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Practitioners from five states and 11 Virginia school districts attend EMU’s fourth annual Restorative Justice in Education Conference

July 3, 2019Last updated July 3, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

The American public school system has many structural issues, from an emphasis on standardized assessments to inequitable disciplinary procedures and overcrowding, but Kathy Evans, an education professor at Eastern Mennonite

BRCC, EMU sign articulation agreement to benefit future social workers

June 28, 2019Last updated July 3, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Blue Ridge Community College graduates with an Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) heading into social work careers now benefit from a new articulation agreement with Eastern Mennonite University. All

Geddes, DeWolf offer skills, strategies and an invitation into deep conversation with ‘Little Book of Racial Healing’

June 27, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Co-authors Jodie Geddes MA ‘16 and Tom DeWolf launched The Little Book of Racial Healing (Skyhorse Publishing, 2018) during a webinar hosted by the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice in

Tributes by faculty and staff for 2019 Cords of Distinction honorees

May 8, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by EMU communications

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 4, 2019, at Eastern Mennonite University. Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the recipients,

Yoder and Ocampo win President’s Awards at EMU Athletics Honors Banquet

April 30, 2019Last updated May 3, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Seniors Maria Yoder and R.J. Ocampo were the 2019 recipients of Eastern Mennonite University’s highest student-athlete honor, the President’s Award. The recipients most exemplified the values of the athletic department

EMU’s 2019 achievement and leadership excellence awardees honored at spring chapel

April 24, 2019Last updated April 28, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

The Eastern Mennonite University community gathered to celebrate student successes of the 2019 spring semester and special end-of-the-academic-year recognitions. Academics Academic Success Center Nursing major Audrey Martin was recognized as

Second annual ACE Festival showcases student research, learning and creativity

April 22, 2019Last updated April 23, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

A few friendly faces in the audience helped senior social work majors Eliana Tejedor and Jakya Jones through their presentations during a session on Virginia legislation at Eastern Mennonite University’s

Ten seniors honored with Cords of Distinction

April 8, 2019Last updated May 1, 2019 by EMU communications

Ten graduating seniors will be honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 4, at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). They will wear gold and blue cords

EMU’s D.C. program offers policy and advocacy internship opportunities to support new majors

March 25, 2019Last updated March 25, 2019 by Karlyn Gehring and Lauren Jefferson

A spring semester visit by Eastern Mennonite University students, history professors Mark Metzler Sawin, Mary Sprunger and Ji Eun Kim, and career services director Kimberly Phillips highlighted internship opportunities in

New programs of study beginning this fall: political and global studies

March 25, 2019Last updated September 18, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University’s two newest programs of study embody its mission to prepare students to “serve and lead in a global context.” A political science major and revised minor and

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