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Educators learn how restorative justice can shift discipline from punishment to transformation at two-day ‘academy’

July 12, 2017Last updated June 26, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

What makes Avery Trinh’s endorsement of restorative justice in education special is that he’s not an administrator or a teacher. He’s a rising senior at Wilde Lake High School in

EMU to host prospective students during Virginia Private College Week July 24-July 29

July 11, 2017Last updated July 12, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is inviting students to discover the educational opportunities available in Virginia. The university is among 24 schools participating in the 21st annual Virginia Private College Week,

‘Crossing the Line’ Anabaptist women’s history conference attracts scholars, artists and boundary-crossers

June 29, 2017Last updated July 24, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Women casting off their bonnets, pushing at the margins of traditional behavior, moving away from their faith communities and into different cultures, writing and speaking of what they were told

Anxo Pérez ’97 is EMU’s 2017 Alumnus of the Year

June 19, 2017Last updated July 17, 2017 by Emily Wade Will

In his native Spain and beyond, Anxo Pérez ’97 has become an inspirational speaker and author. His message: “Don’t admire success, admire effort.” Eastern Mennonite University has named Pérez its 2017

Diane Randall, with Friends Committee on National Legislation, champions faith-based political advocacy

May 11, 2017Last updated October 3, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

The power of faith-based political advocacy was the theme of a lecture by Diane Randall, executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), as part of Horizons of

Author Emmi Itäranta to speak about her novel ‘Memory of Water,’ EMU’s Common Read

April 13, 2017Last updated April 20, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Emmi Itäranta, author of Memory of Water (Teos, 2012), will visit campus on Wednesday, April 19. The book is Eastern Mennonite University’s 2016-17 Common Read. Itäranta will speak at 4

EMU celebrates the inauguration of its ninth president, Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman

April 7, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Some 500 voices joined in the litany of investiture today to welcome and bless Eastern Mennonite University’s ninth president, Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman, during the inaugural ceremony at Yoder Arena.

In this powerful sermon, Kevin Ressler ’07 remembers his friend Michael J. Sharp ’05

March 29, 2017Last updated March 30, 2017 by admin

Kevin Ressler’s visit to his alma mater, Eastern Mennonite University, was planned weeks ago. So too was his scripture choice of Ezekiel 37:1-14, about Ezekiel’s vision of the Valley of

EMU to host June 22-25 conference on border- and boundary-crossing women in the Anabaptist tradition

March 29, 2017Last updated April 11, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

From June 22-25, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) hosts “Crossing the Line: Women of Anabaptist Traditions Encounter Borders and Boundaries,” a conference on the theme of women in the Anabaptist tradition

Refugee teens discover strengths and work to smooth newcomers’ paths with Harrisonburg High’s Peer Leader program

March 22, 2017Last updated June 21, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

For 15 students participating in a resilience training at Eastern Mennonite University, one role-play activity hit close to home. The small-group skits were focused on inviting students to learn how

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