Students, faculty, and staff members gathered to celebrate the start of a new academic year at Opening Convocation on Aug. 31. Students walking into Lehman Auditorium for the event were ... read more about Power and equity take center stage at Opening Convocation
Ten is a number you’ll be seeing a lot at this year’s Homecoming and Inauguration Weekend, held this week. EMU is celebrating the start of its 110th academic year. Its ... read more about You’re invited! Homecoming and Inauguration Weekend is this week!
When students in the Harrisonburg High School Fine Arts Academy began looking for a studio to record their senior capstone project, they found one right in their own backyard. The ... read more about EMU’s Astral Recording Studio partners with local high schoolers on album project
The free “Wit & Wisdom” program, designed for adults age 50 and older, invites community members of all experience levels to explore the works and worlds of William Shakespeare. The weekly sessions are held Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m. at Old Common Grounds (University Commons 177) at EMU. ... read more about EMU partners with Eunoia Theatre for Shakespeare discussion group from Jacquelynn Dobrin | Rocktown Now
A range of faith leaders gathered at Eastern Mennonite Seminary from May 5-6 for a two-day conference focused on exploration and learning. The conference, “Thriving in Ministry: Family Systems Theory ... read more about Seminary hosts Thriving in Ministry conference
Dr. Angela J. Lederach, assistant professor of peace and justice studies at Chapman University, will deliver the keynote address at Eastern Mennonite University’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 3, 2026, ... read more about Anthropologist and peacebuilder Dr. Angela J. Lederach to deliver EMU’s 2026 Commencement address
Dr. Deborah Lawrence, chief scientist and director of forest and land at Calyx Global, to speak about ‘our connection to nature’ ACE Fest Keynote AddressDate: Wednesday, April 15Time: 10:15-11:15 a.m.Location: ... read more about Noted environmental scientist to present ACE Fest keynote on Wednesday
Whenever third-year biochemistry major Dante Flowe walks by the Inclusivity in Science Mural and sees the smiling faces along the walls of the Suter Science Center, they feel a sense ... read more about ‘They’re my inspiration’: EMU dedicates Inclusivity in Science Mural
Dr. Rachel Levine, the first openly transgender federal official confirmed by the Senate, signs her portrait on the Suter Science Center mural ADM (ret.) Rachel Levine, a pediatrician who served ... read more about Former U.S. assistant secretary for health visits campus for mural dedication
Harrisonburg Mayor Deanna Reed channeled her inner Oprah Winfrey for another installment of Mornings with the Mayor, a special edition of Convocation, on Friday morning at the University Commons Student ... read more about Mayor Reed reprises role as talk show host for second annual ‘Mornings with the Mayor’ Convocation