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Dean Sue Cockley to retire after 26 years at EMU

May 31, 2022Last updated June 1, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

After 26 years at Eastern Mennonite University in leadership positions with several programs, Dean Sue Cockley has touched hundreds of students, faculty and staff – from those in the adult

Professor Nancy Heisey retires after 23 years at EMU and EMS

May 13, 2022Last updated May 13, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

. When Professor Peter Dula shared memories of his colleague Nancy Heisey, he remarked about how, as president of Mennonite World Conference, she took time to lead the children of

Seminary MDiv, MA candidates present capstones

April 26, 2022Last updated April 29, 2022 by EMU Communications

Candidates for Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Christian Leadership at Eastern Mennonite Seminary are required to complete a capstone or ministry specialization project. Their study, research and exploration is

Decolonial theories and theologies researcher to give Augsburger Lecture Series

March 26, 2022Last updated March 30, 2022 by EMU Communications

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

EMU announces transitions at Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and executive leadership team

March 17, 2022Last updated March 22, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

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

Seminary grad appointed to inaugural position in Pennsylvania Episcopal diocese

March 8, 2022Last updated March 17, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

The Rev. Barbara Harrison Seward is the inaugural southern canon missioner in the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She began her ministry on Feb. 15, 2022. [Read the

Eastern Mennonite Seminary reflects on Ukraine as Lent opens

March 4, 2022Last updated March 21, 2022 by EMU Communications

The Eastern Mennonite Seminary community enters the season of Lent in prayer and fasting for the people of Ukraine. We deplore the Russian invasion of Ukraine and grieve the loss

Anabaptist artists offer free faith formation resource for Lent, Easter, Pentecost

March 3, 2022Last updated March 21, 2022 by EMU Communications

With the COVID-19 pandemic upsetting rituals and routines, many are seeking a new spiritual equilibrium. One new resource combining music, art, and liturgy for daily and weekly use is The

Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary professor to speak on the Bible and Christian nationalism

March 3, 2022Last updated April 1, 2022 by EMU Communications

Drew Strait, assistant professor of New Testament and Christian origins at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, will explore biblical perspectives on Christian nationalism at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and at Park View

Social work instructor’s research suggests millennials are creating new spiritual paths

February 15, 2022Last updated May 26, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

In spring 2020, as churches began to reopen after months of pandemic closure, Eastern Mennonite University social work instructor Debbi DiGennaro, heard a statement that made her curious. “A Mennonite

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