From the moment the eighth-graders left Montevideo Middle School for their annual field trip to Baltimore until they returned hours later, Nathan Medlin was every bit a part of the ... read more about Successes That Don’t Show Up in School Test Scores
On the weekend of August 10, Pittsburgh’s famous Andy Warhol Bridge will begin wearing a massive knitted sweater of sorts, designed, created and installed (save for high-altitude stuff left to ... read more about Massive Knitting Project (to Cover a Bridge) Aims at Building Community in Pittsburgh
Eastern Mennonite University alumni Todd and Anne Kaufman Weaver celebrate turning 50 with a gift to the science campaign. Will you join them? ... read more about A Special Message from EMU alumni Todd and Anne Kaufman Weaver
Public radio stations WMRA and WEMC have named Allen Bartholet as the new executive director and general manager effective July 1, 2013. “Allen was selected because of his years of ... read more about Bartholet Named Executive Director for WMRA/WEMC Public Radio
Many of the 196 attendees at this year’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) had survived devastating loss and trauma. Yet the final week of that gathering at Eastern Mennonite University began ... read more about “Where There Was Despair, They Saw Hope” – Summer Peacebuilding Institute 2013 Wraps Up
EMU senior Courtney Allman (Mt. Solon, Va./Fort Defiance) has wrapped up one of the most illustrious careers in program history by earning her first All-State honor. She was named First ... read more about VaSID Names Record-Setting Allman To All-State First Team
When violinist Mark Hartman was invited to join the first Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival orchestra 21 years ago, he never thought he’d come back every single year. In fact there ... read more about Bach Festival Drew 63 Professional Musicians From 12 States
The Walking Roots Band, a Harrisonburg, Virginia-based band made up of primarily Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) graduates, is taking centuries-old hymn texts and putting them to music that is accessible ... read more about Band Gives Old Hymns New Life
Six EMU student-athletes have been honored by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID), being named to the Academic All-State Team. A total of 221 student-athletes, representing 37 schools in the ... read more about VaSID Recognizes Six Royals To Academic Team
A group of elementary schoolers, grades first through sixth, planted a Gold Star magnolia in front of the city’s mosque June 12. It will grow next to another tree planted ... read more about Interfaith Camp Plants Seeds of Understanding, Friendship in Youth