What do schoolteachers, pastors, missionaries, retirees, recent college grads and nurses have in common? They are all started classes at Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) the week of Aug 29. When ... read more about Seminary Students Age 23 to 65
Graduate programs
STAR e-Book Chronicles Trauma Healing Program
The tragedies of 9/11 sparked the development of a unique approach to trauma-healing at Eastern Mennonite University—an acclaimed series of trainings called Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), refined ... read more about STAR e-Book Chronicles Trauma Healing Program
EMU Plans 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Commemoration
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) community will pause and reflect this week, along with the rest of the world, on the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. Sept. 11 ... read more about EMU Plans 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Commemoration
James Madison University embraces restorative justice
In just three years, Josh Bacon has mobilized some 50 administrators and staff members in nearly a dozen departments sprawled across the 665-acre campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, ... read more about James Madison University embraces restorative justice
Civil Rights trip awakens history for students
HARRISONBURG, VA. – Dee Gully and Destinee Karim, both 17, said they had little interest in history or the civil rights movement before being chosen for an unprecedented tour of ... read more about Civil Rights trip awakens history for students
African police officer seeking alternatives
At the end of his first year as a Fulbright scholar at the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding (CJP), Abou Ag Ahiyoya of Mali said he has been impressed with ... read more about African police officer seeking alternatives
EMS Grad Appointed Mission Organization President
SALUNGA, Pa. – Nelson Okanya, a 2003 Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) graduate, has been appointed as the next President of Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM), beginning October 1, 2011. In a ... read more about EMS Grad Appointed Mission Organization President
Michael A. King on his first year as seminary dean
After his first year as Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, Va., vice-president and seminary dean, Michael A. King reflects on success, failure and goals for the next year. After one year, ... read more about Michael A. King on his first year as seminary dean
EMU Grieves Peacebuilder’s Death in Kenya
HARRISONBURG, VA. – Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, a former student and instructor in the Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) Summer Peacebuilding Institute, died Thursday, July 14, in Nairobi, Kenya, from injuries sustained ... read more about EMU Grieves Peacebuilder’s Death in Kenya
EMU’s Institute for Experiential Psychotherapies Offers New Course
Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) Institute for Experiential Psychotherapies, within the graduate counseling program, will be offering a two-credit course for the 2011-12 academic year. The course; “Narrative as Healing through ... read more about EMU’s Institute for Experiential Psychotherapies Offers New Course