Preparing teachers to weave sustainability concepts into their elementary, middle and high school classrooms has led Jared Stoltzfus to combine his doctoral studies at Arizona State University (ASU) with part-time ... read more about EMU Grad Works With Nobel Laureate on Getting Sustainability Into Schools
Kelley Shradley-Horst, an art teacher at Harrisonburg High School and 2006 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, didn’t get her hopes up. Even after scoring one of five regional nominations on ... read more about EMU Alum Named Virginia Secondary Art Educator of the Year
Mindful of the many joys and sorrows of life – both big and small – we asked the EMU community to share what they are thankful for at this time ... read more about EMU Community Gives Thanks in 2012
After a June 2012 announcement by President Obama to grant “deferred action” to undocumented youth, Isabel Castillo ‘07 applied for authorization to work and live legally in the United States ... read more about Castillo Sees Movement Toward Easing Immigrants’ Plight
Fifteen kindergarteners file into Camila Pandolfi’s classroom at Waterman Elementary School in Harrisonburg, Va., and take seats in the illustrated rows they recognize by such names as triángulo, corazón, estrella ... read more about Bilingual Grad Enlivens Elementary Spanish Classes
Restorative justice and pies will come together in a live performance of “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy,” by Ted & Company on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in ... read more about Peace, Pies and Prophets Come Together in Ted & Company Performance
The science of treating brain aneurysms, a key component of neurosurgery, has developed in the last 70 years, says Chris Taylor ’91, a neurosurgeon on the medical school faculty of ... read more about Dr. Chris Taylor Explores Advances in Treating Aneurysms
Emma Stahl-Wert is growing hope, one vegetable at a time. As garden coordinator for the Primavera Foundation, Stahl-Wert plans and manages community gardens at transitional housing properties in Tucson, Ariz., where ... read more about EMU Grad Grows Hope in the Desert
Two families linked to Mennonite colleges playfully provided Harrisonburg, Va. residents with a lesson in friendship this election season. The couples, each with a son and daughter who love socializing ... read more about Mennonite College Alumni Model Lessons of Peace in Politics
A CNN blog explaining the call for an election-day communion, written by Mennonite pastor Mark Schloneger (a graduate of EMU’s seminary), has attracted over 3,000 comments and even more “likes.” ... read more about UPDATE: Election-Day Communion Sweeping Across Nation