Sorayya Khan – a Pakistani-Dutch-American writer who combines cross-cultural sensibilities with lyrical, haunting prose on war and its impact on humanity – is the last Writers Read guest of the ... read more about Writers Read features compelling novelist who taps her Pakistani and Dutch background
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Award-winning, blueberry-growing essayist, poet, feaured at Writers Read event on Monday, Feb. 10
Jim Minick, author of the award-winning The Blueberry Years, A Memoir of Farm and Family, will be at EMU on Monday, Feb. 10, for two events, culminating in the first ... read more about Award-winning, blueberry-growing essayist, poet, feaured at Writers Read event on Monday, Feb. 10
EMU alum next featured Writers Read author
Jessica Penner, a 2001 Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alumna, will be the next featured “Writers Read Author,” on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m., in EMU’s Common Grounds Coffeehouse in ... read more about EMU alum next featured Writers Read author
Shirley Showalter ’70 shares steps in her journey from conservative Mennonite upbringing to college president
Shirley Showalter is named for the iconic curly-haired child star, but, as a youngster, she wasn’t allowed to watch Ms. Temple’s performances. “I think it might have been on Youtube ... read more about Shirley Showalter ’70 shares steps in her journey from conservative Mennonite upbringing to college president
Frank X Walker to open 2013-14 Writers Read series
Frank X Walker, a multidisciplinary artist and Al Smith Fellowship recipient, will open the 2013-14 “Writers Read Author series,” on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 8:30 p.m., in Eastern Mennonite University’s ... read more about Frank X Walker to open 2013-14 Writers Read series
EMU Welcomes 12 Faculty Members for 2013-14
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) welcomes 12 new faculty members for the 2013-14 academic year. The new faculty, announced by provost Fred Kniss, are: Amy Gillespie, EdD, assistant professor of the ... read more about EMU Welcomes 12 Faculty Members for 2013-14
Landises Books Chronicle Life, Family and EMU Careers
Peggy Heatwole Landis and Jay B. Landis have a long history with Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), one that began more than half a century ago. The two met, fell in ... read more about Landises Books Chronicle Life, Family and EMU Careers
Peace Oratorical Winner Ties Mennonite Hymnal to 2012 Election
Peace and the U.S. presidential election would not seem to be partners, yet an Eastern Mennonite University student made a winning case for joining them during the annual C. Henry ... read more about Peace Oratorical Winner Ties Mennonite Hymnal to 2012 Election
Writers Read Author Discusses Leaving the Amish
Saloma Miller Furlong always liked the way Burlington, Vt., looked in her school history books. So, when she decided to leave her Ohio Amish community at the age of 20, ... read more about Writers Read Author Discusses Leaving the Amish
Upcoming Writers Read Author Left Amish for Freedom and Education
What would cause you to leave your faith? Saloma Miller Furlong, an author who grew up in and left an Amish community in Ohio, will be the last “Writers Read Dinner ... read more about Upcoming Writers Read Author Left Amish for Freedom and Education