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Inaugural Hertzler-Koshy Faculty Fellowship awarded
Eastern Mennonite University’s Hertzler-Koshy Faculty Fellowship Program announces the inaugural awardee. Kathy Evans, professor of education, and Kory Schaeffer, a graduate student at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, received ... read more about Inaugural Hertzler-Koshy Faculty Fellowship awarded
EMU announces fall 2022 Inclusive Excellence Grant awards
Eastern Mennonite University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion announces the recipients of the Inclusive Excellence Grants for fall 2022. The program offers faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to ... read more about EMU announces fall 2022 Inclusive Excellence Grant awards
New York Times features alum Jason Lentz, timbersports icon
'Maybe it was Jason Lentz’s genetic destiny — though he certainly fought against it — to become one of the world’s best lumberjacks.' Read more about the #1 lumberjack in the world. ... read more about New York Times features alum Jason Lentz, timbersports icon from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/magazine/competitive-lumberjack-timbersports-jason-lentz.html?smid=em-shareHi
EMU’s Top News of 2022
Our news site is one of the most powerful and engaging ways that we tell the EMU story to a global audience. It’s the most-visited page on the EMU website. ... read more about EMU’s Top News of 2022
EMU to host MLK Jr. Celebration
Eastern Mennonite University honors Martin Luther King Jr Day on Sunday, Jan. 15, and Monday, Jan. 16. Immanuel Mennonite Church, 400 Kelley St. in Harrisonburg, will be the site of ... read more about EMU to host MLK Jr. Celebration
Professor’s work featured in ‘Wetlands of Wonder’ documentary
Professor Steven David Johnson, conservation photographer, partnered with production company 302 Stories and writer-director Michael Oates on a new nature documentary “Wetlands of Wonder: The Hidden World of Vernal Pools.” ... read more about Professor’s work featured in ‘Wetlands of Wonder’ documentary
EMU welcomes new Board of Trustees member
The Rev. Gordon Meriwether MA ‘14 (conflict transformation), MDiv ‘15, has joined the Eastern Mennonite University Board of Trustees. His term began in October 2022. Meriwether serves as director of ... read more about EMU welcomes new Board of Trustees member
Q&A: NYT bestselling poet Kate Baer ’07 discusses her craft
Poet and two-time New York Times bestselling author Kate Baer‘s first book of poetry, What Kind of Woman, published in 2020, was met with critical acclaim and quickly catapulted her writing career. Since then, ... read more about Q&A: NYT bestselling poet Kate Baer ’07 discusses her craft
Former CJP visiting professor is founder and director of Nazareth Center for Peace Studies
Rula Mansour, a visiting scholar at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding from 2015-17, has announced the founding the Nazareth Center for Peace Studies. Mansour will also direct the new ... read more about Former CJP visiting professor is founder and director of Nazareth Center for Peace Studies