EMU’s internal emails this summer were unusual – yet oddly heartening. The combined hubbub of construction projects and thousands of summer guests made for feelings of excitement – and of ... read more about Building on Solid Footing
Undergraduate programs
EMU alumna’s SALT term gives birth to new career
Twenty-three-year-old Tessa Gerberich from Myerstown, Pa., hoped to have the opportunity to help deliver at least one baby during her year-long service term in Jos, Nigeria. To date, she’s helped ... read more about EMU alumna’s SALT term gives birth to new career
Inspired by their peacebuilding mothers, two undergrads come alone from Kenya and meet each other at EMU
Their neighborhoods in Nairobi, Kenya, were only 30 minutes apart. Yet these two students traveled more than 7,500 miles to meet for the first time at Eastern Mennonite University, where ... read more about Inspired by their peacebuilding mothers, two undergrads come alone from Kenya and meet each other at EMU
Fearing that the kids are not all right with high-stakes testing
The kids are not all right. Another high-stakes testing season is winding down, and the school year is finishing with a clap of silence and emptied boxes of No. 2 ... read more about Fearing that the kids are not all right with high-stakes testing
An EMU history grad has become the preeminent four square player of our time
This is a storyline you’ve heard before: after countless hours of practice on the playground, an athlete reaches the glorious pinnacle of his or her sport. Except this is a ... read more about An EMU history grad has become the preeminent four square player of our time
Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to the Table group
Sessions at Coming to the Table are rarely easy. Despite the time separating current Americans from the era of legal slavery in the United States, the wounds of racial injustice ... read more about Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to the Table group
Volunteers discover power of playback theater to shift painful stories toward path of healing
When volunteers were solicited, nobody immediately stepped forward. It was a tough request: tell a painful personal story before an audience of maybe 40, many of them strangers to each ... read more about Volunteers discover power of playback theater to shift painful stories toward path of healing
From touring rock musician to Teacher of the Year in Valley school system
After earning a degree in songwriting from Berklee College of Music in Boston in 2006, Harrisonburg native John Hostetter ’11 moved to Tucson, Arizona. He spent two years playing guitar ... read more about From touring rock musician to Teacher of the Year in Valley school system
EMU mourns death of Vincent Harding, a Mennonite compatriot of MLK, a friend to all oppressed peoples
Eastern Mennonite University joins millions of people worldwide in grieving the passing of Vincent Harding, sorrowing that we will no longer hear his prophetic voice in person – reminding us ... read more about EMU mourns death of Vincent Harding, a Mennonite compatriot of MLK, a friend to all oppressed peoples
Accounting alums selected from 80 grad students to receive awards at James Madison University
When it came time to recognize high-achieving students at James Madison University’s College of Business this spring, JMU named Jonathan Leaman and Darian Harnish – both 2013 graduates of Eastern ... read more about Accounting alums selected from 80 grad students to receive awards at James Madison University