The reunion Sunday evening [Sept. 3] that heralded the 99th anniversary of the opening of Park School did more than bring together friends from an educational institution that closed 50 ... read more about Park View School opened doors to change
Academics
Royals Athlete of the Week: Michaela Mast
Running her first-ever cross country race, Michaela Mast (Broadway, Va./Eastern Mennonite High School) paced EMU’s women to a near-perfect finish. At the Hyder-McMahill Invitational on Sept. 2, Michaela dominated and placed first on ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Michaela Mast
EMU response to the rescission of DACA
Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman, president of Eastern Mennonite University, released the following statement to the campus community today [Sept. 6]. Dear EMU community, Like you, I am saddened and troubled ... read more about EMU response to the rescission of DACA
Eastern Mennonite University at Lancaster and HACC sign nursing program articulation agreement
Eastern Mennonite University at Lancaster and Harrisburg Area Community College signed an articulation agreement that offers a seamless transition from HACC’s nursing program into Eastern Mennonite University’s Bachelor of Science ... read more about Eastern Mennonite University at Lancaster and HACC sign nursing program articulation agreement
‘An Experiment Like No Other’: Centennial historian Donald B. Kraybill reflects on six years of research
In 2011, esteemed author Donald B. Kraybill ’67 was commissioned to write a fresh history of Eastern Mennonite University. “We couldn’t imagine a better person to undertake this project,” said ... read more about ‘An Experiment Like No Other’: Centennial historian Donald B. Kraybill reflects on six years of research
Kevin King ’81, executive director of Mennonite Disaster Service, is on site in Texas after Tropical Storm Harvey
Kevin King '81, executive director of Mennonite Disaster Service, participates in a PeaceLab podcast from Texas. King was part of an assessment team in Texas last week beginning to assess damage from Tropical Storm Harvey. ... read more about Kevin King ’81, executive director of Mennonite Disaster Service, is on site in Texas after Tropical Storm Harvey from PeaceLab
Twenty years later, photographer and author Howard Zehr revisits people serving life sentences
Twenty years ago, Howard Zehr published "Doing Life," a book of photos and interviews of nearly 60 lifers in Pennsylvania prisons. He’s been revisiting about two dozen of those men and women in preparation for a follow-up, which he’s calling “Coping with Life.” ... read more about Twenty years later, photographer and author Howard Zehr revisits people serving life sentences from WMRA/NPR
EMU welcomes twelve faculty members for 2017-18 academic year
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) welcomes twelve new faculty for the 2017-18 academic year. The new faculty, announced by Fred Kniss, provost, Sue Cockley, interim dean of the School of Graduate ... read more about EMU welcomes twelve faculty members for 2017-18 academic year
Common Read selection ‘Between the World and Me’ a challenging invitation
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Random House, 2015) is the 2017-18 Common Read selection for Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Each year since 2013, faculty, staff, and students ... read more about Common Read selection ‘Between the World and Me’ a challenging invitation
Anabaptist Historians features Melody Pannell: ‘Telling All of Our Stories as a Movement To Peace’
Melody Pannell, professor of social work, is concerned about what happens to African American Mennonites when they do engage and contribute—what happens to them as people. ... read more about Anabaptist Historians features Melody Pannell: ‘Telling All of Our Stories as a Movement To Peace’ from Anabaptist Historians