Eastern Mennonite University’s traditional undergraduate first-year enrollment for the 2015-16 academic year was its highest in several decades, while graduate programs recorded a 26.4 percent increase in enrollment. The data ... read more about EMU sets record enrollment with the largest first-year class in decades, while graduate programs show significant growth
Five hours, three instruments, unfamiliar musicians and a board game – these were the components of the 2015 Iron Composer competition in Berea, Ohio on Sept. 4. This year, Eastern ... read more about Given secret ingredient and instruments, EMU’s own ‘Iron Composer’ Ryan Keebaugh goes to work
The presidents of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and Goshen College (GC) announced their voluntary withdrawals from the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) in a joint release today. The ... read more about Eastern Mennonite University and Goshen College announce withdrawal from CCCU
Calvin E. Shenk, professor emeritus of religion who taught at Eastern Mennonite University from 1976-2001, has died. He resided in Harrisonburg, Virginia. His wife Marie passed away in 2010. The ... read more about Emeritus professor Calvin Shenk, who led Bible department and championed cross-cultural program, lived a life of Christian witness
New Eastern Mennonite University field hockey Coach Ellen-Ashton (E.A.) Jackson likes players who hustle. The theme for her team this year is “small but mighty,” and that thought gets its legs in ... read more about New field hockey coach announces recruit camps, highlights strengths of legacy program
How can the peacebuilding philosophy shared and taught at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) become more globally recognized? How can CJP expand its impact in the ... read more about Special issue of Peacebuilder features 12 international peacebuilding institutions led by EMU-linked leaders
The Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University, which has emerged since 1994 as a global leader in the training of peacebuilders and social justice advocates, returns next summer for ... read more about Summer Peacebuilding Institute announces new offerings and structure for 2016 summer sessions
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) may soon be hosting a cohort of teachers from Kosovo in the master’s of education program. The university is now engaged in a 10-year agreement with ... read more about EMU signs memorandum with Kosovo to aid in graduate teacher training and promote cross-cultural exchanges
When bioethicist and living donor advocate Sigrid Fry-Revere learned in 2007 that Iran was the only country in the world that had solved the need for organ donors in a ... read more about Bioethicist and living donor advocate Sigrid Fry-Revere challenges the current organ donor system with questions about why Iran’s system is more responsible and ethical
They are individuals willing to get their hands dirty, be flexible, make mistakes, be challenged, and to live simply in communities around the world. They do not come as experts, ... read more about Nine ‘SALTers’ head into communities around the world for a year of service with Mennonite Central Committee