After nine years of serving as Emerson’s Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, Dr. Sylvia Spears will be leaving her role at the college. Spears will pursue a new role as Vice President for Administration...
The college required incoming students to complete a cultural competency online training course known as DiversityEdu after a year of student-led protest claiming the college remains complacent in discrimination...
The Social Justice Center and Academic Affairs are recruiting applicants for a new position aimed at helping faculty create a more inclusive classroom environment.
The associate director for faculty...
Protesting Oppression With Educational Reform held two student forums on Thursday and Friday last week. Five of the organization’s senators updated students on the group’s actions, listened to feedback,...
The performing arts committee selected Robert Colby to strengthen communication between students and faculty as Performing Arts Chair starting fall semester of 2018.
Colby started at the college’s...
Last week, the Berkeley Beacon editorial board published an article titled “What’s in a name?” examining recent name changes of the Educational Equity and Justice Committee (formerly the Ad Hoc Committee...
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s change to the Social Justice Center reflects an ideological shift within the office, a college official said.
“The social justice orientation really builds...
At issue: College jargon surrounding issues of inequality
Our take: Name changes don’t guarantee action
This week, faculty assembly voted to create a permanent new committee on cultural competency...
The Undergraduate Admission Office’s new Diversity Outreach Interns worked on recruiting more students of color to the college through outreach to local and national communities this semester.
Emerson...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 October 5, 2017
The Emerson360 Climate Survey was presented to the Student Government Association by Robert Amelio, director of diversity and inclusive excellence on Tuesday. The survey assess if work environments promote...
By Chris Van Buskirk, Former Editor-in-Chief/Emerson ‘21 September 28, 2017
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Sylvia Spears challenged the way the Emerson community looks at inclusivity during Student Government Association Tuesday meeting. Junior Ally MacLean, chief...
According to documents provided by the college, Emerson’s Hispanic population increased 24 percent, or 25 students, from last year.
Ruthanne Madsen, vice president for enrollment management, said...
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