Two Emerson students were robbed by one or more armed assailants in the Boston Public Garden Monday night, college police said.
The students were robbed at about 10 p.m. Monday night, Emerson College...
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Emerson administrators said they would meet with students of color virtually in an effort to create a more equitable environment in an email sent on Feb. 5, the deadline set by student activist organization...
The college plans to review the role of the Emerson College Police Department on campus after a “Defund ECPD” initiative garnered support from students, according to a college official.
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Seven Emerson buildings were vandalized and had windows smashed after protests erupted throughout Boston Sunday night, following the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis, according...
Dan Morse’s laugh lit up every room he entered.
Worcester State University Police Chief Jason Kapurch, who worked with Morse for over 20 years at WSU, said that Morse’s laugh was...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer November 14, 2019
The Emerson College Police Department plans to increase its gender diversity by expanding advertisement and using the college’s Human Resources Department to attract more people to the force this semester.
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The Emerson College Police Department installed a drop off box during the summer intended for the safe disposal of prescription and over the counter medications.
ECPD Chief Robert Smith said the drop...
President Pelton released a statement on Wednesday, August 28. Read the most recent coverage here.
President M. Lee Pelton plans to release a statement in the following days ahead of the Boston Straight...
By Hongyu Liu, Multimedia Managing Editor March 25, 2019
The Emerson College Police Department gradually started purchasing and wearing bullet-resistant vests in December 2018 following a request from police officer union members, an ECPD official said.
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The Boston Fire Department extinguished a dumpster fire in Allen’s Alley behind Little Building on Thursday after students smelled smoke in multiple college buildings around 3:30 p.m. No injuries were...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer February 5, 2019
President M. Lee Pelton canceled the majority of Feb. 5 classes because of the New England Patriots' Super Bowl parade crowds.
All classes starting between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. are canceled. Classes...
By Hongyu Liu, Multimedia Managing Editor February 3, 2019
The Emerson College Police Department plans to lock down the college campus and monitor the Little Building for trespassers in the event of a Super Bowl parade this week.
ECPD Chief Robert Smith said...
College campuses around the country started taking the initiative to obtain Narcan, a nasal spray used to counteract the effects of an opioid overdose, in 2016, according to a National Public Radio article....
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, a Democrat, was sworn into office on Jan. 16 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre by U.S. District Judge Rya Zobel.
Healey will begin her second term as attorney...
The Emerson College Police Department plans to staff extra officers ensure campus safety during the third annual Boston Women’s March on Boston Common on Jan. 19, according to the police chief.
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The number of reported elevator entrapments doubled since last semester, according to incident reports documented by the Emerson College Police Department. Not all entrapments are reported to the ECPD.
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The number of reported on-campus rapes rose from three in 2016 to six in 2017, according to an annual summary of crimes committed on and around Emerson’s campuses.
In 2015, there were zero on-campus...
A delay that stranded one Hemenway resident for nearly two hours will bring improvements to the school's late-night shuttle service, according to Hemenway Residence Director Matthew Carney.
In a firestorm...