pathways Programs canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

May 5, 2020

The college notified all 200 individuals registered for the summer Global Pathway programs—which send students around the world for four to six weeks—in early April that it would be canceling all 18...

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Former chair of Performing Arts Department Leo Nickole dies at 93

April 3, 2020

Emerson alumnus and professor emeritus Leo Nickole died Wednesday at 93, an email from President M. Lee Pelton announced Friday evening.  A Korean War veteran, Nickole graduated Emerson in 1949 with...

College advises against travel to China and South Korea as Coronavirus spreads

College advises against travel to China and South Korea as Coronavirus spreads

February 27, 2020

The Office of Internationalization and Global Engagement sent an email to the community Thursday advising against “nonessential travel” to China and South Korea, citing the global outbreak of COVID-19,...

The Emerson College Student Union released the email correspondence from President M. Lee Pelton after the group held a phone bank for students to express concerns about tuition hikes.

ECSU releases email correspondence with President Pelton concerning tuition hike

February 24, 2020

Emerson College Student Union posted a response to an email from President M. Lee Pelton on Monday highlighting financial issues faced by students and urging him to not approve a rumored 3.5 percent tuition...

Growing concern for the coronavirus places study abroad programs on hold

February 10, 2020

The college halted its study abroad programs in the Asia-Pacific region following the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus as a global health emergency on Jan. 30, according to college officials. Embed...

Office of Housing and Residential Education welcomes three new faculty members

January 29, 2020

The college’s Office of Housing and Residential Education fully restaffed for the spring semester following over a year of consistent overturn.OHRE hired two new Residence Directors, Ashley Gravina...

Emerson College Polling Director Spencer Kimball.

Poll: Unwillingness to donate and disapproval of residency requirement

December 10, 2019

A new poll from Emerson College Polling Society found a low willingness to donate after graduation, high favorability of professors and resident assistants, and a sizable disapproval of the updated residency...

Brothers of Phi Alpha Tau Abe Speck (left) and Joshua Sun (right) helped organize this years Dr. David Brudnoy Memorial Award Gala. Rachel Culver / Beacon Correspondent.

Phi Alpha Tau honors Boston police commissioner

November 11, 2019

In the early 2000s, Phi Alpha Tau active brothers often met at Dr. David Brudnoy’s apartment to listen in on his WBZ radio show and meet his guests.  Brudnoy, a broadcaster since 1971, battled HIV...

Allison OConnor is one of two candidates competing for the Deputy Title IX Coordinator position. Photo: Dartmouth College

Title IX coordinator candidates present policy changes

October 16, 2019

The college narrowed the search for a Deputy Title IX Coordinator down to two candidates who expressed largely similar plans to address federal regulations around sexual assault.  The search committee...

Director of Student Leadership Jason Meier

Student voter turnout increases after college voting campaign

October 9, 2019

The college saw a rise in student voter turnout in the midterm elections after the college's increased efforts and education to improve voter registration and participation among students. Director...

Administrative Associate to the Chair of Journalism Christopher Wilson said the updated badge system will improve consistency among the department. Sam Hwang / Beacon Correspondent

Journalism department advances current badge program

September 11, 2019

The Journalism Department plans to hand out badges identifying each student in the program and their experience with certain journalistic equipment by the end of this week. The department rolled out...

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