For many peacebuilders attending Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University, scholarships provide the necessary funds to travel and take courses. Since 2006, the Valley Friends meeting, a group of ... read more about Valley Friends and other organizations support Summer Peacebuilding Institute scholarships
Jordan Luther, a 2015 graduate of EMU with a degree in Bible and religion, is earning a Master of Divinity degree at Vanderbilt Divinity School. He contributed to an ongoing series ... read more about Grad School Q & A: Jordan Luther ’15 at Vanderbilt Divinity School
What influences students to come to the Washington Community Scholars’ Center? Professor recommendations. In May, nine faculty representing the business and leadership, chemistry and biology departments at Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about EMU professors visit D.C. to experience WCSC internship sites
One year ago, Michaela Mast (Broadway, Va./Eastern Mennonite) had never run in a competitive race. Now the Eastern Mennonite University senior has wrapped up an incredible first season by being named to ... read more about Mast earns spot on Academic All-America Team
The spring/summer 2018 issue of Crossroads, in mailboxes this month, celebrates the impact and experiences of alumni in New York City and beyond. Click here to view the digital issue. ... read more about ‘NYC’: EMU alumni in the Big Apple in the spring/summer Crossroads magazine
More than 150 other optimists from across the U.S. gathered at Eastern Mennonite University earlier this month to chart a course for civil dialogue in a country constantly shouting at each other on-line and in person. The organization called Better Angels was formed by blue and red voters following Donald Trump's victory as president a year and a half ago. ... read more about Better Angels tries to lower the volume on the high-decibel noise that’s further dividing a polarized nation from USA Today
Christine “Chris” Grim ’90, a first-grade teacher at Fulks Run Elementary School for the last 28 years, has been named Lucy F. Simms Educator of the Year by the Rockingham ... read more about Eight alumni educators, including Rockingham County’s Teacher of the Year, recognized for professional excellence
Cheryl Woelk MA '11 (education) has co-authored Teaching English for Reconciliation: Pursuing Peace through Transformed Relationships in Language Learning and Teaching, offering insights into using the English language-learning environment to build peace. ... read more about Book offers new perspectives on building peace through teaching English from Canadian Mennonite
As Kirk Shisler met and visited with Eastern Mennonite University alumni through the Suter Science Center capital campaign, the vice president for advancement was struck by the number of times ... read more about EMU lab space to be dedicated in honor of Glenn M. Kauffman, Gary L. Stucky and Robert Yoder
Eastern Mennonite University held its Athletic Honors Banquet on April 26 to honor the journeys of Royals’ student-athletes. Seniors Dan Lutz (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) and Emily Augsburger (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) won the President’s Awards, the highest athletic award ... read more about Lutz, Augsburger win Presidents Awards at athletics honors banquet