When 20-year-old Hanna Heishman arrived at her assigned church this summer in Philadelphia, she wondered if she would have anything to offer the congregation. “I was definitely intimidated,” she said. ... read more about Four students explore various forms of ministry in summer program
A large boulder rests beside the dirt road at the entrance to the Nassar family farm southwest of Bethlehem. On it the following phrase is written, in English, German and ... read more about Faculty dismayed by Israel’s bulldozing of trees on West Bank farm owned by Palestinian graduate’s family
Thirteen adult students came to Bluffton (Ohio) University Aug. 11 from as far away as Iowa, Washington D.C. and Ontario, Canada. They went home four days later as one close-knit ... read more about Collaborative MBA students bond at Bluffton
Nursing at Eastern Mennonite University – the most in-demand field of study at this university – leads the way in welcoming three new faculty members out of 11 teachers in ... read more about EMU’s 10 new faculty members come with outstanding credentials in seven fields
In their kick-off convocation remarks for the 2014-15 school year, two of Eastern Mennonite University’s leaders highlighted the increasing diversity among EMU’s student population. “The class of 2018 is the ... read more about EMU leaders offer appreciation and wise words regarding the increased diversity of incoming students
For nearly 40 years, students from Christian colleges have trekked to the mountainous wilderness of Oregon for an unusual academic experience that dubs itself “out of the mainstream.” Called the ... read more about EMU selected as accrediting school for Oregon semester program
The trail of the president of Somalia to Eastern Mennonite University goes back 14 years to Khadija Ossoble Ali. In 2000, when Ali was a graduate student in conflict transformation ... read more about EMU’s link to the president of Somalia traced to the efforts of one female graduate student, now holding a PhD
At the Music Teachers National Association conference held this March in Chicago, Chi Nguyen accepted the Recreational Music Making Teaching Fellowship award given by the National Piano Foundation. The James ... read more about Preparatory music program to offer adult piano lessons
Senior Kara Lofton ponders the university’s Common Read program, now in Year 2, after reading the assigned book, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. I’m big ... read more about ‘Reading the same book brings people closer together as a community by creating common ground for discussion’
Graduate students in the medical field do not usually study abroad as part of their collegiate experience. But the two-year-old MA in biomedicine program at Eastern Mennonite University is designed ... read more about Biomedicine grad students deepen compassion through cross-cultural stints