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Our experienced team of professional advisors help undergraduate students create academic plans so that they can make the most of their time on campus and efficiently achieve their educational goals. Students at Emerson have diverse options when it comes to course selection, and our dedicated advisors ensure that each student can make the informed decisions necessary for a fulfilling academic experience. We connect students to the wide array of college-wide resources so that they can chart the best path forward on their academic journey. We also facilitate the mentorship provided by faculty advisors—relationships that often last long after graduation.

The Office of Community Standards upholds the Code of Community Standards and all Emerson policies to ensure that Emerson is a safe and welcoming community to learn, live, and work. Guided by our commitment to education and functioning within an educational framework, Community Standards focuses on addressing harm, utilizing fair and transparent processes. Our office provides an opportunity for reflection allowing for personal growth. The Office is committed to balancing the needs of the student and greater campus community by promoting community standards and responding to student concerns. We provide all students with individualized opportunities for growth so that they may develop into engaged and ethical citizens.

Emerson Wellness Center offers a variety of services to Emerson students. Counseling Services provides short-term psychotherapy, support and therapy groups, psychiatric consultation, referrals, crisis intervention, and outreach. All services are confidential.

The Wellness Center is committed to addressing the mental health needs of BIPOC students at Emerson College. It employs full-time BIPOC counselors who bring a focused understanding of the challenges faced by these students. These counselors maintain weekly hours in the Cultural Center, providing a safe and accessible space for students. Additionally, the Wellness Center hosts affinity groups for students to discuss their experiences in a supportive group setting outside of a clinical environment. This approach ensures a holistic and culturally sensitive approach to mental health and well-being for BIPOC students.

Emerson Wellness Center offers a variety of services to Emerson students. Counseling Services provides short-term psychotherapy, support and therapy groups, psychiatric consultation, referrals, crisis intervention, and outreach. All services are confidential.

The Healing and Advocacy Collective offers confidential support and advocacy-based counseling for people impacted by power-based interpersonal violence, “including abusive relationships and bullying, stalking and threats, sexual assault and harassment, child abuse and neglect, and additional experiences. In addition, we work with individuals and groups to increase knowledge and education about:
- Power and Control
- Bystander intervention
- Transforming relationships and culture
- Trauma-informed yoga
and more to create community change.

The Office of Academic Affairs oversees all academic-related activities. It is responsible for academic policies and procedures, accreditation, strategic planning, assessment of student learning, faculty development, program reviews, academic departments and student support offices including the School of Communication, School of the Arts, the Institute of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, and graduate programs.

For academic grievances and student complaints, please refer to the policy at: https://www.emerson.edu/policies/academic-grievance-and-student-complaint-process-and-policy

OEO is the central place at Emerson for students, staff and faculty to report concerns about discrimination, harassment and sexual violence (including sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking and sexual exploitation). OEO can meet with individuals who may have experienced this conduct to discuss their experience, provide support resources and to review what options may be available if that person was interested in taking steps to address that conduct. OEO is responsible for the informal and formal resolution processes that are available internally to address this type of conduct, and also conducts training on these topics campus-wide.

Anyone who believes they have experienced an incident of discrimination, harassment or sexual violence is encouraged to contact the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) for support, resources and information about options for addressing that conduct. This would include conduct based on any of the protected categories, such as race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, disability, age, and other protected identities.