Attacks, arrests, threats and the murders of his friends could not deter Bob Zellner, a white Southerner, from fighting for racial equality in the civil rights movement. The lifelong activist ... read more about At Selma in ’65 and again 50 years later: Civil rights activist Bob Zellner visits EMU for two lectures and time with students
Whether a dancer is trained or untrained, the action of dancing itself creates “contact with different sources of knowledge,” says Paula Ditzel Facci, who spent the fall 2016 semester as ... read more about Visiting scholar researches peace through dance, as EMU explores MFA program in arts, media and peacebuilding
Misty Ward said she’s helped bring babies into the world under some interesting circumstances. She recalled a local doctor who chose to have her baby outside on her farm, by ... read more about Midwife Misty Ward ’05 has helped at more than 500 births
Dr. Aaron Trimble ’07, a research fellow in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, presents a Suter Science Seminar on “Sticky Situations: ... read more about Dr. Aaron Trimble ’07 to speak about his cystic fibrosis research
This timeline attempts to chronicle the ever-changing landscape, both “mechanical” and academic, of information systems (known as IS) at Eastern Mennonite University. Staff writer Randi B. Hagi and editor Lauren ... read more about Keeping up with Information Systems: the times, they keep a’changin’
At his farewell reception in early January, outgoing Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Ken L. Nafziger characterized his 13-plus years at Eastern Mennonite University as “a ... read more about Ken L. Nafziger honored for his many contributions to EMU
President Susan Schultz Huxman and Provost Fred Kniss released the following statement today. Greetings EMU community, As many of you know, this weekend an executive order was issued by the ... read more about President, provost address executive order on immigration
From Washington D.C. to Colorado, demand for Immanuel Mennonite Church’s “Welcome Your Neighbor” sign has skyrocketed. The sign, with a distinctive tri-color banding, reads in three languages: No matter where ... read more about ‘Welcome Your Neighbor’ sign continues to spread around the nation, to the delight of its creators at Immanuel Mennonite Church
Despite President Trump’s tough law-and-order rhetoric, courts and schools are finding that “restorative justice” – as an alternative to traditional punishments – can reduce offenses and save money, writes Don Ediger. ... read more about Trump’s law-and-order rhetoric prompts a closer look at restorative justice from Consortium News
In her Jan. 20 chapel talk, “A Mennonite at the Pentagon: Human Security in an Age of Terror.” Dr. Lisa Schirch, research professor with the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding ... read more about ‘A Mennonite in the Pentagon’: professor advises military in the U.S. and around the globe