J. Daryl Byler’s 11th trip to Iran marks the culmination of nearly a quarter-century of bridge-building efforts between North American Mennonites and Iranians. Byler, who ...More
March 8th, 2014
EMU senior, volunteer EMT, shows dedication beyond his years
Clover Hill Volunteer Fire Company rescue captain Blake Rogers [a senior who is double majoring in biology and environmental science at Eastern Mennonite University] reflects ...More
March 7th, 2014
Women Earn At-Large NCAA Bid, Play CNU At Ferrum
For the second straight season, the Eastern Mennonite women’s basketball team has earned an at-large berth in the NCAA National Tournament. The Royals will play ...More
March 5th, 2014
Vincent Harding, close friend of MLK, urges EMU community to meet challenge of building a true democracy
More than 50 years after his first visit to campus, social activist and scholar Vincent Harding returned to EMU on Feb. 26 and 27, where ...More
March 4th, 2014
Palestinian Christian tries to bridge divides separating Christian, Jewish and Muslim neighbors
Salim Munayer is a citizen of a small nation that casts a giant shadow on the world stage. Small enough to fit four within the ...More
March 3rd, 2014
‘Shenandoah Confession’ emerges from 2014 intercollegiate peace meeting, in spirit of 1527 Schleitheim Confession
Students from seven Anabaptist colleges wrapped up a three-day Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2014, at Eastern Mennonite University by deciding to issue ...More
February 28th, 2014
Duke U. scholar, Methodist minister, to join Eastern Mennonite Seminary faculty
Christian formation curriculum, an integral part of studies at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, will be overseen by an ordained Methodist minister, Emily Peck-McClain, beginning in January ...More
February 27th, 2014
Honors program attracts students who share ‘vigor and enthusiasm for education’
Ask senior Aaron Erb to name the quality he appreciates most about his four-year experience in the Honors Program, and he begins with people. “This ...More
February 27th, 2014
“Painholders” are Christians who heroically nurture discernment rather than splitting, says seminary dean
In this essay, seminary dean Michael A. King speaks of the pain caused by evicting those perceived as being wrong from the church family; he ...More
February 26th, 2014
Novel-writing surgeon Harry Kraus ’82 resettles in Virginia after years of practicing medicine in Africa
When Dr. Harry Kraus decided to take a mission trip, he had no idea he was about to change his family’s life forever. He called ...More
February 24th, 2014
Rachel Held Evans is coming! Expect surprising insights, maybe shocking ones, from this popular Christian blogger
A writer known for her philosophical explorations of faith and doubt, punctuated by down-to-earth self-revelation, humor, and truthfulness, is coming to campus. Rachel Held Evans ...More
February 21st, 2014
Academics
EMU, MCC leaders nurture warm relationship with Islamic scholars in Iran
J. Daryl Byler’s 11th trip to Iran marks the culmination of nearly a quarter-century of bridge-building efforts between North American Mennonites and Iranians. Byler, who is executive director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding ...More
- Palestinian Christian tries to bridge divides separating Christian, Jewish and Muslim neighbors
- ‘Shenandoah Confession’ emerges from 2014 intercollegiate peace meeting, in spirit of 1527 Schleitheim Confession
- Duke U. scholar, Methodist minister, to join Eastern Mennonite Seminary faculty
Athletics
Women Earn At-Large NCAA Bid, Play CNU At Ferrum
For the second straight season, the Eastern Mennonite women’s basketball team has earned an at-large berth in the NCAA National Tournament. The Royals will play against Christopher Newport University this Friday at 5:00pm in a ...More
Campus Community
EMU senior, volunteer EMT, shows dedication beyond his years
Clover Hill Volunteer Fire Company rescue captain Blake Rogers [a senior who is double majoring in biology and environmental science at Eastern Mennonite University] reflects on what he considers the most memorable moment of his ...More
Alumni
Honors program attracts students who share ‘vigor and enthusiasm for education’
Ask senior Aaron Erb to name the quality he appreciates most about his four-year experience in the Honors Program, and he begins with people. “This program has added so much depth to my college experience,” ...More
- Novel-writing surgeon Harry Kraus ’82 resettles in Virginia after years of practicing medicine in Africa
- Alumnus at helm of Martin Stone Quarries recognized as national leader in the aggregates industry
- First graduates of EMU’s Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program recognized in Somaliland ceremony