Emerson reported 11 positive COVID-19 tests on Tuesday out to the 1,841 administered on Monday.
Tuesday’s dashboard update also reported that eight community members were in on-campus isolation. Zero...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor August 17, 2021
Between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16, Massachusetts reported an average of 1,126 COVID-19 cases each day. In the same seven-day period, the death toll rose by 48.
Cases reached an individual day high of 1,368...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor August 10, 2021
Emerson will require two baseline COVID-19 tests for arriving students moving into on-campus housing in the fall semester, according to college officials.
The Aug. 4 announcement provides more details...
Between July 20 and July 26, Massachusetts reported an average of 447 COVID-19 cases each day. In the same seven-day period, the death toll rose by 26.
Cases reached an individual day high of 586 on...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor July 19, 2021
Between July 12 and July 19, Massachusetts reported an average of 242 COVID-19 cases each day. In the same eight-day period, the death toll rose by 13.
Cases reached an individual day high of 236 on...
Emerson reported no new positive COVID-19 tests on Monday out of the 72 tests administered on Friday.
Zero community members were reported to be in on-campus isolation and quarantine.
Since...
Emerson will lift a number of its COVID-19 restrictions on the Boston Campus Tuesday, including “erasing” distancing requirements in on-campus spaces, providing the first hint at post-pandemic college...
Massachusetts reported 337 new coronavirus cases Friday, down by nearly half from the 616 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 18.
The Department of Public Health cited a "reporting...
In a shift from previous plans, Emerson will transition to a fully in-person academic semester on all campuses this fall for students, who will now be mandated to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the boldest...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor April 14, 2021
Four Emerson students said they felt stifled by the “soft quarantine” instated last week due to a surge in positive COVID-19 tests since March 31.
The soft quarantine allowed students to leave...
Emerson administrators believe the surge in positive COVID-19 tests on campus—52 reported since March 31—may be the result of a variant of the virus spreading amongst the community.
In a Tuesday...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor April 12, 2021
Emerson reported 5 new positive COVID-19 tests Monday out of the 912 tests administered Friday, bringing the total number of positives over the spring semester to 156 following a two-week unprecedented...
On March 2, 2020, the 76 students studying at Emerson’s Kasteel Well campus gathered in a cramped dining hall awaiting an update on spring break, expecting news regarding where and when they could travel.
Instead,...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor March 28, 2021
Massachusetts reported 1,817 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a rise from the 2,362 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 29.
Saturday’s case total marked the third time this week...
By Alec Klusza, Assistant News Editor March 28, 2021
Room capacity limits in some indoor spaces on Emerson’s campus were increased last week, a result of low positive COVID-19 tests and a declining positivity rate across the campus, administrators announced...
Massachusetts reported 1,880 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a slight decline from the 1,887 new infections reported Friday. The death toll rose by 29.
Cases in the state have steadily declined over...
Massachusetts reported 1,887 new coronavirus cases Friday, a slight increase from the 1,857 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 43.
Cases in the state have steadily declined over...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor March 18, 2021
Emerson reported two new positive COVID-19 tests on Thursday out of the 1,053 tests administered Wednesday, bringing the college’s cumulative positive tests at 161. Emerson’s cumulative testing total...
Six Emerson students, now a year into a first-in-a-century pandemic, recalled the moments when they realized life was not going to return to “normal” anytime soon.
For some, that moment came quickly—when...
Emerson reported two new positive COVID-19 tests on Monday out of the 1,261 tests administered Monday, leaving the college’s cumulative positive tests at 158. Emerson’s cumulative testing total sits...