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The Emerson Counseling and Psychological Services office in the Union Bank Building.

As pandemic drags on, students struggle with mental health

By Ann E. Matica / October 27, 2020

At Emerson Counseling and Psychological Services, the mental toll of the pandemic on students has become abundantly clear.  Statistics provided by...

“Building Hope in an Era of Uncertainty” featured multiple Venezuelan speakers, such as Miguel Angel Santos from Harvard University. Tomas Gonzalez / Beacon Staff

Emerson students help organize panel on Venezuelan crisis

By Tomas Gonzalez / April 3, 2019

Freshman Diana Mucchiut felt scared when she could not reach her mother on the phone during the first of many major power outages that started occurring...

Nizar El Fakih speaks to Emerson students about how Venezuelans survive the democratic crisis. / Photo by Stefania Lugli / Beacon Staff

Students reflect on crisis in Venezuela at #TrendingTopic event

By Stefania Lugli and Jacob Seitz / February 9, 2019

Junior Ana Salas arrived in the U.S. from Caracas, Venezuela when she was 18 years old to pursue communication studies at Emerson. Her mother pushed her...