“Rise Up Together” is our rallying cry for the sixth annual LovEMU Day. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 6, and start thinking about all the ways you love EMU. ... read more about Royals ready to rise up for LovEMU Day, April 6!
Graduate programs
EMU to host inaugural Lavender Graduation ceremony
Eastern Mennonite University will honor LGBTQ+ graduates and alumni at an inaugural Lavender Graduation ceremony. The event will be Friday, May 6, from 5-7 p.m. at the Discipleship Center on ... read more about EMU to host inaugural Lavender Graduation ceremony
UVA professor to give talk on cervical cancer elimination strategies in low- and middle-income countries
Dr. Emma Mitchell will present the final Suter Science Seminar this semester, “Cervical Cancer as a Cancer of Disparities: Innovative Technology on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua for Health Equity ... read more about UVA professor to give talk on cervical cancer elimination strategies in low- and middle-income countries
Stanford Social Innovation Review features ‘The Neutrality Trap’
Jackie Font-Guzmán, EMU's Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Bernard Mayer introduce an excerpt from their book "The Neutrality Trap" in this issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. ... read more about Stanford Social Innovation Review features ‘The Neutrality Trap’ from Stanford Social Innovation Review
Royal Awards recognize exemplary EMU staff members Diane Farrar, Luke Litwiller, Stephanie Mason and Julie Siegfried
Eastern Mennonite University presented four Royal Awards for Staff Performance during fall semester 2021. The awardees are selected from nominations of staff or administrators who have shown exceptional performance, and/or ... read more about Royal Awards recognize exemplary EMU staff members Diane Farrar, Luke Litwiller, Stephanie Mason and Julie Siegfried
Decolonial theories and theologies researcher to give Augsburger Lecture Series
Nancy Elizabeth Bedford – author, professor, and global feminist and decolonial theories and theologies researcher – will visit Eastern Mennonite University March 29-30 as part of the annual Augsburger Lecture ... read more about Decolonial theories and theologies researcher to give Augsburger Lecture Series
EMU announces transitions at Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and executive leadership team
Eastern Mennonite University announces two leadership transitions that highlight and strengthen the university’s core values of commitments to peacebuilding and diversity, equity and inclusion. Jayne Docherty, executive director and professor ... read more about EMU announces transitions at Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and executive leadership team
Rodrigue Makelele MA ’20 honored as U*Nite’s 2022 Young Community Builder
Rodrigue Makelele, a 2020 graduate of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, was honored by the area United Way of Harrisonburg and Rocknigham as the 2022 Young Community Builder Award. ... read more about Rodrigue Makelele MA ’20 honored as U*Nite’s 2022 Young Community Builder
Najla El Mangoush MA ‘15 honored with International Women of Courage Award
Eastern Mennonite University alumna Najla El Mangoush, foreign minister of Libya, will be among 12 women honored by the U.S. State Department for “extraordinary courage, strength and leadership in improving ... read more about Najla El Mangoush MA ‘15 honored with International Women of Courage Award
Howard Zehr and Barb Toews MA ‘00 publish ‘Still Doing Life: 22 Lifers, 25 Years Later’
Howard Zehr, distinguished professor of restorative justice at Eastern Mennonite University, and co-author Barb Toews MA ‘00 will talk about their book “Still Doing Life: 22 Lifers, 25 Years Later” ... read more about Howard Zehr and Barb Toews MA ‘00 publish ‘Still Doing Life: 22 Lifers, 25 Years Later’