Professor Kathy Evans met with staff and area educators in Elkhart, Indiana, to talk about efforts with restorative justice in education. ... read more about Professor facilitates RJ in education conversations in Indiana from Elkhart Truth
Education
Breidigan named Academic All-District
EMU women’s soccer junior Megan Breidigan (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) earned a spot on the Google Cloud District 5 Academic All-District Team. The award recognizes her work both in the athletic and academic ... read more about Breidigan named Academic All-District
From class work to heart work, 7Everyday Hero Stephanie Hershey Schoolmeester ’95 teaches kids how to process emotions
Bethel student’s summer in the city part of cooperation with EMU
Under a new memo of understanding, the first student from Bethel College attended EMU's Washington Community Scholars' Center this summer. ... read more about Bethel student’s summer in the city part of cooperation with EMU from Bethel College
Common Read selection Exit West ‘at once a love story, a fable, and a chilling reflection’ on displacement
The Eastern Mennonite University Common Read for the 2019-20 academic year is the widely acclaimed Man Booker Prize finalist and bestselling novel Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Riverhead, 2017). “We ... read more about Common Read selection Exit West ‘at once a love story, a fable, and a chilling reflection’ on displacement
EMU students, staff inspired by summer Interfaith Leadership Institute
Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) sent two students and two staff to the August 2019 Interfaith Leadership Institute in Chicago, Illinois. The event is hosted by Interfaith ... read more about EMU students, staff inspired by summer Interfaith Leadership Institute
WCSC students enter professional internships in Washington D.C.
Twelve students from Eastern Mennonite, Bethel College and Bluffton University are gaining professional, community and cultural experiences in EMU’s Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) this semester. The program, in Washington ... read more about WCSC students enter professional internships in Washington D.C.
A day in the life of ESL teacher (and EMU double grad) Patty Baer
Read about a day in the life of Patty Baer '90 MA '17, who has taught nearly 30 years with Harrisonburg City Schools. She is a half time Elementary ELS Specialist for the district and also teaches half-time at Keister Elementary School. ... read more about A day in the life of ESL teacher (and EMU double grad) Patty Baer from Curio Magazine
Community in Camden: Finding purpose, growing opportunity
AFTER GRADUATING IN 2007, Timothy and Cheryl Heatwole Shenk moved to Camden, New Jersey, to be part of an intentional Christian community, which includes 12 adults and five children living ... read more about Community in Camden: Finding purpose, growing opportunity
A distinguished educator: Harold D. Lehman ’36 taught in one-room schoolhouses, at EMC and Madison
Harold Daniel Lehman ’36, a Park View neighborhood native who taught in nearly every local institution in the Harrisonburg area and touched the lives of many who would go to ... read more about A distinguished educator: Harold D. Lehman ’36 taught in one-room schoolhouses, at EMC and Madison