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Emerson President Jacqueline Liebergott has indicated she will convene an independent examination of the college's tenure standards for minority professors. The decision came one day after the Emerson Faculty Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of such an investigation.
Student-run Emerson Peace and Social Justice presented college President Jacqueline Liebergott today with its petition with more than 500 student signatures, calling for the reinstatement of two black professors, Roger House and Pierre Desir, who have alleged they were denied tenure last summer based on their race.
At issue: The Emerson community's action on House and Desir's behalf. Our view: We ought to be proud of our progress, but there is much more to do.
A couple of years ago, Emerson Peace and Social Justice elected Professor Roger House our new adviser. EPSJ is a student organization dedicated to advocating for positive change. House has devoted his life to such causes, so it was a fitting decision.
On April 26, the Emerson women's softball team found themselves embroiled in a bitter pitcher's duel for the GNAC title with the St. Joseph's College Monks.
Eating a pint of Ben & Jerry's during stressful times is cliché. The Late Night Buffet, with its mountain of ice cream in a kiddie-sized swimming pool, offers a more delectable alternative to wading in a salty pool of finals-related tears.
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Vanderwarker's Pantheon: Minds and Matter in Boston, on display until May 9 at the Boston Athenaeum, is a mixture of gorgeous scene shots and boring portraits of people responsible for improving Boston.
I was very honored to have my Development of the American Welfare State course mentioned as a "perfect pick" for the fall semester in your April 2 edition. Alas, I will no longer be at Emerson this fall, and the course will no longer be offered.