In the gray cold of early November on Thomas Plaza at Eastern Mennonite University, eleven chairs called attention to the plights of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the ... read more about DACA campus committee hosts outdoor ‘story exhibit,’ continues advocacy
Why does the Qur’an praise Mary, the mother of Jesus, as a “woman above all women”? Why does it venerate Jesus as “the Messiah,” and even “the Word of God,” ... read more about ‘Let us compete in doing good’: Turkish author’s explorations bridge religious differences with ‘The Islamic Jesus’
He may be a newly-minted PhD, but a recently-named program director at Eastern Mennonite University is no newcomer to distinguished scholarship. This fall Professor Timothy Seidel received the 2017 Dissertation ... read more about New Center for Interfaith Engagement director wins dissertation award
The Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir and the Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony will perform a fall concert together on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 4 p.m. in Lehman Auditorium on the Eastern ... read more about Children’s choir and youth symphony join for Nov. 19 concert
Valerie Showalter, a graduate student at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, shared the following words at the Oct. 13 Donor Appreciation Banquet. She is pastor of youth and children’s ministries at Shalom Mennonite ... read more about An EMS scholarship beneficiary envisions the future church
For its collaborative efforts in the study and reduction of nitrogen pollution, Eastern Mennonite University is among seven institutions to receive a Campus Sustainability Research Award from the Association for ... read more about EMU among sustainability award winners for nitrogen footprint study
Eastern Mennonite University: A Century of Countercultural Education was released by Penn State Press in time for EMU’s Centennial Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 13-15, 2017. In this unique educational ... read more about Centennial history now on sale
Eastern Mennonite University’s fall production of “Macbeth” demanded ingenuity from theater professor and director Heidi Winters Vogel. Vogel wanted to give her senior theater majors, all women, an opportunity to ... read more about Female cast presents Shakespeare’s Scottish play … with a twist
A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded to Eastern Mennonite University’s MA in Counseling program to provide increased behavioral health treatment ... read more about EMU receives $1.2 million grant to increase behavioral health treatment in region
An Eastern Mennonite Seminary graduate and two other organizers of the clergy protest against the August “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be honored by the National Council ... read more about Congregate Charlottesville co-founders to be honored by National Council of Churches