The COVID-19 pandemic certainly caused upheaval, notably pushing all 2020-21 collegiate sports seasons into the spring semester. But Isaac Alderfer (Broadway, Va./Broadway) also used that upheaval to his advantage, thriving under unique ... read more about Alderfer earns Academic All-America Award
Eastern Mennonite University resumed its traditional cross-cultural programming this summer, as Professor Jerry Holsopple, assistant leader Fabiana Espinal, and eight students photographed their way across Lithuania in June and July. ... read more about Students travel through Lithuania in first in-person cross-cultural since the pandemic
Herbert L. Swartz, who taught Biblical studies at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) for two and a half decades, died on July 31, 2021 at age 89. EMU’s academic dean once ... read more about In Memoriam: Herbert L. Swartz, emeritus professor of Biblical studies
On the eastern coast of the island of Hawai’i sits the Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, where two students from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) spent part ... read more about Students, professor conduct entomology research in Hawai’i
Bshara Nassar, a 2104 alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, has been named as an awardee of The Arab America Foundation’s “40 Under 40” Class of ... read more about Bshara Nassar MA ’14 among The Arab American Foundation’s ’40 Under 40′
Eli Crawford ’11 and Meredith Stinnette Hall ’20, both alumni of Eastern Mennonite University, have been announced as new head coaches at Eastern Mennonite School in Harrisonburg, Va. Crawford and ... read more about EMS taps two alumni for head coaching positions
For students who want to explore a possible call to ministry, a summer program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) allows them to experience ministry firsthand. The Ministry Inquiry Program (MIP) ... read more about Students sample congregational vocations through ministry internships
Professor Benjamin Bergey has been awarded $5,000 to develop music theory content that will be accessible to students free of charge. Bergey is one of eight college professors out of ... read more about Music professor earns grant to develop free course content
Professor Martha Greene Eads has been appointed as a mentor in the Lilly Graduate Fellows Program. Eads, who teaches English at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), is the first faculty member ... read more about Eads named as mentor in Lilly Graduate Fellows Program
Patricia Grace King ’89, of Durham, U.K., was announced as a winner of the Northern Writers Award. Established in 2000 by New Writing North, the awards support work-in-progress by new, ... read more about Patricia Grace King ’89 wins Northern Writers Award