A local NAACP branch and an Emerson student organization are pressuring Emerson's administration to grant tenure to Professors Roger House and Pierre Desir, who have alleged their applications to become associate professors were denied because they are black.
As at least one-quarter of Emerson's black professors will likely leave the college before the fall semester, the college's Center for Diversity director, William Smith, is hoping for a new group of multicultural hires to help recruit minority students.
No more midnight madness for applicants to Emerson's Los Angeles program: Hollywood hopefuls will now be judged on the merits of their applications, the Office of International Study and External Programs announced on April 14.
An Emerson professor has filed a lawsuit alleging the college misrepresented the eligibility policies for its health insurance plan.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is threatening to raise fares, eliminate Green Line stops and slash weekend and nighttime service if the Massachusetts legislature doesn't help it pay back its debt-load of $160 million, according to media reports.
The best of this week's entries from the ECPD incident ledger.