From assisting DC’s own public defender service to podcast production for a prominent video production company, 15 students are gaining professional experience this semester at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center
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When the news of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s death was announced the day after Christmas 2021 Eastern Mennonite Seminary associate director Sarah Bixler reminded EMU News that the most recent
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When Terry Jones arrived at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center during the summer of 2021, he wasn’t sure of his next steps. A senior at Eastern Mennonite University majoring in
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EMU’s fall intercultural group returned from their southeast Asia travels. Watch a recording of their Dec. 15 convocation presentation on EMU’s FacebookLive page. [You do not need a Facebook account to
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This fall, students are working in schools, theaters, research labs and medical clinics as part of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC). The center, located in D.C. since 1976, is
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Laurel Evans, a sophomore Yoder and Webb Scholar who was homeschooled, talks about deciding on EMU and making it home in The Homeschooler’s Guide to Colleges this fall. The Bible,
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While interning with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage during a fall semester with Washington Community Scholars' Center, Gwen Mallow researched and wrote about the Mothman of West Virginia. Her writing was published this month on the Smithsonian's magazine blog. Congrats, Gwen!
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Sarah Brown’s journal of her summer intercultural* experience in the Navajo Nation is packed with vibrant reflections: from the challenges of travelling in a large group, to joy at playing
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With thanks to contributor Cynthia Yoder When he travels, Dale Collingwood ‘98 sets out walking to get a feel for the place and the people — just as he did
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Eastern Mennonite University resumed its traditional cross-cultural programming this summer, as Professor Jerry Holsopple, assistant leader Fabiana Espinal, and eight students photographed their way across Lithuania in June and July.
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