History

In winning history essay, junior Elisabeth Wilder connects conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly to transgender rights

by Walt Wiltschek

For the first time, an Eastern Mennonite University student has won the Francis J. Ryan Undergraduate American Studies Paper Award. Junior Elisabeth Wilder of Hesston, Kansas, earned the honor at
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Portrait of fictional president unveiled while student-historian interns at American Art and Portrait Gallery library

by Randi B. Hagi

In the National Portrait Gallery hangs a portrait of every president of the United States. Elsa Miller was recently present for the latest addition, which was, strangely enough, the portrait
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International flags fly in the University Commons, as chapel service dedicates The Orie O. Miller Hall of Nations

by Lauren Jefferson and Robert Propst

The flags of 55 countries now hang in “The Orie O. Miller Hall of Nations,” dedicated during a chapel service at the University Commons at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) on
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Workshop, chapel and exhibit on ‘Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery’ highlight colonialism and its effects on indigenous peoples

by EMU communications staff

The traveling history exhibit “Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery” is currently open at Eastern Mennonite University’s Campus Center through March 2. The discovery doctrine is a “philosophical and legal framework
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When the Ebola outbreak limited travel, this environmental sustainability major made new internship plans

by Gee Paegar with Lauren Jefferson

Sometimes, the best-made plans fall apart. That’s what happened last summer to senior Gee M. Paegar, Jr., currently in his last semester of environmental sustainability and history studies at Eastern
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