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Vice president of administration and finance position still vacant

By Anissa Gardizy / January 21, 2019

The vice president of administration and finance position remains vacant after the former vice president, Maureen Murphy, passed on Dec. 12. President...

Maureen Murphy, 64, died in December after an eight-month long battle with ovarian cancer.

Beloved mentor and financial administrator dead after battle with cancer

By Parker Purifoy / January 15, 2019

Vice President for Administration and Finance Maureen Murphy walked into the fall 2016 Media Art Gallery and witnessed a scene that looked straight out...

Eleven chairs rested empty in the middle of the stage lit by a solitary spotlight to represent the 11 people killed in the synagogue in Pittsburgh. Photo by Stephanie Purifoy / Beacon Staff.

Students take time to reflect on Pittsburgh shooting

By Parker Purifoy / October 30, 2018

Junior Benjamin Nadler remembers the Yom Kippur services he attended every fall with his two sisters in Pittsburgh. He remembers them kneeling during...

A crowd of about 1000 celebrated the Red Sox World Series Victory on the Boston Common Sunday. Chris Van Buskirk / Beacon Staff

Classes canceled Wednesday for Red Sox parade

By Andrew Stanton / October 29, 2018

The college will cancel some classes on Oct. 31 for a parade celebrating the Boston Red Sox’s victory in the World Series, according to an email from...

The artists used a technique called inflated bronze—metal sheets welded together and then inflated—to make Lear’s backdrop look more inviting.  Photo by Abbey Finn / Beacon Correspondent.

Alumnus receives first on-campus statue in Boylston Place Alley

By Frances Hui / October 10, 2018

The college unveiled a statue of alumnus Norman Lear—the first of its kind on campus—in the Boylston Place Alley on Thursday, Oct. 4. Hundreds...

Boston's City Hall Plaza

Student organizers relocate Flake protest to City Hall Plaza

By Chris Van Buskirk / September 29, 2018

A student-led protest calling on Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to reject Judge Brett Kavanaugh is taking place at City Hall Plaza Monday. Mayor Marty Walsh, ...

The Colonial Theatre

College cancels Senator Jeff Flake appearance

By Chris Van Buskirk / September 28, 2018

The college canceled Senator Jeff Flake’s appearance at the Colonial Theatre Monday for Forbes 30 Under 30 event citing safety concerns surrounding a...

Joseph D. Ketner was the Director of Emerson Urban arts and curated projects such as the Uncommon Project. 
Photo from Emerson College

Director of Emerson Urban Arts dead at 62

By Parker Purifoy / September 16, 2018

President M. Lee Pelton announced the death of Joseph D. Ketner II, director of Emerson Urban Arts, in an email to students on Sept. 16. Pelton...

Students say "Enough!" to gun violence

Students say “Enough!” to gun violence

By Chris Van Buskirk / March 15, 2018

Freshman Eliana Ulloa said she remembers feeling her crying mother’s tight grip after mass school shootings like Sandy Hook. Ulloa felt school was no...

Pelton featured in Boston Fox25 Black History Month series

By Gabriella Mrozowski / February 11, 2018

Boston Fox25 interviewed President M. Lee Pelton about his path to becoming the first black president of the college for a Black History Month profile...

Projections transform Little Building into a work of art

By Chris Van Buskirk / December 2, 2017

    Eerie music, a growing crowd, a mysterious countdown projected onto the Little Building—it was almost a dystopian scene on Boston...

Pelton addresses college's diversity shortcomings in letter

Pelton addresses college’s diversity shortcomings in letter

By Chris Van Buskirk / November 30, 2017

President M. Lee Pelton wrote in his annual State of the College letter that the college’s failure to live up to its diversity, inclusion, and social...

“Fight Supremacy 2.0” led the counter protest.
DANIEL PEDEN / BEACON CORRESPONDENT

Students march against fascism in counter protest

November 30, 2017

By: Belen Dumont / Beacon Correspondent and Parker Purifoy / Beacon Correspondent Emerson students marched in small groups in the “Fight Supremacy...

The Colonial Theatre is set to reopen June 2018.
MONIKA DAVIS / BEACON CORRESPONDENT

Colonial Theatre to reopen with Moulin Rouge!

By Parker Purifoy / November 1, 2017

Emerson and Ambassador Theatre Group announced the Colonial Theatre is expected to open Moulin Rouge! The Musical in June 2018 after closing in October...