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Vice President of Enrollment Management Ruthanne Madsen.

Madsen to transfer from Emerson to Babson come November

October 19, 2022

Vice President of Enrollment Management Ruthanne Madsen will resign from her role at Emerson in November to transition to Babson College, where she will...

State of the College: Interim president reflects on Emersons successes, struggles in 2021

State of the College: Interim president reflects on Emerson’s successes, struggles in 2021

November 29, 2021

Interim President William Gilligan published his first State of the College report on Tuesday detailing the college’s accomplishments over the course...

Vice President of Enrollment Management Ruthanne Madsen.

Emerson announces interim supervisor of Social Justice Center

July 14, 2021

Vice President of Enrollment Ruthanne Madsen will serve as the interim supervisor of the Social Justice Center beginning Thursday, Interim President William...

Letter: Ruthanne Madsen, VP of Enrollment, responds to Gina Martin article

Letter: Ruthanne Madsen, VP of Enrollment, responds to Gina Martin article

September 4, 2020

The Office of Financial Aid at Emerson College is devoted to providing access to education for all students with financial need. Unfortunately, inaccurate...

Students crossing the bustling Boylston/Tremont intersection.

Total enrollment peaks, undergraduate enrollment lags behind

September 2, 2020

Emerson reported an all-time high in total enrollment for the 2020–21 academic year with 5,411 undergraduate and graduate students attending hybrid or...

“The point and hope is that [the class] will help prepare students to write any thesis they want,” Honors College Director Wendy Walters said.

Honors Program scholarship increases by $1,000 for freshmen

October 2, 2019

The honors program changed its scholarship for first-year and future students, granting them approximately $1,000 more than returning students in the program. Angela...

There are 926 new first-time students that make up this year’s incoming class. Flora Li/Beacon Staff

College acceptance rate drops to lowest in school history

September 4, 2019

The college’s acceptance rate dropped for the fourth year in a row to about 33 percent as a result of increased applications, a college official said.  “I’m...

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions enrolled the highest number of international students in college’s history this fall semester.
Graphic by Allison Hagan // Beacon Staff

College admits highest number of first-time international students

September 15, 2018

The Class of 2022 delivers the highest numbers of international students in the school’s history. This follows the college’s record-high number of...

VMA department downsizes due to scarce resources

September 14, 2017

The college accepted fewer visual and media arts students this year due to limited faculty and campus resources. Chair of the VMA Department Brooke Knight...

New fund to assist low income students with expenses

September 14, 2017

Emerson College created the Student Assistance Fund as a reserve for eligible students who might need help covering subsidiary costs of education, said...

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