A city divided, Washington D.C. is at once violent and magnificent. Its political and cultural institutions attract politicians, academicians, artists, and immigrants. Rhythm and color from around the globe embellish ... read more about Washington Community Scholars’ Center director to retire after 22 years of shaping, invigorating DC cross-cultural program
During the month of Ramadan, Keffiyeh Masks, owned by Bshara Nassar MA '14 and Kiersten Rossetto Nassar '14, is generously donating 20% of their revenue to Anera. Since 1968, Anera has helped refugees and others hurt by conflicts in the Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan live with dignity and purpose. ... read more about Alumni couple begins Keffiyeh Masks company from ANERA
EMU’s Commencement ceremonies spanned nearly two weeks, beginning April 24 with the Donning of the Kente ceremony and concluding yesterday with virtual Commencements. And there still one to go: EMU’s ... read more about Highlights of EMU’s 2021 Commencement
At the end of one journey and the beginning of another, Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding hosted its annual Celebration of Blessings for the 2021 graduates on ... read more about The call to CJP’s 2021 grads: ‘The world needs each and every one of you and everything you learned’
Talibah Aquil MA ’19 (conflict transformation) is the featured guest of this week’s episode of the Peacebuilder podcast hosted by Patience Kamau MA ’17. In the episode, Aquil talks about ... read more about Talibah Aquil and ‘The Power of Dreaming’ on this week’s Peacebuilder podcast
Eastern Mennonite University held its annual Athletic Honors Celebration on May 2. The highlight of the night was the announcement of the 2021 President’s Awards, given to Megan Breidigan (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) ... read more about Breidigan and Lee earn President’s Award at Athletic Honors Celebration
Francis Johnson, a 2007 alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University and the Washington Community Scholars’ Center program, has been named a Nonprofit Technology Fellow for the Okta for Good Nonprofit Technology ... read more about Francis Johnson ‘07 named fellow by the Okta for Good Nonprofit Technology Initiative
Balloons, flowers, cheers, caps and gowns, and big smiles… Pageantry and “Pomp and Circumstance”… Saturday’s sun-filled celebrations were a semblance of normalcy in pandemic times, as more than 1,300 guests ... read more about Weekend ‘walking ceremonies’ celebrate EMU’s ’20 and ’21 graduates
Laban Peachey left behind a long legacy in Anabaptist higher education and ministry when he died Friday, April 23, 2021, at age 94. The former professor and dean of students ... read more about In Memoriam: Laban Peachey ’52, MA ’97, former dean and faculty member
On Tuesday evening, just a short time after the verdict was announced, I sent a message to our campus community. I named the value of a cathartic, collective exhale on ... read more about EMU After the Verdict: Where We Go From Here