Orwellian runaround
emerson college
RIP MOSES SHUMOW, WHO BUILT BRIDGES BETWEEN STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY


Put in simple terms, he was an awesome guy with a great attitude, and we looked forward to collaborating with him this semester.
CONSULTANTS TOLD STATE POLICE HOW TO AVOID TURMOIL. THE DEPARTMENT IGNORED THE ADVICE AND SPENT THE FOLLOWING DECADES SPIRALING TOWARD CORRUPTION.


From several dozen troopers facing criminal charges in an expansive payroll fiasco, to drunk-driving drill instructors and other one-offs, the follies continue.
THERE’S MUCH MORE TO THE MASS STATE POLICE SCANDAL THAN IS BEING REPORTED


After SPAM received the full payment, its then-treasurer told investigators that Pullman demanded a check for $250,000 for Lynch Associates, pounding the table and yelling “Stop breaking my f**cking balls and give me the check!” when the treasurer questioned him.
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GUNS IN MASS (BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK)


Gun laws, limits, and licensing in Mass—in perception and reality
PROPOSED STATE JOURNALISM COMMISSION NEEDS BROADER MEMBERSHIP


THE BOYS’ CLUB: WOMEN, FILM CRITICISM, AND THE FIGHT FOR VISIBILITY, ON SCREEN AND OFF


“I was either a student, or very young reporter or critic, and I could see I was maybe one of two, or one of three women, [and] one of the only women of color."
CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL: A MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMONWEALTH CAPER FIT FOR STEPHEN KING


"The Gardner heist happened while I was in school here, though. I was going to completely fictionalize it—make up the name of the museum, and the paintings and everything—and then I just thought to pull it out the ’90s and stick it in the ’40s, when security would have been even worse since they didn’t have cameras."
THE ART WORLD LOST SOME LIGHT: A COMMUNITY REMEMBERS ROBERT TODD
GUEST OPINION: IT’S TIME TO CONFRONT THE POWER IMBALANCE AT EMERSON


"Emerson has an opportunity to lead on issues of gender equity through a good first contract. Unfortunately, the administration is insisting on a compensation plan that still includes merit pay as a significant portion of possible raises, doled out at the discretion of a supervisor."