By Kim McLarin, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
/ July 30, 2020
Kim McLarin is a writing, literature, and publishing associate professor and a graduate program director.
Dear Emerson Community,
These are frightening...
In a world toppled by the COVID-19 pandemic, Emerson administration gave students a choice: return to an altered campus and participate in a mix of in-person...
Around this time each year since I officially entered Emerson, I’ve always found myself coming to campus with a certain worry.
As an incoming first-year...
On June 1, as inklings of warm summer air crept in, a massive protest overtook the streets of Boston, just steps from Emerson’s campus. Demonstrators...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ June 14, 2020
Incoming first-year Emerson students now face a difficult decision—move forward with enrollment as planned and potentially pay full price for a partial...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ June 1, 2020
Peaceful protests in Boston over the police killing of George Floyd erupted into chaos late Sunday night as police deployed pepper spray and tear gas into...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ April 24, 2020
When I was looking to transfer out of my tiny liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio—a town east of Dayton with a population just shy of Emerson’s...
On this week’s episode of The Beacon, we discuss how the coronavirus outbreak affects students’ lives, with producer Melissa Rosales, Berkeley Beacon’s...
Host Ryan Ribeiro is joined at the top of the show by editor-in-chief Chris Van Buskirk to discuss President Lee Pelton's reaction and plan for the Emerson...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ January 8, 2020
Emerson College will not cover the $5,555 difference in housing costs for Marlboro College students who live on the Boston campus next fall, according...
By Dana Gerber, Former News Editor
/ September 11, 2019
The college’s dining workers renegotiated their union contract with Bon Appétit Management Company in May 2019 to provide them with more benefits after...
The Lions suffered their second straight defeat in a 3-1 loss to the visiting Regis Pride. The loss on Saturday moves their record to 1-1-2 after the first...
The Lions struggled last season and finished with a record of 0-14.The women’s lacrosse team added a new coaching staff and seven freshmen to the roster...
John Karalis ‘96 pursued his dream job of covering basketball and used his prior experience as a broadcast journalist at Emerson to become a beat writer...
The men’s basketball team overcame Springfield College 80-69 to advance to its first New England Women’s and Men’s Conference championship in the program's history....