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EMU sets record enrollment with the largest first-year class in decades, while graduate programs show significant growth

September 22, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s traditional undergraduate first-year enrollment for the 2015-16 academic year was its highest in several decades, while graduate programs recorded a 26.4 percent increase in enrollment. The data

Intensive English Program proves to be Huimin Yu’s bridge from old life in China to new life as tutor and future teacher

March 17, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by David Yoder

For Huimin “Winifred” Yu, the Intensive English Program at Eastern Mennonite University served as a bridge between life in China and as a massage therapist and life as a budding

EMU and Sichuan University of China sign cooperation agreement

January 15, 2015Last updated January 28, 2015 by Steve Shenk

Eastern Mennonite University and Sichuan University of Arts and Science, located in central China, signed an agreement on Jan. 13, 2015, to “promote academic exchanges, scientific research cooperation, and communication

$2.2 million renovation of Roselawn now complete, offering pleasant office, class and interaction spaces

October 9, 2014Last updated January 6, 2016 by Kara Lofton

After more than six months of intensive construction work and a $2.2 million investment, the Roselawn renovation project at Eastern Mennonite University is complete. The former residence hall now houses

EMU grows in depth and breadth, setting records for enrollment and diversity while adding grad programs

September 22, 2014Last updated May 26, 2016 by Steve Shenk

Enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University this fall set new records, including a record-high number of students who are ethnic minorities or come from other countries. The 2014-15 figures were released

Building on Solid Footing

July 29, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

EMU’s internal emails this summer were unusual – yet oddly heartening. The combined hubbub of construction projects and thousands of summer guests made for feelings of excitement – and of

Syrian archbishop leaves EMU abruptly to rally his flock to return to their historic, destroyed city and rebuild their lives

June 18, 2014Last updated July 22, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Two days of arduous traveling from war-torn Syria to peaceful Harrisonburg, Virginia. Four days in a class called “PeaceTalk: English Language Skills for Peacebuilders.” Then suddenly rushing back to Syria,

Larger space, word-of-mouth spur EMU program’s popularity

October 1, 2013Last updated October 9, 2013 by Emily Sharrer

In just five years, new classroom space and growing interest has more than doubled the number of students enrolling in an Eastern Mennonite University program serving learners with limited English

Presidential portrait artist, from Belarus, savors new season at EMU

September 13, 2013Last updated October 10, 2013 by Chris Edwards

EMU President Loren Swartzendruber smiles slightly, standing near the Campus Center entrance. Portrait artist Natalia Dubina painted pink- and white-blooming trees in the sunny landscape surrounding him. Dubina, who has

Speakers of other languages flood into EMU’s English-language program, often preparing for college

September 12, 2013Last updated November 11, 2014 by Steve Shenk

A program to rapidly enable speakers of other languages to master English has reached record enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University. With 85 students this fall, EMU’s Intensive English Program (IEP)

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