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A drone view of Kasteel Well between 1920 and 1940 from the Netherlands Institute for Military History / Courtesy Archief Well

From noble house to Nazi occupation to Emerson dormitory: The many lives of Kasteel Well

By Bryan Hecht, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / February 19, 2025

Emerson will celebrate its 40th anniversary of sending students to its Kasteel Well campus in Well, Netherlands, next year. While this is a big milestone...

Students at Emerson’s Kasteel Well campus in the Limburg, Netherlands arrived for orientation just days before Trump was sworn in (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Some Americans said they would leave when Trump took office. Students studying abroad actually did.

By Bryan Hecht, Sam Shipman, Annie Sarlin and Danielle Bartholet / January 22, 2025

Last November, late into the night, Kasteel Well students watched with bated breath as Donald Trump won the 2024 election. This semester, many said they...

America is overdue in its transition to a working-to-live approach

America is overdue in its transition to a working-to-live approach

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / March 22, 2023

Upon arriving at Kasteel Well, it didn’t take long before I realized a key difference in how Americans approach work-life balance in comparison to Europeans.  While...

Emerson's Kasteel Well campus in Well, Netherlands.

Coronavirus scares halt travel for Kasteel Well students

By Lara Hill, Kasteel Well Editor / February 24, 2020

WELL, NETHERLANDS—Kasteel Well officials canceled the four-day mandatory academic excursion to Milan, Italy Monday and banned student travel outside...