Nadège Robertson, a Winston Fellowship recipient in EMU's Summer Peacebuilding Institute and the co-creator of Lakou Tanama, is the lead facilitator for faith-inclusive healing spaces that support the mental well-being of recent Haitian entrants living in the United States. The mental health initiative works in partnership with Church World Service. ... read more about SPI student facilitates healing for Haitians in crisis from Wajeeha Malik | The Fetzer Institute
Alsaadun MA ’17, Harrisonburg’s first refugee councilmember, advocates for local immigrant community No matter where you come from or which language you speak, there is a place for you in ... read more about One year into his council term, alumnus continues to provide a voice for the voiceless
Union Presbyterian Seminary has received a transformative $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to implement Seminary Extended: Strengthening Pastoral Leadership, a groundbreaking collaborative initiative with Eastern Mennonite Seminary and ... read more about Three seminaries join forces to strengthen pastoral leadership through a large-scale collaboration grant in the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative
Students in EMU’s Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) program acquire the clinical skills to become changemakers in their communities. Watch our video to learn why the program is a "life-transforming experience." ... read more about Watch Now: EMU’s Master of Arts in Counseling program from Video by Macson McGuigan/EMU
Date: Monday, Oct. 27Time: 7 p.m.Location: MainStage Theater (University Commons 170)Cost: Free and open to the publicOnline: emu.edu/religion/augsburger-lecture-series The Rev. Dr. Almeda Wright, associate professor of religious education at Yale ... read more about EMU welcomes Yale Divinity School professor for annual Augsburger Lecture Series
Over the past two academic years, EMU has received a significant number of grants, a testament to the hard work of faculty and staff, innovative ideas, collaboration, and dedication to ... read more about EMU celebrates recent grant success
Three Eastern Mennonite Seminary students and one Center for Justice and Peacebuilding student are recipients of Mennonite Church USA’s Scholarship for BIPOC Students. The scholarship recipients include Shana Green, pursuing a master of divinity; Makinto, pursuing an MA in Christian leadership; Jonny Rashid, pursuing a doctorate in ministry; and Mukarabe Lysaine Makinto-Inandava, pursuing an MA in conflict transformation. ... read more about Four graduate students awarded MC USA scholarships from Mennonite Church USA
EMU invites all organizers, pastors, academics, and leaders of church institutions to come together for a symposium on “The Promise and Possibility of Anabaptist Organizing” from Sunday, Oct. 12, to ... read more about EMU to host symposium on community organizing from Oct. 12-14
‘Damned Whiteness’ by David Evans publishes on Oct. 28 When Eastern Mennonite Seminary Professor David Evans set out to write his book about religious white progressives in the fight for ... read more about Seminary professor’s new book examines the disconnect between Black freedom fighters and their white allies
This is the third and final profile about the recipients of EMU’s 2025 Alumni Awards. For more information about the annual awards and a full list of past winners, visit emu.edu/alumni/awards. ... read more about Alumni Awards: Bridge-builder Brittany Caine-Conley MDiv ’14 selected for Outstanding Young Alum Award