Harrisonburg City Public Schools has become a leader in Virginia for its approach to dual language learner education, says a new report from New America, a think tank and civic enterprise committed to renewing American politics, prosperity, and purpose in the Digital Age. Eastern Mennonite University alumni make up the bulk of the program's teachers. ... read more about Harrisonburg’s dual-language program and its many EMU-trained teachers recognized as state leader from New America
The honorees at Eastern Mennonite University’s Oct. 13 Homecoming and Family Weekend worship service included a pastor and social justice activist, a couple who has devoted themselves to a community ... read more about Homecoming worship service lifts up words of Micah to honor alumni award winners and retiring professor
In 1966, eight women, all elementary education majors at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), started a circle letter after graduation. Nearly 50 years later — after moves, weddings, births and other ... read more about Homecoming and Family Weekend draws a crowd to reunions, arts and athletic events, food and fun
When Lisa Schirch was asked to teach a course on violent extremism at Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI), the peacebuilding expert and research professor took an online tour ... read more about One-day course on ‘Understanding the Ecology of Violent Extremism’ builds upon popular new SPI class
Bshara Nassar, Palestinian native and Center for Justice and Peacebuilding alumnus, brings his Nakba Museum Project to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) this month. The “Hope is Stronger than Misery” exhibit ... read more about CJP alumnus brings Nakba Museum Project, Palestinian experience to EMU
Service takes center stage in the latest collection of memoir from the Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society (ACRS) at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Titled “Re-Envisioning Service: The Geography of ... read more about Latest ACRS publication features Mennonite and Brethren authors on the theme of service
A Valley school administrator’s dedication to education has been recognized on the national level. On Sept. 26, Sandi Thorpe, executive director of special programs for Harrisonburg City Public Schools, received ... read more about City educator lauded for special education efforts
In a 2014 Scientific American blog post championing greater diversity within the sciences, Dr. Kenneth Gibbs Jr. writes that “the large and persistent under-representation of certain social groups from the ... read more about Professors collaborate to improve instructional methods in STEM classes, thanks to NSF research grant
How does a doctor decide on a medical specialty? Dr. Chris Longenecker ’01 can recount a family history in the medical profession, fluency in French, and a trip to southern ... read more about Cardiologist Chris Longenecker ’01 finds a niche with HIV/AIDS research in the US and Africa
Poet Marci Rae Johnson visits Eastern Mennonite University for a 6:30 p.m. reading on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Common Grounds coffeehouse. This is the first Writers Read to be scheduled ... read more about Poet Marci Rae Johnson is the featured author at Writers Read during Homecoming and Family Weekend