As peace and justice studies educators from around the country converge on James Madison University for the Oct. 15-17 Peace and Justice Studies Conference, a large contingent of faculty and ... read more about Contingent of EMU educators to present at annual Peace and Justice Studies Conference in Harrisonburg
A Mennonite congregation is going through a restructuring process. Its members sense that the 20- and 30-somethings in its community desire a different model for congregational life, but they don’t ... read more about Cooperative by Design peacebuilders committed to helping congregations of all denominations through positive change
Does caffeine provide a benefit to athletes? This deceptively simple question guided Hannah Daley’s research this summer. Daley, who is planning a career in environmental chemistry, is a junior double ... read more about Junior Hannah Daley preps for grad school with NSF- sponsored summer lab research on caffeine and athletes
Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend “Celebrating People, Places, and Programs” on Oct. 9-11 has something for every Royal, future Royal or Royals fan. Highlights include musical performances, sporting ... read more about Concerts, sports, arts and reunions on tap for 2015 Homecoming and Family Weekend
For the Chinese scholars at Eastern Mennonite University this semester, witnessing the difference between Chinese and American educational systems has been enlightening. “In China, students are willing to listen to ... read more about Ten Chinese scholars join EMU community to learn teaching techniques and immerse themselves in the English language
Contract, pump, relax, fill. The heart takes blood in, then pumps it back out through the body, with life in each heartbeat. Joseph Gascho notices these patterns in his work ... read more about Poetry of and from the heart: cardiologist Joseph Gascho ’68 brings new perspectives of medicine, healing to Homecoming
Eastern Mennonite University’s home away from home in Washington D.C. — the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) — is just that to three diverse groups of students this semester. Living ... read more about Scholars in Washington D.C. this fall semester land prestigious internships
Iran’s waiting list of organ donors is in stark contrast to the donor shortage in the United States, where, on average, one American dies every hour for lack of a ... read more about Bioethicist Sigrid Fry-Revere, who investigated Iran’s kidney donor system, advocates for living donors
Wilderness lovers, sustainability advocates, farmers, writers, educators and seminarians – Todd Wynward’s message, shared during a series of events from Oct. 1-7 at Eastern Mennonite University, will appeal to anyone ... read more about Author Todd Wynward shares a wild way of discipleship, more ‘earth-honoring, empire-resisting, despair-erasing’
Some environmentalists hold rallies. Some file lawsuits. Steven David Johnson takes photographs — then puts them to work. Johnson practices conservation photography, creating images with an aim of affecting environmental ... read more about Conservation photographer and professor Steven David Johnson advocates for environment