Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order Saturday creating the Commission on African American History Education. Among the 34 appointees to the commission is Basil Marin '10, an assistant principal with DeKalb County Schools in Georgia. He previously was in a similar role at Churchland High School in Virginia Beach. ... read more about Basil Marin ’10 named to Commission on African American History Education from Richmond Times-Dispatch
Two graduates of Eastern Mennonite University’s MBA and MA in Organizational Leadership programs have benefited professionally from their degrees. Todd Campbell MBA ‘19 is now senior packaging and ingredients purchasing ... read more about Newly earned MBA, MAOL degrees prep two leaders for promotion
Harrisonburg High School teacher Myron Blosser has been selected as a state finalist for the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The award — regarded as ... read more about Virginia teacher selected as state finalist for presidential award
Churchland High School Assistant Principal Basil Marin “has been in our place and he shows it,” said one student. ... read more about Virginian-Pilot: Basil Marin ’10 helps at-risk students in Virginia Beach from Virginian-Pilot
When 20 Eastern Mennonite High School (EMHS) students set out on a 26-day road trip to explore food production, land and water issues across the United States this summer, they ... read more about Alumni accompany EMHS students on a 26-day ‘Discovery trip’ across US
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 ... read more about Practitioners from five states and 11 Virginia school districts attend EMU’s fourth annual Restorative Justice in Education Conference
Two Eastern Mennonite University alumni, including a nationally recognized principal, were announced in new roles with Harrisonburg City Public Schools this week. Melissa Hensley ’92 will be principal of Harrisonburg ... read more about Alumni named as new principals for Harrisonburg City Schools
Roberto Wingfield first developed an interest in interdisciplinary research while at EMU, and his current position as a project coordinator at the internationally renowned Moss Rehab Research Institute in Elkins ... read more about TBI research offers one postgraduate path for psychology/history alumnus Roberto Wingfield ’15
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 ... read more about Geddes, DeWolf offer skills, strategies and an invitation into deep conversation with ‘Little Book of Racial Healing’
Judy H. Mullet, professor of psychology at Eastern Mennonite University, provided the address for EMU’s 101st commencement on Sunday, May 5, 2019. Mullet, who retires this year, earned her bachelor’s ... read more about ‘Gratitude is the only soul-worthy response to the endless gifts given to us’: Judy Mullet’s EMU 2019 commencement address