The effects of tarantula toxins on the nervous system is a hot topic in the neurology field today. Enter Charlie Good: a rising senior majoring in chemistry at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Spring internship with NIH – and tarantula toxins – extends into summer for chemistry major Charlie Good
Ken J. Nafziger, professor of music at Eastern Mennonite University, recently became the third honoree to receive the Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award. He accepted the award at ... read more about Bach Festival founder Ken J. Nafziger honored with Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award, vows to ‘keep on musicking’
Doris Harper Allen, 88, greeted a group of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students in the parking lot of Rose’s in Harrisonburg, the former heart of Newtown. She quickly passed out ... read more about Local cross-cultural course leads students through rich diversity of Shenandoah Valley cultures
Angela M. Carter ‘09 has been shaped by hardships: she’s a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and of a lifelong battle against depression. But Carter, a talented, emerging poet, has ... read more about A poet blooms: Angela M. Carter ’09 finds healing through words and art
For Taziwa Machiwana, peace is not just the absence of violence, but a nationwide, structural condition in which young people can find jobs, pursue educational goals and enjoy basic human ... read more about Youth programs officer combines development experience with peacebuilding skills to help Zimbabwe’s communities
The two “Frontier Luncheon” speakers at Session II of the 2015 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) did not offer a speech to their audience of 170 people from 29 countries. Instead ... read more about Oakland school district youths are transformed by restorative justice practices
In his 23rd year as artistic director and conductor of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, Kenneth J. Nafziger just laughs when asked if he is most looking forward to conducting ... read more about Bach Festival, in its 23rd year, draws appreciative crowd for diverse classical repertoire
For recent Eastern Mennonite University graduate Mandi Stoll, the past several weeks since ending her cross-cultural semester at the Washington Community Scholar’s Center (WCSC) and walking in commencement ceremonies have ... read more about L’Arche internship, and a penny-seeking new friend who sings the Beatles, helps to turn recent grad into D.C. resident
Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding recently released a new logo – a definitive rebranding that will carry the center’s renowned academic and training programs into the future. ... read more about New Center for Justice and Peacebuilding logo provides distinctive branding with traditional symbolism
The culturally mixed background of the Afghan-American Muslim keynote speaker fit well with the diverse attendees from 21 countries at the first “Frontier Luncheon” during the six-week Summer Peacebuilding Institute. ... read more about Mennonite education provided to Afghan-American Muslim woman leads her to key roles in world peacebuilding