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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

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Four Emerson alums, hundreds of thousands in debt: The price of an Emerson education

By Katie Cressman and Meg Richards / September 25, 2025

Enlisting the help of a hacker may be Erica Hill’s best hope for resolving their student loan debt.  Hill first stumbled on the idea on the internet,...

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SCOTUS decisions on race-based admissions, student loans spark backlash

By Shannon Garrido and Camilo Fonseca / July 2, 2023

In successive rulings last week, the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action and a plan that would have forgiven federal student loans, drawing...

President-elect Joe Biden.

President Biden to cancel $10,000 in student debt for qualifying Americans

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / August 25, 2022

President Biden announced on Wednesday a plan to relieve $10,000 in student loan debt for low-to-middle income borrowers and extended the pause on student...