Samfee Kamayanoh Doe ’11 has been selected as one of 28 Milead Fellows from among 2,120 candidates from 44 countries. For this highly prestigious award conferred on African women, Doe ... read more about Liberian Med Student Honored in Africa
Academics
Nigerian Grad Has Had Huge Impact on Peace in West Africa
After decades spent establishing a network of Muslim and Christian peacebuilders in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, Gopar Tapkida says he is ready to leave his home country ... read more about Nigerian Grad Has Had Huge Impact on Peace in West Africa
Greg Boyd’s Mega-Ministry Shows How ‘Anabaptism Makes Sense to People’
Eastern Mennonite Seminary student Brad Kolb got a fresh perspective on Mennonite culture by immersing himself in an urban megachurch led by well-known author and pastor Greg Boyd. For 12 ... read more about Greg Boyd’s Mega-Ministry Shows How ‘Anabaptism Makes Sense to People’
Historic Peace Oak in France Is Source of Sapling at EMU
In the closing years of the 18th century, the Mennonites in Salm – an isolated community in the Vosges Mountains in modern-day Alsace, France – were facing a familiar predicament. ... read more about Historic Peace Oak in France Is Source of Sapling at EMU
Chappell-Dick and Lady Royals Earn Academic Awards
Freshman sensation Hannah Chappell-Dick (Bluffton, OH/Bluffton) and the EMU women’s track & field team picked up one final honor from the 2012-13 athletic year, as each was awarded for academic ... read more about Chappell-Dick and Lady Royals Earn Academic Awards
CSA Program Takes Root at EMU
When the group in charge of the Community Supported Agriculture program at Eastern Mennonite University sent out a mass email offering shares, the response was swift and overwhelming. “Within the ... read more about CSA Program Takes Root at EMU
Students Take EMU Back to Community-Centered Food Production
In a scene that would have been familiar to the farmers’ sons and daughters who populated this campus in the early 20th century, college-aged adults can be seen planting, thinning, ... read more about Students Take EMU Back to Community-Centered Food Production
Successes That Don’t Show Up in School Test Scores
From the moment the eighth-graders left Montevideo Middle School for their annual field trip to Baltimore until they returned hours later, Nathan Medlin was every bit a part of the ... read more about Successes That Don’t Show Up in School Test Scores
Massive Knitting Project (to Cover a Bridge) Aims at Building Community in Pittsburgh
On the weekend of August 10, Pittsburgh’s famous Andy Warhol Bridge will begin wearing a massive knitted sweater of sorts, designed, created and installed (save for high-altitude stuff left to ... read more about Massive Knitting Project (to Cover a Bridge) Aims at Building Community in Pittsburgh
A Special Message from EMU alumni Todd and Anne Kaufman Weaver
Eastern Mennonite University alumni Todd and Anne Kaufman Weaver celebrate turning 50 with a gift to the science campaign. Will you join them? ... read more about A Special Message from EMU alumni Todd and Anne Kaufman Weaver