Teachers Allison Eanes and Austin Mumaw were recently honored by two Harrisonburg City Schools students. Both are alumni of Eastern Mennonite University. The 22nd Annual Robert B. and Gladys Hopkins ... read more about Alumni teaching in Harrisonburg City Schools are honored by grateful students
In the eleven short years since graduating from Eastern Mennonite University, he has had some pretty sweet jobs: business coordinator for O, The Oprah Magazine, recruiter for Dreamworks, head of ... read more about ‘The right person to solve this problem’: EMU grad’s tech startup JobSnap helps youth find jobs
In 1967, Sharon Washington Risher heard The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in Charleston, South Carolina. Then a little girl, she remembers being summoned with a phone call ... read more about Rev. Risher urges MLK celebration attendees to ‘stay woke through this revolution’
The Rev. Sharon Washington Risher knows hate: Among the nine black worshippers killed by a white supremacist at a prayer meeting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, ... read more about Sharon Washington Risher to speak as part of EMU’s week of MLK remembrance
An Eastern Mennonite University graduate is one of this year’s “40 Under Forty” honorees recognized by the Tacoma, Washington-based Business Examiner. Kristy King, who owns a FIT4MOM franchise in Olympia, ... read more about FIT4MOM franchise owner and ‘40 Under Forty’ honoree helps moms find their voices, community
At its gala concert this fall, the Eastern Mennonite University music department will showcase various ensembles and a commissioned symphony celebrating the university’s Centennial. The wind and jazz ensembles led ... read more about Centennial gala concert to highlight debut performance of Symphony No. 1
For the second time, author Dr. Joseph Martin has made his alma mater the site of a book launch celebration. In 2011, he released “Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a ... read more about Alum’s new book leverages donations to Suter Science Center Phase II campaign
Marike Janzen presents “Reading about Refugees in Germany: A National Project to Become World Citizens” as part of Eastern Mennonite University’s Writers Read series. The reading is Thursday, Nov. 2, at ... read more about Does reading develop empathy? KU professor Marike Janzen presents a case study from Germany
October 15, 1917, was the first day of classes at the new Eastern Mennonite School located in a rented hotel near Harrisonburg, Virginia. One hundred years later to the day, ... read more about Centennial worship offers thanks for 100 years of blessings and a call to listen
Eight students this fall are exploring life in Washington D.C. and gaining experience through internships in fields ranging from music therapy to journalism to immigration law as part of studies ... read more about Fall ’17 Washington Community Scholars find insight, wisdom, inspiration