From our newest president watching her father give an address at her inauguration to a young butterfly taken its first wingbeats from a safe perch near Roselawn, enjoy a collection ... read more about Check out EMU’s ‘Top Photos of 2017’
Visual and communication arts
VACA professor appears on Serbian news talk show
Eastern Mennonite University professor Jerry Holsopple made seven appearances, including one on a television talk show, when he traveled to Serbia earlier this month to be a featured international lecturer ... read more about VACA professor appears on Serbian news talk show
Campus visit gives Harrisonburg High GEAR UP students a taste of college life
Sophomore engineering student Dirk Oyer received instant acclaim as he waved a small handheld wand in front of Harrisonburg High School students. “Hello, HHS,” flashed the blinking LED lights. “Wow!” ... read more about Campus visit gives Harrisonburg High GEAR UP students a taste of college life
10x10x100 Centennial artists offer 500 new perspectives on EMU
The five artists who contributed to Eastern Mennonite University’s Centennial art installation offered new perspectives — 500 of them — on the theme “Serving, Leading, Transforming.” Exhibited in the Margaret ... read more about 10x10x100 Centennial artists offer 500 new perspectives on EMU
Fall ’17 Washington Community Scholars find insight, wisdom, inspiration
Eight students this fall are exploring life in Washington D.C. and gaining experience through internships in fields ranging from music therapy to journalism to immigration law as part of studies ... read more about Fall ’17 Washington Community Scholars find insight, wisdom, inspiration
Senior photography exhibit juxtaposes ‘effortless beauty’ and Hawaii’s homelessness ‘crisis’
Lila Marks describes Hawaii’s landscapes as “effortlessly beautiful,” but when the Eastern Mennonite University photography major traveled there this summer for her senior project, she had something else on her ... read more about Senior photography exhibit juxtaposes ‘effortless beauty’ and Hawaii’s homelessness ‘crisis’
100 Years of the Arts at EMU
Students entering Eastern Mennonite University today may not realize that in their grandparents’ generations, this institution offered one music option: Singing, usually in four-part harmony, a cappella hymns only. For ... read more about 100 Years of the Arts at EMU
‘Searching the Unseen’: Gehman Gallery hosts Professor Anna Westfall’s exhibit of light, sound and sculpture
The Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery at Eastern Mennonite University opens the 2017-18 academic year with a show by Anna Westfall, assistant professor of visual and communication arts. Westfall’s statement for ... read more about ‘Searching the Unseen’: Gehman Gallery hosts Professor Anna Westfall’s exhibit of light, sound and sculpture
Sofia Samatar, JMU professor, shares fantastical fiction at Thursday’s Writers Read
Eastern Mennonite University’s Writers Read series begins Thursday, Sept. 14, with Sofia Samatar, assistant professor of English at James Madison University. She is the recipient of various writing awards including ... read more about Sofia Samatar, JMU professor, shares fantastical fiction at Thursday’s Writers Read
Twenty years later, photographer and author Howard Zehr revisits people serving life sentences
Twenty years ago, Howard Zehr published "Doing Life," a book of photos and interviews of nearly 60 lifers in Pennsylvania prisons. He’s been revisiting about two dozen of those men and women in preparation for a follow-up, which he’s calling “Coping with Life.” ... read more about Twenty years later, photographer and author Howard Zehr revisits people serving life sentences from WMRA/NPR