Today, as a campus community committed to extending the peace of Jesus Christ, we stand in sympathy and in solidarity with our brothers and sisters caught up in the ugly, ... read more about EMU President Susan Schultz Huxman responds to aftermath of events in Charlottesville, Virginia
Graduate programs
‘Expanding the Legacy, Enlarging the Tent’: Annual faculty-staff conference draws community to Centennial themes
Eastern Mennonite University faculty and staff dipped their hands into bowls of water as they received a blessing on their work for the coming year. The sacred ritual concluded the ... read more about ‘Expanding the Legacy, Enlarging the Tent’: Annual faculty-staff conference draws community to Centennial themes
EMS alumna leads clergy protest in Charlottesville; EMU community members join activism
As news of the Aug. 12 Unite the Right rally reverberated out of Charlottesville, Eastern Mennonite University — located 60 miles over Afton Mountain in the Shenandoah Valley — and ... read more about EMS alumna leads clergy protest in Charlottesville; EMU community members join activism
New seminary degree trains leaders for ever-broadening spectrum of roles and contexts
“Ministry” can take many forms and happen in many contexts: preaching and pastoral care in a church, yes, but also serving firefighters, pursuing restorative justice, leading music and offering spiritual ... read more about New seminary degree trains leaders for ever-broadening spectrum of roles and contexts
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding mourns the passing of founding donor Marian Payne
Marian Yoder Payne, a founding donor of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. She and husband James, residents of Richmond, Virginia, helped to ... read more about Center for Justice and Peacebuilding mourns the passing of founding donor Marian Payne
Growth of graduate assistant program highlights EMU’s summer
Summer has brought a number of exciting changes to the Eastern Mennonite University Athletic Department, including a handful of new faces and even some light construction to open up new office space. ... read more about Growth of graduate assistant program highlights EMU’s summer from EMURoyals.com
Devotionals written for Clinton during campaign to be published
Devotions for Hillary Clinton, including those of former professor Emily Peck McClain, will be published in a new book edited by a United Methodist pastor. ... read more about Devotionals written for Clinton during campaign to be published from http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/politics/clinton-daily-devotional/index.html
Daughters for Life Gala Dinner to honor three peacebuilders and raise funds for Middle East women scholars to attend CJP’s graduate program
Three women working in peacebuilding will be honored during a special Daughters for Life Foundation Gala Dinner in Washington D.C. The Sept. 16 event at Busboys and Poets is co-sponsored by ... read more about Daughters for Life Gala Dinner to honor three peacebuilders and raise funds for Middle East women scholars to attend CJP’s graduate program
Leymah Gbowee ’07, a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, will speak at the Naval War College on August 10th
Leymah Gbowee, a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, will deliver a keynote address on “The Critical Significance of Engaging Women in Peace and Security” at the U.S. Naval War College on August 10th at 6:30 pm. ... read more about Leymah Gbowee ’07, a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, will speak at the Naval War College on August 10th from What'sUpNewp (Rhode Island)
Breakfast of Champions: Heads of five local schools speak at morning meeting
One school offers the continent’s first graduate-level program in restorative justice. Another just started a new master’s program for athletic training, and a third has added two health care courses ... read more about Breakfast of Champions: Heads of five local schools speak at morning meeting