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Political science professor to present at peace-studies-focused Jeju Forum in South Korea

June 25, 2018Last updated June 26, 2018 by EMU communications

Ji Eun Kim, professor of political science at Eastern Mennonite University, will present at the Jeju Forum June 27 on Jeju Island, South Korea. The Jeju Forum is a program

Thirteen living and working in D.C. for WCSC summer term

June 11, 2018Last updated June 11, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

A semester at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) in Washington D.C. brings students into the thriving life of the nation’s capital. Thirteen students with WCSC this summer recently took an

Turner presents keynote at University of Maryland’s restorative justice summit

June 4, 2018Last updated June 6, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Johonna Turner, professor of restorative justice and peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, returned to her alma mater, the University of Maryland, in April to give a keynote address at the Summit

Tributes by faculty and staff for 2018 Cords of Distinction honorees

May 9, 2018Last updated May 9, 2018 by Compiled by Bernadette Griffith

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2018, at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the

Spring recognition chapel honors nearly 130 student leaders

April 27, 2018Last updated May 14, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Leadership style and abilities emerge from experience and from constant learning, Vice President of Student Life Jim Smucker said in his welcome to Eastern Mennonite University’s spring semester recognition chapel.

WCSC matchmakers connect student-interns with DC-area mentors and organizations

April 25, 2018Last updated April 26, 2018 by Karlyn Gehring

For many hosting organizations in the Washington DC region, the work of student-interns from Eastern Mennonite University’s Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) is invaluable. “Without interns and volunteers,” said one

Inaugural Academic and Creative Excellence Festival builds intellectual buzz

April 23, 2018Last updated April 23, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Though surely all professors at Eastern Mennonite University were excited by the inaugural Academic and Creative Excellence Festival on campus last week, new faculty member Sonia Balasch Rodriguez was

Donning of the Kente ceremony kicks off EMU’s 100th Commencement celebration

April 20, 2018Last updated April 20, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

“The question is, what have you learned, and what traditions has Eastern Mennonite University imprinted on you?” asked Professor David Owusu-Ansah of soon-to-be-graduates at Eastern Mennonite University’s third annual Donning