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HNN founder Rick Shenkman to speak on “Why is Democracy so @#$&! Hard?”

October 19, 2020Last updated October 19, 2020 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University’s Albert N. Keim Lecture Series brings scholars to campus each year in honor of the well-loved history professor, who was a teacher and administrator for 35 years.

WCSC hosts student-interns for fall semester

October 14, 2020Last updated October 15, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

From web work at the world-renowned Smithsonian Institute to digital media production for a thriving creative agency, ten students are gaining professional experience this semester at Washington Community Scholars’ Center

NIH chief talks mental health and genetics at October Suter seminar

October 8, 2020Last updated October 15, 2020 by EMU communications

Dr. Francis J. McMahon will give a Suter Science Seminar on Wednesday, October 14 at 4:15 p.m. at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Attend via EMU’s Facebook Live page. McMahon will

Homecoming 2020: Alumni Awards

October 5, 2020Last updated October 19, 2020 by Moderator

Celebrate EMU’s Alumni Award recipients Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 on Facebook Live! These honored guests will be joined at the Homecoming opening celebration with President Susan Schultz Huxman (and

New environmental justice minor addresses the intersections of environmentalism and social justice movements

September 21, 2020Last updated September 21, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

The term “environmental justice” is increasingly joining the common lexicon of activists and community leaders. The movement addresses massive problems like climate change and racism – but rather than siloing these

Conference to explore history of Brethren, Mennonite churches on issues of race

September 7, 2020Last updated September 14, 2020 by Moderator

“The Church in Black & White,” a one-day virtual symposium on Saturday, Sept. 12, explores the history of Brethren and Mennonite churches on issues of race. The event is co-sponsored

A new guidebook for leadership in fraught times

August 21, 2020Last updated August 26, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

“Our country was birthed in a polarized cradle,” David Brubaker writes in the introduction to When the Center Does Not Hold (Fortress Press, 2019). First, patriots and loyalists faced off

Poet, theologian and peacemaker Pádraig Ó Tuama to make a virtual visit to EMU Sept. 14-18

August 18, 2020Last updated August 25, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

Pádraig Ó Tuama speaks softly, soothingly, with just a touch of grit in his gentle Irish accent. Next month, you can hear the voice of this poet, theologian, and mediator on

Katrina Alger ‘08 wrestles with the human component of wildlife conservation

August 17, 2020Last updated August 24, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

I love listening to the ‘story’ of the problem, sifting through the complexity to figure out what is important and what information or voice is missing, asking the right questions

ROYALS RESPOND: Pandemic postcards from across the globe

July 30, 2020Last updated August 3, 2020 by Moderator

The Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Crossroads featured heartfelt reflections from alumni on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooke Hensley ’14, in the photo above with colleagues, is an emergency

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