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Washington Community Scholars’ Center director to retire after 22 years of shaping, invigorating DC cross-cultural program

May 13, 2021Last updated May 14, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

A city divided, Washington D.C. is at once violent and magnificent. Its political and cultural institutions attract politicians, academicians, artists, and immigrants. Rhythm and color from around the globe embellish

Student-scientists receive 2021 summer research grants

April 15, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by EMU communications

Seven EMU students heading to careers in science and medicine have earned funding for summer research, provided by the Kauffman-Miller Research Awards and the CT Assist Summer Experiential Learning Program.

EMU’s new National Science Foundation-funded scholarship program preps STEM teachers for 21st century classrooms

April 13, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Teacher education majors at Eastern Mennonite University who are preparing for careers teaching in the STEM fields will soon have access to new scholarship funds. EMU is the recipient of

EMU announces community organizing and development minor

April 11, 2021Last updated April 13, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

“Community organizing is fundamentally a project of power-building within and among groups of people marginalized from existing power structures,” says Professor Ryan Good, co-director of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center

WCSC interns work in food access, end-of-life care, zoos and more

March 24, 2021Last updated April 1, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

This semester, students are mapping racially restrictive deeds, nursing and caring for the most vulnerable patients, improving food access in food apartheid areas, and monitoring zoo animals – all through the

Returning to the roots: Local farmers adopt restorative practices

January 26, 2021Last updated January 26, 2021 by Kathleen Shaw/Daily News-Record

Jonathan McRay MA ’13 (conflict transformation) is Eastern Mennonite University’s sustainability and social justice curriculum consultant. As co-founder of Silver Run Forest Farm in Harrisonburg, McRay has hosted practicum experiences

Photoessay: Royals athletes prep for spring competition

December 17, 2020Last updated January 4, 2021 by Jared Oyer

EMU’s student-athletes didn’t compete last semester because of COVID restrictions and the cessation of conference competition, but they still practiced, conditioned, and laid strong foundations to prepare for spring semester

‘How do you track a murder hornet?’ Slate asks Dr. Matt Siderhurst

October 30, 2020Last updated January 22, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

If you’ve been following developments related to the “murder hornets,” properly known as Asian giant hornets, AND you know anything about Eastern Mennonite University’s own Professor Matt Siderhurst, you also

WCSC hosts student-interns for fall semester

October 14, 2020Last updated November 3, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

From web work at the world-renowned Smithsonian Institute to digital media production for a thriving creative agency, ten students are gaining professional experience this semester at Washington Community Scholars’ Center

Alumni remember Congressman John Lewis

July 24, 2020Last updated July 28, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Congressman John Lewis died last Friday, leaving with us his lifetime legacy of advancing civil rights, starting as a young man as a participant in the Freedom Rides, chair of

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