Emerson College reviews

Poor leadership starting with the president of the school. The president and senior leadership often promote values of collaboration, community, and care, but those ideals are rarely reflected in how employees are actually treated. Frequent leadership turnover creates instability, confusion, and a constant cycle of “new directions” that never take hold. Promises of growth, inclusion, and support are made repeatedly but not upheld. Departments operate in silos, and genuine collaboration is replaced with territorial behavior and defensiveness. Negativity is often normalized, and employees who raise valid concerns are dismissed or made to feel like the problem. Burnout is common, and the emotional toll of trying to work in this environment is significant. Please do your research before applying. The recent publications are not wrong.

Some in the faculty see a need to stick it to the administration. In many cases this leads to lengthy unproductive debates that don't yield productive outcomes.