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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’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Chair of the Performing Arts Department Bob Colby, who died April 5, 2021

Late performing arts chair leaves behind legacy of empathy

By Camilo Fonseca / April 8, 2021

After 44 years at Emerson, students and colleagues fondly recalled Robert Colby as a committed theatre practitioner, a trusted mentor, and by many, a valued...

Pedestrians pass by Emerson's Paramount Theater.

Anonymous group calls for changes to address institutional racism in performing arts department

By Andrew Brinker / July 31, 2020

Amid a national reckoning on systemic racism, multiple groups composed of students and alumni have sent letters to Emerson’s Performing Arts Department...

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Former chair of Performing Arts Department Leo Nickole dies at 93

By Elena Naze / April 3, 2020

Emerson alumnus and professor emeritus Leo Nickole died Wednesday at 93, an email from President M. Lee Pelton announced Friday evening.  A Korean...

New student organization discusses disability issues on campus.

New student union helps fill disability activism void on campus

By Dana Gerber / February 12, 2020

Sitting around bags of Hershey's chocolate in one of the fourth-floor rooms of 172 Tremont, members of the new student organization Access Student Disability...

Theater and Performance Major Maya McClain said it took her a year to declare her dance minor before the program's changes / Courtesy of Maya McClain

Students express concern over dance department director’s removal

By Sydney Havens / November 6, 2019

The college restructured the dance program in fall 2019, leaving it without a director, which several students and an SGA senator claim negatively impacts...