In 1967, Sharon Washington Risher heard The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in Charleston, South Carolina. Then a little girl, she remembers being summoned with a phone call ... read more about Rev. Risher urges MLK celebration attendees to ‘stay woke through this revolution’
As tensions between nations rise and world leaders threaten war, peacemakers all over the world work to make peace on Earth a reality. Jae Young Lee and Karen Spicher, Mennonite Mission Network mission associates in Namyangju, South Korea, are two of those peacemakers. ... read more about Alumni build peace in South Korea, piece by piece from Mennonite World Review
Sophomore Chrissy Delawder (Broadway, Va./Broadway) is already turning heads at the start of EMU’s women’s basketball season. Her per-game average this season is 10.9 points, up more than four points from last year. ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Chrissy Delawder
For at least one Eastern Mennonite University student in particular, the Wednesday, Dec. 6 march in Harrisonburg from the city hall to Representative Bob Goodlatte’s office was for a deeply ... read more about Watch: EMU DACAmented student Keyri Lopez-Godoy calls for DREAM Act
Sophomore engineering student Dirk Oyer received instant acclaim as he waved a small handheld wand in front of Harrisonburg High School students. “Hello, HHS,” flashed the blinking LED lights. “Wow!” ... read more about Campus visit gives Harrisonburg High GEAR UP students a taste of college life
After starting for EMU’s field hockey team for four years, Janae Kauffman (Harleysville, Pa./Dock Mennonite Academy) has finally finished her outstanding career. Kauffman faced some unknowns when she came into her final, ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Janae Kauffman
In the gray cold of early November on Thomas Plaza at Eastern Mennonite University, eleven chairs called attention to the plights of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the ... read more about DACA campus committee hosts outdoor ‘story exhibit,’ continues advocacy
Marike Janzen presents “Reading about Refugees in Germany: A National Project to Become World Citizens” as part of Eastern Mennonite University’s Writers Read series. The reading is Thursday, Nov. 2, at ... read more about Does reading develop empathy? KU professor Marike Janzen presents a case study from Germany
Inter-Faith Peace Camp at King’s University College mingles in London, Ontario, Canada, mingles faith and friendship. ... read more about Ontario peace camp, based on the EMU model, mingles faith and friendship from London Free Press
The newly appointed director of the Master of Arts in Education program at Eastern Mennonite University says some of the key insights that inform her philosophy of classroom teaching date ... read more about New MA in Education program director has special education, law, research and first responder experience