For many hosting organizations in the Washington DC region, the work of student-interns from Eastern Mennonite University’s Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) is invaluable. “Without interns and volunteers,” said one
... read more about WCSC matchmakers connect student-interns with D.C.-area mentors and organizations
“The question is, what have you learned, and what traditions has Eastern Mennonite University imprinted on you?” asked Professor David Owusu-Ansah of soon-to-be-graduates at Eastern Mennonite University’s third annual Donning
... read more about Donning of the Kente ceremony kicks off EMU’s 100th Commencement celebration
Ten graduating seniors will be honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 5, at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). They will wear gold and blue cords
... read more about Ten 2018 Cords of Distinction recipients honored for contributions to EMU community and beyond
Jane Otai, adolescent health advisor of Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, will present the final spring 2018 Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday, April 11 at
... read more about Kenyan health advisor to speak on educating about safety and cleanliness within informal settlements
The Shenandoah Valley Autism Partnership (SVAP) will hold its 11th annual 5K Run/Walk for Autism Saturday, April 21, at Eastern Mennonite University. The event is sponsored by community organizations around the
... read more about EMU hosts Shenandoah Valley Autism Partnership’s 11th annual Run/Walk for Autism
Community action groups have been putting their heads together to come up with ways to help Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, a portion of the population that earn an income above the federal poverty level, but less than the basic cost of living in the area. ... read more about EMU students join community groups to help area residents struggling on the poverty line from WMRA
Professor Ryan Thompson is a former Christian Church youth pastor who began a master’s degree in counseling at Richmont Graduate University, affiliated with the evangelical church, and then finished his
... read more about A meditation on vocation: academic departments host chapel services
In 1967, Sharon Washington Risher heard The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in Charleston, South Carolina. Then a little girl, she remembers being summoned with a phone call
... read more about Rev. Risher urges MLK celebration attendees to ‘stay woke through this revolution’
Social work professor Melody Pannell shares an autobiographical project documenting the historical account of Seventh Avenue Mennonite Church in Harlem, New York City from its birth in 1954 leading to the church’s anniversary in 2019. ... read more about A Radical Love in Harlem: Resolve, Resilience and Restoration from Anabaptist Historians
In their last Fall 2017 class together, the students in SOWK 360 “Race and Gender” stood and linked arms, a living symbol of solidarity and connection after a semester of
... read more about Seeing ‘the cage’: EMU race and gender classmates explore inequality, systemic injustice