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EMU to host June 22-25 conference on border- and boundary-crossing women in the Anabaptist tradition

March 29, 2017Last updated April 11, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

From June 22-25, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) hosts “Crossing the Line: Women of Anabaptist Traditions Encounter Borders and Boundaries,” a conference on the theme of women in the Anabaptist tradition

Syrian-Lebanese pastor and interfaith peacebuilder still has ‘hope for new Syria’

March 23, 2017Last updated March 23, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson and Randi B. Hagi

Riad Jarjour is a Syrian-Lebanese scholar, pastor and peacebuilder whose work has focused on Muslim-Christian relationships since the 1970s. On March 15 and 16, he visited Eastern Mennonite University to

Scholar of China offers Keim Lecture on Mao’s Cultural Revolution: was it really a disaster?

March 20, 2017Last updated March 29, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Was the Cultural Revolution in Mao’s China really such a disaster? Dr. Dongping Han, professor at Warren-Wilson College and a native of rural China, offers the 2017 Albert N. Keim

Common Grounds coffeehouse student-managers find their niche, grow management skills

March 20, 2017Last updated May 4, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

“We need to make sure they realize that this is dangerous,” says senior Stephanie Anders, before everyone breaks into laughter. The peril in question is a new acquisition at Eastern

EMU alumnus among those kidnapped in Democratic Republic of Congo

March 14, 2017Last updated March 14, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Michael J. “M.J.” Sharp ‘05, a United Nations official, was among six people kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a press release issued Monday by the

Author to share of friendship with first nurse-midwife in North Carolina

March 2, 2017Last updated March 15, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Author and Munich bookstore owner Lisa Yarger will visit Eastern Mennonite University March 14 as part of the Writers Read series. She’ll read from Lovie: The Story of a Southern

Red Cross disaster program manager earns excellence award for promoting fire safety in at-risk communities

March 1, 2017Last updated March 1, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Patrick Campbell ’12, MA ’14 (conflict transformation) was honored with the Governor’s Fire Services Award for Civilian Excellence in Virginia Fire Service Support. He accepted the award Saturday, Feb. 25,

From NOAA to the USDA: fourteen students make Washington D.C. their home for the spring semester

February 27, 2017Last updated March 1, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Fourteen new residents to Washington D.C. moved in along with the new president of the United States in January. The students, from two universities, are in residence this semester at

Legendary civil rights activist and Republican mayor team up for health reform, kick off speaking tour at EMU

February 14, 2017Last updated February 17, 2017 by Florence Barrett

Civil rights activist Bob Zellner is at it again—working for justice and equality. Zellner, 77, was the first white southerner on staff of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)—the influential

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