The Shifting Climates podcast and website – aimed at “rehumanizing the conversation” on climate change by connecting it to topics of faith and justice – has released its first four ... read more about Alumni journalists lift ‘The Shifting Climates’ podcast off to a strong start
Michael Spory ‘11 finished his photography and art degree at EMU and applied to graduate programs in architecture, then realized he needed a break. He deferred admission, traveled and worked ... read more about Grad School Q&A: Michael Spory ’11, architecture
Jay B. Landis and his checkerboard-wrinkled forehead: That’s basically what started Elizabeth Beachy Hansen ’99 on her career path. As a first-year student, she had biotech and science research leanings, some ... read more about Through audio, film and theater, versatile writer Liz Hansen ’99 tells stories and prompts questions
A group of family, friends and others moved by the life and sacrifice of murdered United Nations armed group expert and peacebuilder Michael J. Sharp ’05 plan to summit Kilimanjaro ... read more about MJ Sharp ’05 to be honored with March memorial trek up Kilimanjaro
Nearly 28 events, including lectures, service projects and workshops, were scheduled for Eastern Mennonite University’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, styled as a “day on” instead of a ... read more about Learning, service and inspiration to ‘break the silence’ during EMU’s multi-day MLK celebration
This article was originally published in the 2018 fall/winter edition of Crossroads alumni magazine. ON A BALMY SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON, Don Bender ’64 stands in Findley Plaza on corner of Euclid and Moreland ... read more about Don Bender ’64: Working for civil rights and strong communities in and around Atlanta’s Little Five Points
Eastern Mennonite University alumna Meghan Painter MBA ‘13 has been named one of the community’s top 10 rising business leaders under age 40 for 2018 by the Shenandoah Valley Business Journal. ... read more about MBA grad working at Sentara RMH among Valley’s top 10 under 40 rising business leaders
Two Eastern Mennonite University alumni traveled in early December to Tijuana, Mexico, to assist people seeking asylum in the United States. As part of a Charlottesville-based group of lawyers, law ... read more about Alumni join Charlottesville group aiding asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border
Thanks in part to the leadership of an Eastern Mennonite University Center for Justice and Peacebuilding alumna, a new license plate option in Virginia is spreading a message of – ... read more about New Virginia license plate celebrates community peacebuilding
Judith Trumbo, a 1982 alumna of Eastern Mennonite University and the president and CEO of Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, has been named the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Business Person of ... read more about Judith Trumbo ‘82 is the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce ‘Business Person of the Year’