Rebecca Kauffman, writer-in-residence at Eastern Mennonite University, presents a Writers Read event Thursday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. She will preview her next work, Chorus, a novel told in linked
... read more about Writer-in-residence and Times best crime fiction honoree Rebecca Kauffman to present Writers Read
Since the pandemic, the 35-year-old mother of four has been working from the Panera parking lot, sitting in her Honda minivan with her laptop propped against the steering wheel, attempting to catch a Wi-Fi signal. Baer wore triple layers, parked in the sun and occasionally blasted the heat to keep her fingers from getting numb.
It was there that she wrote “What Kind of Woman,” a poetry collection that topped the New York Times best-seller list for paperback trade fiction when Harper Perennial released it late last year. It was her first piece of paid writing.
... read more about Kate Baer Is Speaking Truth. From Her Minivan. from DNYUZ
Last year, more than 6,500 listeners in 102 countries and 1,239 cities across the globe enjoyed Season 1 of the “Peacebuilder” podcast, hosted by Patience Kamau MA ’17 and featuring faculty and staff from Eastern
... read more about Join a conversation with Peacebuilder podcast host Patience Kamau
Kevin Docherty ‘05, a lawyer based in Baltimore, Maryland, was selected for his fifth consecutive recognition on the Super Lawyers’ Maryland Rising Stars list. He was also recently named partner
... read more about ‘Rising Star’ alumnus in Maryland law firm makes partner
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 Northeast Neighborhood resident Doris Harper Allen guided EMU students into local history each summer
Laura Cattell Noll ’09 of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and pediatrician Dr. Kelly Smucker ’09 will give a Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday, March 24,
... read more about Two ’09 alumna scientists to share Suter Science Seminar stage
With EMU Athletics back in action this semester, so too is the Royals Athlete of the Week award. So far three of the five honorees are seniors, and their Q
... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week honorees talk senior seasons and future plans
A new concentration at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) combines the disciplines of music and peacebuilding to equip students to creatively transform conflict and promote intercultural intelligence. This interdisciplinary program will
... read more about New concentration focuses on transforming conflict through music
Professor Cyndi Gusler’s oil paintings are exuberant: they emanate a joie de vivre through vibrant foliage and flowers and inviting verandas where you wish you could spend a whole vacation.
... read more about Professor’s paintings enliven Harrisonburg counseling practice
Laura Feichtinger McGrath GC ’18, director of English learner services and Title III at Harrisonburg City Public Schools, was recognized as a 2020 Bright Star by the United Way of
... read more about Harrisonburg educator honored by United Way
