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Common Read selection Exit West ‘at once a love story, a fable, and a chilling reflection’ on displacement

October 14, 2019Last updated November 1, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Eastern Mennonite University Common Read for the 2019-20 academic year is the widely acclaimed Man Booker Prize finalist and bestselling novel Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Riverhead, 2017). “We

Univ. of Montana’s Tobin Miller Shearer ’87 tapped by NPR to talk about race relations

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Professor Tobin Miller Shearer '87, head of the African-American Studies Department at University of Montana, is interviewed in this NPR coverage of Montana Senate candidate and current Helena mayor Wilmot Collins, who came to the United States as a refugee from Liberia. ... read more about Univ. of Montana’s Tobin Miller Shearer ’87 tapped by NPR to talk about race relations from NPR

Virginia relief sale sets new record

October 9, 2019Last updated October 14, 2019 by Jim Bishop ‘67

Roving reporter and retired EMU public information officer Jim Bishop ‘67 graciously contributed this article and the accompanying photos. Right on the heels of record-setting temperatures the first several days

Community criminal justice conference set for Oct. 17-18

October 9, 2019Last updated October 23, 2019 by admin

A free two-day conference Oct. 17-18 at Eastern Mennonite University will bring together community stakeholders for discussions and planning around reducing incarceration and recidivism in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia.

CJP’s 2019 Peacebuilder magazine kicks off 25th anniversary celebration

October 6, 2019Last updated October 29, 2019 by EMU communications

Name any current major conflict in the world, domestic or international, and there is likely at least one graduate of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) on

Royal Connections Business Spotlight: Renback Barn

October 2, 2019Last updated October 8, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

The Royal Connections Business Spotlight focuses on businesses owned by EMU alumni that are featured in the university’s interactive business directory. Click here to view other featured businesses. Renback Barn

Surgeon Dr. Carolyn Weaver Swenson ‘03 to give Homecoming Suter lecture

October 1, 2019Last updated October 14, 2019 by EMU communications

Dr. Carolyn Weaver Swenson ‘03, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, will give a Suter Science Seminar during Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming

CPE celebrates 20 years: Landis Homes chaplain Anne Kaufman Weaver MDiv ’16

October 1, 2019Last updated November 6, 2019 by admin

The Clinical Pastoral Education program at Eastern Mennonite Seminary celebrates its 20th anniversary this academic year. Since 1999, 290 people have been trained through the seminary’s program. They serve and

CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with Phoebe Kilby

October 1, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by EMU communications

During the 2019-20 academic year, as the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding commemorates its 25th anniversary, a series of guest authors will share reflections about CJP’s personal impact. We want

EMU student numbers are up, retention rate at historic high

September 30, 2019Last updated October 2, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University begins the new academic year with gains in new student enrollment, including among transfer students, and a record-high retention rate, according to university officials. “EMU’s unique educational

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