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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

Sophomore Samaya Iman received Emerson's "Aspire Scholarship."

Sophomore receives $40,000 merit scholarship

By Hannah Nguyen / February 10, 2022

A sophomore media arts production major received $40,000 in scholarship money each year after winning one of Emerson’s most prodigious scholarships. Samaya...

Susan Flint chose to establish a $1,000 scholarship in her son’s memory for students entering visual and media arts. Courtesy of Susan Flint.

Annual scholarship to memorialize student Lucas Flint

By Abigail Hadfield / February 14, 2019

The college established an annual $1,000 Lucas Flint Memorial Scholarship, starting in fall 2019, for incoming students after Emerson parent Kate Mueth...

SGA re-establishes scholarship after 9 years

SGA re-establishes scholarship after 9 years

By Diana Bravo / January 13, 2019

For the first time in almost nine years, the Student Government Association allocated $20,000 to a scholarship for seniors with demonstrated financial...

Student Government Association moves to revive 'Lion for Lions' scholarship

Student Government Association moves to revive ‘Lion for Lions’ scholarship

By Sydney Richelieu / November 2, 2018

The Financial Advisory Board plans to allocate some Student Government Association scholarship funds to sustain the Lions for Lions scholarship. The...

SGA awards $3,000 gift to senior

SGA awards $3,000 gift to senior

By Diana Bravo / October 11, 2018

A senior received a $3,000 gift from the Student Government Association, funded by leftover money from an unused scholarship, over the summer. This...

Norman Lear ‘44

Emerson honors Norman Lear with sculpture, scholarship

By Jacob Seitz / September 30, 2018

The college named a new scholarship for students pursuing writing for theatre, television, or film after notable alumni Norman Lear ‘44. Starting...

LETTER: SGA Executive Treasurer Ian Mandt responds to "Don't ask students to fund scholarships"

LETTER: SGA Executive Treasurer Ian Mandt responds to “Don’t ask students to fund scholarships”

By Letter to the editor / April 15, 2018

Following the release of the editorial “Don’t ask students to fund scholarships,” I wanted to provide some clarifying information that we were not...

EDITORIAL: Don't ask students to fund scholarships

EDITORIAL: Don’t ask students to fund scholarships

By Editorial Board / April 12, 2018

At issue: An SGA-funded scholarship for student leaders Our take: Let’s focus on the scholarships our student body demanded The college tells us...

Students fees to fund student leadership scholarship

Students fees to fund student leadership scholarship

By Chris Van Buskirk / March 24, 2018

The Student Government Association discussed plans for a student-leader scholarship funded in part by the appeals account on March 20.     While...