Lee Roy Berry Jr. — an attorney in Goshen, Indiana, and a retired Goshen (Indiana) College professor — tells about how Mennonites and the Civil War made it possible for him to move beyond working the fields as a migrant farm worker. This is an abridged version of a chapel presentation for Mennonite Mission Network.
... read more about Alum ‘shaped by war and people of peace’: From farm worker to university professor from Mennonite Mission Network
Stan Maclin GC ’01 (ministry studies), the community organizer, pastor, educator, and tireless advocate for racial and social justice in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and beyond, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2021, at
... read more about Community leader Stan Maclin connected EMU to local activism
Omar Elias Eby, a professor emeritus of English at Eastern Mennonite University who taught for nearly 30 years, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, after a six-year struggle with vascular dementia
... read more about Professor and author Omar Eby remembered for kindness, honesty, mentorship
Seriously, we thought twice about posting this retrospective. After all, it’s a year many of us would rather forget, or at least move on from. But still, there are stories
... read more about EMU’s Top News of 2020
Famous visitors, unique creative contributions and impactful work were among the highlights of the year’s top news stories from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Click here to view the
... read more about CJP’s Top News of 2020
Eastern Mennonite University will celebrate MLK Day 2021 on Monday, January 18, with worship, speakers and discussions on the pandemic, police violence, and the Civil War, and other activities. The
... read more about MLK Day Celebration to kick off spring semester
Owen Longacre ’13 is a graduate of Eastern Mennonite University’s teacher education program. He teaches and coaches at Spotswood High School in Rockingham County Public Schools. *** Owen Longacre was
... read more about County teacher receives prestigious certification
Fabrice Guerrier MA ’15, pioneer of the sci-fi and fantasy production house Syllble, is one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 honorees in the field of art and style for 2021.
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As students and faculty wrapped up final exams last week, the Eastern Mennonite University community reflects on the achievement of a major milestone: completing a large portion of the fall
... read more about Committed, vigilant campus leads to successful completion of fall semester
This column by Jim Bishop appeared in the 12/11/2020 Daily News-Record. We appreciate his generosity in sharing it with the EMU community. The couple is pictured next to the “Guns
... read more about Bishop’s Mantle: Augsburgers still going 90 miles an hour
