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The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Pictured above, Performing Arts Department Chair Bob Colby.

Permanent cultural committee addresses diversity and bias

By Parker Purifoy / April 8, 2018

Members of the Educational Equity and Justice Committee have focused on the bias response program and worked with the Social Justice Center to construct...

Editorial: What’s in a name?

Editorial: What’s in a name?

By Editorial Board / January 25, 2018

At issue: College jargon surrounding issues of inequality Our take: Name changes don’t guarantee action This week, faculty assembly voted to create...

Letter to the Editor: Ad-Hoc Committee on Cultural Competency response to student protest and Lowrie memo

November 9, 2017

Written in response to a student protest of college discrimination against students of color last month and to a memo sent to the Emerson community by...