Last week we reached out to the Board of Trustees and asked to meet. Our prolonged contract negotiation with management has hit a wall and we’re heading to mediation. We hoped that they would hear us...
Dear Members of the Board of Trustees,
We, the Emerson Staff Union, would like to request a meeting with Board members next week to address the College’s ongoing staffing crisis. We will also be inviting...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor July 16, 2021
Weeks after the departure of former President M. Lee Pelton, Emerson is no closer to announcing his permanent successor, as college officials announced the extension of their presidential search on Friday.
The...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer September 26, 2020
The Student Government Association appointed five representatives to four college committees during their fourth Student Assembly meeting of the fall semester on Tuesday.
SGA appointed one of its...
The Marlboro College Board of Trustees officially approved The Emerson-Marlboro merger on Friday, Marlboro President Kevin Quigley said in a Zoom meeting Saturday, and the deal now awaits approval from...
Christopher Stetson Wilson is the administrative associate to the chair of Emerson’s Journalism Department. Wilson is also an Emerson graduate student studying creative writing.
Claire Rodenbush’s...
Emerson College will receive only an estimated $22 million out of the estimated $27 million of Marlboro College’s endowment when the Emerson-Marlboro merger is complete, Marlboro officials said Saturday.
In...
Chairman and CEO Larry Rasky ‘78 managed Rasky Partners by walking around instead of staying in his office, his colleague Sandra Goldfarb explained. She said she’ll miss their funny and lively conversations...
By T. Hunter Wilson, Marlboro College Faculty Emeritus January 25, 2020
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The Marlboro College Board...
Update 5:50 p.m.: This article has been updated to include an emailed statement from Director of Media Relations Michelle Gaseau.
The college’s Board of Trustees approved a 4 percent undergraduate...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 December 6, 2018
Student Government Association Executive President Jess Guida appointed herself as the board of trustees representative without a vote at a Sept. 18 joint session meeting. In an interview with the Beacon,...
The Board of Trustees Investment Committee agreed to withdraw, or divest, part of the college’s endowment from unknown fossil fuel companies in an October meeting with the environmental organization...
Emerson has many students and organizations that host events. This is exhibited through EmConnect’s event page. The Beacon Living Arts section went through the events for the next week and picked out...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 March 24, 2018
The Student Government Association discussed plans for a student-leader scholarship funded in part by the appeals account on March 20.
While most of the specifics of the grant are still under...
Earth Emerson launched a second attempt at convincing the college’s Board of Trustees to withdraw investments, or divest, from fossil fuel companies. The revitalized effort spurred from concern about...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 February 7, 2018
The Student Government Association’s Board of Trustee representative wanted to know if SGA members had seen any change in their respective programs in response to the #ThisIsEmerson protest on...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 September 21, 2017
The Student Government Association moved Tuesday to appoint new commissioners in various divisions of student life and the SGA representative to the Board of Trustees.
Three members of SGA, sophomore...
Emerson’s Board of Trustees has approved another tuition increase for the next academic year. If you didn’t know this already, it’s no fault of your own. The college never directly notified students.
“Typically...
The Student Government Association considered student concerns about career services, sustainability, and resources to present to the Board of Trustees.
Gabriela Kula, executive vice president, mentioned...
The Student Government Association granted an appeal Tuesday to Mercutio Troupe for its production of Into the Woods and reviewed discussions with the Board of Trustees.
Katherine Shaver, Mercutio Troupe’s...
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