Since the pandemic, the 35-year-old mother of four has been working from the Panera parking lot, sitting in her Honda minivan with her laptop propped against the steering wheel, attempting to catch a Wi-Fi signal. Baer wore triple layers, parked in the sun and occasionally blasted the heat to keep her fingers from getting numb.
It was there that she wrote “What Kind of Woman,” a poetry collection that topped the New York Times best-seller list for paperback trade fiction when Harper Perennial released it late last year. It was her first piece of paid writing.
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Last year, more than 6,500 listeners in 102 countries and 1,239 cities across the globe enjoyed Season 1 of the “Peacebuilder” podcast, hosted by Patience Kamau MA ’17 and featuring faculty and staff from Eastern ... read more about Join a conversation with Peacebuilder podcast host Patience Kamau
Kevin Docherty ‘05, a lawyer based in Baltimore, Maryland, was selected for his fifth consecutive recognition on the Super Lawyers’ Maryland Rising Stars list. He was also recently named partner ... read more about ‘Rising Star’ alumnus in Maryland law firm makes partner
Lawyer and human rights activist Najla El Mangoush has been named foreign minister of Libya. She is a 2015 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP). ... read more about CJP alumna named first female foreign minister of Libya
Laura Cattell Noll ’09 of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and pediatrician Dr. Kelly Smucker ’09 will give a Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday, March 24, ... read more about Two ’09 alumna scientists to share Suter Science Seminar stage
Laura Feichtinger McGrath GC ’18, director of English learner services and Title III at Harrisonburg City Public Schools, was recognized as a 2020 Bright Star by the United Way of ... read more about Harrisonburg educator honored by United Way
At the end of May, 17 cyclists will hit the pavement in Seattle, Washington to begin a two-month, 4,000 mile journey. They’ll pedal through the northern Rockies of Montana; Yellowstone ... read more about Cross-country ‘Climate Ride’ slated for summer 2021
This column by Jim Bishop ’67 was published in the Feb. 27, 2021, Daily News-Record. The Patchwork Pantry, based at Community Mennonite Church, is directed by Jennifer Ulrich, technical services ... read more about Bishop’s Mantle: Volunteerism fuels Patchwork Pantry food ministry
Hannah Daley ’17 has made scientific waves in the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) community for years — investigating water quality in the Bergton area watershed, researching caffeinated athletes with James ... read more about Hannah Daley ’17 takes to the skies for air quality research
The article below, “Internet Interview: Challenge of Recruiting Teachers Moves Online,” by reporter Megan Williams ran in the Feb. 25, 2021, issue of the Daily News-Record. The article includes Shawn ... read more about Pre-service teachers glean job search, interview advice
