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EMU alum next featured Writers Read author

October 29, 2013Last updated November 15, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

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

Shirley Showalter ’70 shares steps in her journey from conservative Mennonite upbringing to college president

September 24, 2013Last updated December 5, 2013 by Candace Sipos

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

Frank X Walker to open 2013-14 Writers Read series

September 5, 2013Last updated September 19, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

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

EMU Welcomes 12 Faculty Members for 2013-14

August 19, 2013Last updated September 17, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

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

Landises Books Chronicle Life, Family and EMU Careers

April 17, 2013Last updated May 18, 2020 by Emily Sharrer

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

Peace Oratorical Winner Ties Mennonite Hymnal to 2012 Election

April 10, 2013Last updated April 29, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

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

Writers Read Author Discusses Leaving the Amish

March 19, 2013Last updated April 8, 2013 by Candace Sipos

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,

Upcoming Writers Read Author Left Amish for Freedom and Education

February 21, 2013Last updated March 8, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

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

Writers Read Jan. 31: Katie Fallon Writes Gently on Her Environmental Passions

January 14, 2013Last updated January 25, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Katie Fallon, an outdoor enthusiast and bird lover who authored Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird (Ruka Press, 2011), kicks off the spring “Writers Read Dinner and

Students to Showcase Talents During “Spanish Night”

November 26, 2012Last updated November 29, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University students taking Spanish classes are putting on a special program of music, dance, poetry, fables and fairy tales on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. in the

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