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‘Nightbitch’ author headlines Writers Read on Feb. 28

February 21, 2025Last updated February 20, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

Her novel, about a mom who turns canine, is now a feature film starring Amy Adams Writers Read Author Series with Rachel YoderDate: Friday, Feb. 28Time: 7:30 p.m.Location: Martin Chapel,

Detroit Poet Laureate headlines Verses & Vibes event

September 13, 2024Last updated September 12, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Date: Monday, Sept. 23Time: 7 p.m.Location: Common Grounds, EMU University Commons, 1307 Park Road, HarrisonburgCost: Free (no registration required) An evening of powerful poetry performed by jessica Care moore and

Douglas Abrams, author of ‘The Book of Hope’ with Jane Goodall, to headline ACE Festival keynote

April 9, 2024Last updated April 9, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024Time: 10:10 a.m.Location: Lehman AuditoriumAdmission: Free and open to the public New York Times-bestselling author Douglas Abrams, who has worked with many of the most inspiring

‘My Monticello’ author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson to speak at Writers Read

March 12, 2024Last updated March 12, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Date: Tuesday, March 19Time: 7 p.m.Location: Martin ChapelAdmission: Free and open to the public Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, author of My Monticello (2021), will read from her collection of short stories

Keim lecture features Oberlin College professor on U.S. history of HIV/AIDS

January 24, 2023Last updated January 30, 2023 by EMU Communications

Clayton Koppes, professor emeritus of Oberlin College, will present on “Sex, Drugs and Human Rights: The Contested History of HIV/AIDS in the U.S.” for the annual Keim Lecture Thursday, Jan.

Q&A: NYT bestselling poet Kate Baer ’07 discusses her craft

December 28, 2022Last updated January 2, 2023 by EMU Communications

Poet and two-time New York Times bestselling author Kate Baer‘s first book of poetry, What Kind of Woman, published in 2020, was met with critical acclaim and quickly catapulted her writing career. Since then,

Christine Benner Dixon ‘04 earns prize, publication for her first novel

December 13, 2022Last updated December 13, 2022 by EMU Communications

Christine Benner Dixon ‘04 was recently awarded the 2022 Orison Fiction Prize for her first novel “The Height of Land.” Dixon, who writes under the pen name M.C. Benner Dixon,

2022 Gala Concert earns accolades

November 21, 2022Last updated December 5, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

We hope that what you hear and see this evening will move your spirit, buoy your soul, challenge your mind and bring joy to your heart. Professor David Berry, introducing

Washington Post: Professor Mark Metzler Sawin on ‘the evolving political symbolism’ of the pick-up truck

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The headline says it all. And also Google Professor Howard Zehr's "Pick-ups: A Love Story." ... read more about Washington Post: Professor Mark Metzler Sawin on ‘the evolving political symbolism’ of the pick-up truck from Washington Post

EMU Theater stages ‘The Crucible’ in the round as immersive allegory for our time

October 14, 2022Last updated October 19, 2022 by Florence Barrett

History has shown us unbridled fear left unchecked. When fear is the guiding force for an individual or society, beliefs of right and wrong are tainted. The result is chaos,

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