EMU Archivist Simone Horst wrote this article for the Anabaptist Historians website. As we launch into our next hundred years, it is worthwhile to go back to the beginning and
... read more about A peek into student life at Eastern Mennonite School in 1918
Tempest Anderson describes her time as a graduate student in the master’s in counseling program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) as “amazing and life-changing,” and now as director of the
... read more about New counseling center director to oversee expanded services to EMU campus community
When Eastern Mennonite Seminary needed to raise funds for a new building in the late ’80s, students stepped up as they had in times of past need: with an auction.
... read more about First Bible class offerings grow into Eastern Mennonite Seminary: a short history
Eastern Mennonite University’s first century of “Serving, Leading, Transforming” is the focus of two 5-week courses offered through James Madison University’s Lifelong Learning Institute. The classes will meet from 9:30-11:30
... read more about Lifelong Learning course highlights Eastern Mennonite University’s first century
The reunion Sunday evening [Sept. 3] that heralded the 99th anniversary of the opening of Park School did more than bring together friends from an educational institution that closed 50
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In 2011, esteemed author Donald B. Kraybill ’67 was commissioned to write a fresh history of Eastern Mennonite University. “We couldn’t imagine a better person to undertake this project,” said
... read more about ‘An Experiment Like No Other’: Centennial historian Donald B. Kraybill reflects on six years of research
Kevin King '81, executive director of Mennonite Disaster Service, participates in a PeaceLab podcast from Texas. King was part of an assessment team in Texas last week beginning to assess damage from Tropical Storm Harvey. ... read more about Kevin King ’81, executive director of Mennonite Disaster Service, is on site in Texas after Tropical Storm Harvey from PeaceLab
Melody Pannell, professor of social work, is concerned about what happens to African American Mennonites when they do engage and contribute—what happens to them as people. ... read more about Anabaptist Historians features Melody Pannell: ‘Telling All of Our Stories as a Movement To Peace’ from Anabaptist Historians
Eastern Mennonite University’s roots trace back to 1917, when Eastern Mennonite School opened in Harrisonburg in a former resort hotel known as The White House. Through the last 100 years,
... read more about Convocation and Centennial year kick-off celebration draws a crowd
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) celebrated its centennial year convocation Wednesday at Lehman Auditorium on Wednesday. President Susan Schultz Huxman offered the keynote address, with three presidents emeriti seated with faculty
... read more about EMU ushers in centennial year with fall convocation
