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Ministry interns learn from ‘amazing’ experiences – and the church leaders they shadow

August 13, 2019Last updated August 14, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

“Even though I am only an intern, the congregation looks at me as a part of the pastoral team … they want me, as well, to not just be able

Seminary grad to be priest-in-charge at Emmanuel Episcopal

August 8, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by EMU communications

The Reverend Barbara Harrison Seward has accepted a call to become priest-in-charge at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Harrisonburg, Va. She is a 2011 graduate of Eastern Mennonite Seminary. “From the

Former CJP visiting scholar named director of peace studies at Nazareth Evangelical College

August 8, 2019Last updated August 8, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Rula Mansour, a visiting scholar at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) from 2015-17, has been named the director of peace studies and lecturer on the theology

Virginia teacher selected as state finalist for presidential award

August 7, 2019Last updated August 14, 2019 by EMU communications

Harrisonburg High School teacher Myron Blosser has been selected as a state finalist for the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The award — regarded as

Alumni accompany EMHS students on a 26-day ‘Discovery trip’ across US

August 1, 2019Last updated August 8, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

When 20 Eastern Mennonite High School (EMHS) students set out on a 26-day road trip to explore food production, land and water issues across the United States this summer, they

Alumni commissioned at Virginia Mennonite Missions centennial celebration service

July 30, 2019Last updated July 30, 2019 by Aaron Kauffman

Many Eastern Mennonite University alumni have some connection to Virginia Mennonite Missions, which celebrates its centennial this year. It was organized in 1916, and incorporated in 1919 as an agency

Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 honored as national orator for Liberia’s 172nd Independence Day celebration

July 26, 2019Last updated July 29, 2019 by EMU communications

Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 delivered the prestigious national oration at Liberia’s 172nd independence Day celebration on Friday, July 26. The invitation to speak was made by President

EMU @ #MennoCon19

July 9, 2019Last updated June 28, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University was well-represented at the July 2-6 Mennonite Church USA convention, aka MennoCon19. President Susan Schultz Huxman was among several administrators, faculty and staff to travel to Kansas

Practitioners from five states and 11 Virginia school districts attend EMU’s fourth annual Restorative Justice in Education Conference

July 3, 2019Last updated July 3, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

The American public school system has many structural issues, from an emphasis on standardized assessments to inequitable disciplinary procedures and overcrowding, but Kathy Evans, an education professor at Eastern Mennonite

Alumni named as new principals for Harrisonburg City Schools

July 3, 2019Last updated July 13, 2019 by EMU communications

Two Eastern Mennonite University alumni, including a nationally recognized principal, were announced in new roles with Harrisonburg City Public Schools this week. Melissa Hensley ’92 will be principal of Harrisonburg

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