Academics

Education professor to speak at Shepard Symposium on Social Justice

University of Wyoming

Kathy Evans, professor of education, will be a keynote speaker at University of Wyoming’s Shepard Symposium on Social Justice in April. She will be joined by Judy and Dennis Shepard, the parents of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered outside of Laramie during the 1998 fall semester, and University of Wyoming education professor Angela Jaime. This is the 20th anniversary of Shepard’s death; the annual symposium honors him. ... read more about Education professor to speak at Shepard Symposium on Social Justice from University of Wyoming

Centennial Histories Symposium taps into Mennonite higher ed’s ‘commonality and unity’ to face challenging times

by Lauren Jefferson

Students and seasoned scholars alike gathered March 24 at Eastern Mennonite University for the Centennial Histories Symposium, a day-long intellectual gathering featuring the authors of five histories of Mennonite higher
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Gwendolyn Myers shares about shaping a global agenda for peace

Sierra Leone Times

In 2017,Gwendolyn Myers was elected to the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Advisory Council for governance and accountability. The forum nominated her among 5,000 leading experts engaged by the forum to shape a global agenda. She is also a member of the Working Group on Youth for Gender Equality coordinated by the UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development. ... read more about Gwendolyn Myers shares about shaping a global agenda for peace from Sierra Leone Times

EMU Lancaster’s new aviation program offers an organizational leadership degree and a pathway to professional piloting

by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The predicted two decades of airline pilot shortages as the workforce ages are good news for the newest program at Eastern Mennonite University at Lancaster: a Leadership and Organizational Management
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee to give commencement address, receive inaugural honorary doctorate of justice

by Lauren Jefferson

On the occasion of its 100th commencement ceremony, Eastern Mennonite University announces that the 2018 address will be given by alumna and 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee. In recognition
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EMU’s spring musical, ‘The Spitfire Grill,’ tells the story of second chances in a Midwest town

by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Its wide acclaim – The New York Times called it “soul-satisfying” and “freeing” – isn’t the only reason The Spitfire Grill musical is Eastern Mennonite University’s spring theater production: It
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