Shirley Showalter is named for the iconic curly-haired child star, but, as a youngster, she wasn’t allowed to watch Ms. Temple’s performances. “I think it might have been on Youtube ... read more about Shirley Showalter ’70 shares steps in her journey from conservative Mennonite upbringing to college president
Six years after conferring its first award for “global nonviolence” work on Desmond Tutu, followed by a second award in 2009 to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the Mahatma Gandhi Center ... read more about JMU’s Gandhi Center honors Howard Zehr and Vida Huber
Trash fashion outfits are made from “found” materials. They combine the importance of recycling with creativity, style and high fashion. Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) art professor, Cyndi Gusler, along with ... read more about Mennonite Recycled Fashion Show – EMU
This essay by senior writing major Lani Prunés pertains to an experience she had while on her EMU cross-cultural in the spring of 2013. Lani is a native of Philadelphia, ... read more about Why I marched for 10 hours with farmers in Colombia
A free arts carnival coming to Harrisonburg this week will highlight the connections between environmental stewardship and theology and shed a light on “cutting edge” environmental work being done in ... read more about Carnival highlights concern for earth, community and social justice, with EMU support
EMU President Loren Swartzendruber smiles slightly, standing near the Campus Center entrance. Portrait artist Natalia Dubina painted pink- and white-blooming trees in the sunny landscape surrounding him. Dubina, who has ... read more about Presidential portrait artist, from Belarus, savors new season at EMU
Enrollment increased this fall by 8 percent over the previous fall at Eastern Mennonite University, counting all students enrolled in for-credit coursework. The numbers rose from 1,519 to 1,640, a ... read more about EMU achieves record enrollment
A program to rapidly enable speakers of other languages to master English has reached record enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University. With 85 students this fall, EMU’s Intensive English Program (IEP) ... read more about Speakers of other languages flood into EMU’s English-language program, often preparing for college
Fair trade may not be the panacea for coffee farmers that its proponents want it to be, according to Chris D. Gingrich, PhD, economics professor at Eastern Mennonite University, and ... read more about Is Fair Trade the best answer for struggling coffee farmers around the world?
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Lois Bowman’s parents would join Lois, husband Wade and their school-aged daughter, Wanda, at the dinnertime table on many evenings. After the kitchen ... read more about Lois Bowman belies stereotyping as she wraps up 50 years of service to EMU