On a sunny day in September, 64 students from Eastern Mennonite University stood in a graveyard, listening to the names of people who may be buried there. Cream violets blanketed ... read more about Students pilgrimage to local enslaved graveyard
Liberal arts
EMU’s alum-directed ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is both giddy and profound
Whether a Jane Austen fan or not, audience members of Eastern Mennonite University’s “Pride and Prejudice” are in for a delicious treat. Guest director and alumnus Stan Swartz produces a ... read more about EMU’s alum-directed ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is both giddy and profound
Muslim scholar and cultural critic talks history, theology, film and more during multi-day visit
“The greatest athlete that I ever saw was another American Muslim … I was nine years old in those less enlightened times, the 1970s, when Ali fought George Foreman in ... read more about Muslim scholar and cultural critic talks history, theology, film and more during multi-day visit
Bethel student’s summer in the city part of cooperation with EMU
Under a new memo of understanding, the first student from Bethel College attended EMU's Washington Community Scholars' Center this summer. ... read more about Bethel student’s summer in the city part of cooperation with EMU from Bethel College
Common Read selection Exit West ‘at once a love story, a fable, and a chilling reflection’ on displacement
The Eastern Mennonite University Common Read for the 2019-20 academic year is the widely acclaimed Man Booker Prize finalist and bestselling novel Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Riverhead, 2017). “We ... read more about Common Read selection Exit West ‘at once a love story, a fable, and a chilling reflection’ on displacement
EMU students, staff inspired by summer Interfaith Leadership Institute
Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) sent two students and two staff to the August 2019 Interfaith Leadership Institute in Chicago, Illinois. The event is hosted by Interfaith ... read more about EMU students, staff inspired by summer Interfaith Leadership Institute
Writers Read at EMU Homecoming to feature Faith Eidse ’79
Faith Eidse ’79 will read from her bestselling novel, Healing Falls (Faitheyes Press, 2018), during an Eastern Mennonite University Writers Read event at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12. She will ... read more about Writers Read at EMU Homecoming to feature Faith Eidse ’79
WCSC students enter professional internships in Washington D.C.
Twelve students from Eastern Mennonite, Bethel College and Bluffton University are gaining professional, community and cultural experiences in EMU’s Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) this semester. The program, in Washington ... read more about WCSC students enter professional internships in Washington D.C.
Poet Todd Davis returns to EMU for Writers Read
Poet and professor Todd Davis returns to Eastern Mennonite University for a Sept. 26 Writers Read event. He will read at 6:30 p.m. in Common Grounds Coffeehouse in the University ... read more about Poet Todd Davis returns to EMU for Writers Read
A day in the life of ESL teacher (and EMU double grad) Patty Baer
Read about a day in the life of Patty Baer '90 MA '17, who has taught nearly 30 years with Harrisonburg City Schools. She is a half time Elementary ELS Specialist for the district and also teaches half-time at Keister Elementary School. ... read more about A day in the life of ESL teacher (and EMU double grad) Patty Baer from Curio Magazine