Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) welcomes 10 new faculty to the ranks for the 2012-13 academic year. The new faculty, announced by Fred Kniss, provost, and Nancy Heisey, vice president and ... read more about EMU Welcomes New Faculty for 2012-13
Language and literature
EMU Students Tap Veterans and Conscientious Objectors for WWII History Project
Leroy Plaugher, a World War II army veteran, likes young people to be interested in the war, even if they go beyond the usual battle stories to explore the less-known ... read more about EMU Students Tap Veterans and Conscientious Objectors for WWII History Project
Couple Competes Separately, Wins Together
What do you do with old research papers? If you are Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) graduates Kaitlin Heatwole and Nathan Hershberger, you submit it to a competition and win $500 ... read more about Couple Competes Separately, Wins Together
Speech-Winner Ties Conflict to Systemic Injustice
A call for peace echoed throughout the University Commons as eight Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students raised their voices for peacemaking in the annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratory contest. ... read more about Speech-Winner Ties Conflict to Systemic Injustice
170 North American Writers Gather at EMU
Traveling almost 4,000 miles from their home in Alberta, Canada, acclaimed Canadian writer Rudy Wiebe and his wife Tena joined 170 other writers and fans of the written word at ... read more about 170 North American Writers Gather at EMU
Mennonite Writing Conference Coming to EMU
Registration EXTENDED to March 23! Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will host a Mennonite writing conference and literary festival March 29-April 1. The sixth in a series of Mennonite Writing conferences ... read more about Mennonite Writing Conference Coming to EMU
Writers Read Hosts Award Winning Author
The last Writers Read Dinner and Author series of the year will feature Lee Peterson, a nationally recognized and award-winning author, Thursday, Feb. 23. Peterson will read from her works ... read more about Writers Read Hosts Award Winning Author
Spaces Filling Up for Writers Read
Spaces are filling up for the Thursday, Jan. 26, Writers Read dinner and author series at Eastern Mennonite University. Renown poet and author, Diane Gillam Fisher, will read from her ... read more about Spaces Filling Up for Writers Read
As You Go…Are You Preaching or Walking?
A reflection from Don Clymer, professor of language and literature at EMU. Originally posted in The Mennonite, November issue. The faces of the flight attendants tensed up as we entered ... read more about As You Go…Are You Preaching or Walking?
Activist, Artist to Speak at Writer’s Read
The language and literature department at EMU will hold its second Writers Read program of the year Thursday, Oct. 13. Renown author and artist Sehba Sarwar, will read from her ... read more about Activist, Artist to Speak at Writer’s Read