Emerson College, much-maligned over its failure to promote diverse faculty, has filled the new position of associate vice president for diversity and inclusion.
Calling it a “cabinet level position,” outgoing Emerson President Jackie Liebergott promises the VP will help the college achieve greater diversity and “to provide a central focus for our efforts to recruit and [...]

Emerson College theatre studies student Matthew Starring was only a few credits short of earning his hard-fought degree. A degree he battled to earn even while fighting leukemia for the past two years.
Jackie Liebergott, Emerson’s president, in a campus-wide e-mail, reported that Starring died this week.
“He was a bright and talented young man, earning Dean’s [...]

A female Emerson College student was groped Friday night after leaving the Loews Boston Common movie theater on the outskirts of the school’s downtown Boston campus, police said.
According to George F. Noonan, Emerson College’s police chief and director of public safety, the victim was leaving the movie theater when she was approached by a man [...]

Band features Emerson College alum

Student journalist leads investigation

David P. Twomey, of Portland, Maine, died June 30.

In a bold move, Emerson College has instituted a medical amnesty policy to encourage students who abuse drugs and alcohol to seek potentially life-saving medical treatment without the worry of disciplinary reprisal from the college.
“The overarching priority of Emerson College with respect to alcohol and other drugs is to ensure the safety and well-being of [...]