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

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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

Friends and family packed into a Beverly church on Sunday to celebrate the life of Moses Shumow. Jakob Menendez / Beacon Staff

Friends share cherished memories of late journalism professor

October 29, 2019

Vanessa Ruiz recalled setting Moses Shumow up on a date with his wife Rose. Ruiz said she had to urge her friend to go out on at least one date with Moses,...

Illustration by Ally Rzesa

Students detail which icebreakers caught their attention

September 16, 2019

Professors are sometimes guilty of overusing icebreakers in the initial days of a new semester to get to know their classes. But icebreakers don’t always...

The Data Visualization class plans to work alongside MuckRock using Freedom of Information Act requests to research gun proliferation in Massachusetts. Erin Nolan / Beacon Staff

Journalism classes investigate gun proliferation in Massachusetts

September 27, 2018

Two journalism classes plan on using the $35,000 grant awarded to the journalism department by the Online News Association to investigate the proliferation...

Mneesha Gellman is the director of the Emerson Prison Initiative and an assistant professor.
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Emerson brings education to prison

September 20, 2017

The Emerson Prison Initiative launched at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord this semester, making an Emerson liberal arts education...