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Fania Davis to keynote inaugural Academic and Creative Excellence Festival at EMU

April 12, 2018Last updated April 16, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Since losing two childhood friends in the 1963 Sunday School bombings in Birmingham, Alabama, Fania Davis has dedicated her life to social justice advocacy, becoming a civil rights attorney and

EMU’s Yoder Arena hosts Mennonite high school choral festival

April 10, 2018Last updated April 11, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Thirteen Mennonite School Council (MSC) high school choirs from around the United States and Canada converged on Eastern Mennonite School and Eastern Mennonite University for the annual MSC Choral Festival

Centennial Histories Symposium taps into Mennonite higher ed’s ‘commonality and unity’ to face challenging times

April 9, 2018Last updated April 24, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Students and seasoned scholars alike gathered March 24 at Eastern Mennonite University for the Centennial Histories Symposium, a day-long intellectual gathering featuring the authors of five histories of Mennonite higher

EMU hosts Shenandoah Valley Autism Partnership’s 11th annual Run/Walk for Autism

March 22, 2018Last updated April 23, 2018 by EMU communications

The Shenandoah Valley Autism Partnership (SVAP) will hold its 11th annual 5K Run/Walk for Autism Saturday, April 21, at Eastern Mennonite University. The event is sponsored by community organizations around the

Spring 2018 Suter Science Seminars

January 24, 2018Last updated February 7, 2018 by EMU communications

With topics ranging from endangered plants to solar energy to public health issues, a variety of expert scientists will present insights this spring in five Suter Science Seminars at Eastern

Sharon Washington Risher to speak as part of EMU’s week of MLK remembrance

January 2, 2018Last updated January 15, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Rev. Sharon Washington Risher knows hate: Among the nine black worshippers killed by a white supremacist at a prayer meeting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston,

Campus visit gives Harrisonburg High GEAR UP students a taste of college life

November 27, 2017Last updated December 4, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Sophomore engineering student Dirk Oyer received instant acclaim as he waved a small handheld wand in front of Harrisonburg High School students. “Hello, HHS,” flashed the blinking LED lights. “Wow!”

Spanish-language learners and native speakers join for annual Noche Bohemia festivities

November 20, 2017Last updated November 20, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

From recounting the recipe for salsa verde to singing “La Bamba” — and praise songs — to acting out “Romance de la luna, luna,” it was a night of fun,

Presidents Forum – 2017 Centennial Homecoming

October 24, 2017Last updated October 24, 2017 by

Eastern Mennonite University’s current and past presents gather for a panel hosted by Donald Kraybill. Myron Augsburger, Joe Lapp, Loren Swartzendruber and current president Susan Schultz Huxman reflect on challenges,

10x10x100 Centennial artists offer 500 new perspectives on EMU

October 16, 2017Last updated October 23, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The five artists who contributed to Eastern Mennonite University’s Centennial art installation offered new perspectives — 500 of them — on the theme “Serving, Leading, Transforming.” Exhibited in the Margaret

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