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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College buildings in Downtown Boston on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

SGA votes against endowment investment after some students voice opposition

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / April 11, 2025

The Student Government Association voted against investing $675,000 from the Student Impact Fund into Emerson’s endowment Friday.  By an 8-7 vote...

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New Executive Board elected, endowment investment conversation continues

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / April 11, 2025

Election results are in, and junior political communications major Georgia Winn is the next executive president of the Student Government Association.  Winn...

SGA members, friends, and family seated in the Jackie Liebergott Black Box theatre for the Emerson's second ever student government oath ceremony. (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Correspondent)

‘Money taken directly from our pockets’: Emerson students voice concerns over SGA’s proposal to invest in college’s endowment

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / April 2, 2025

Several Emerson students present at the Student Government Association’s meeting voiced concerns about the college’s endowment during an open forum,...

SGA aims to support all students with endowment investment, questions still remain

SGA aims to support all students with endowment investment, questions still remain

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / March 5, 2025

At the Feb. 28 meeting, the Student Government Association introduced a bylaw creating a chief of staff position, an advisor to the executive president...

What is Emerson’s interim policy for campus demonstrations? We explain.

College endowment balloons amid pandemic

By Camilo Fonseca, Editor-at-large / November 11, 2021

Emerson’s investments generated a 32.7 percent return in 2021, indicating a promising future for the college despite the financial pressures of COVID-19. As...

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Emerson official expects Marlboro endowment to pay incoming faculty

By Parker Purifoy, Former Managing Editor / November 19, 2019

While most details surrounding Emerson College's acquisition of Marlboro College remain unknown, an administration official said they expect part of the...

"Some students, including myself, cannot spare five dollars to a school that already does not meet our financial needs." / Illustration by Christine Park

Students shouldn’t be responsible for fueling the endowment fund

By Melanie Curry / November 8, 2019

Last week, Student Government Association Executive Treasurer Abigail Semple wrote in a letter to the editor, “At Emerson College, we have a problem.” She...

Letter: Abigail Semple advocates community members to donate to the college's endowment

Letter: Abigail Semple advocates community members to donate to the college’s endowment

By Letter to the editor / October 30, 2019

Abigail Semple is the executive treasurer for the Emerson College Student Government Association. To the editor: At Emerson College, we have a problem....

Two members of the student organization Earth Emerson.

College considers fossil fuel divestment

By Andrew Stanton, Former Staff / November 1, 2018

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...