Eastern Mennonite University joins millions of people worldwide in grieving the passing of Vincent Harding, sorrowing that we will no longer hear his prophetic voice in person – reminding us ... read more about EMU mourns death of Vincent Harding, a Mennonite compatriot of MLK, a friend to all oppressed peoples
Mary Kay Adams considers classical music more than a pleasant pastime. “It adds a beauty and an enjoyment [to life]. … It touches the deepest part of our soul in ... read more about Annual Bach festival set to return to EMU for 22nd installment
The steering committee for the 100th anniversary celebration of Eastern Mennonite University in 2017-18 will be chaired by Louise Otto Hostetter, a 1979 graduate who has served on many boards ... read more about Hostetter to chair steering committee for EMU’s 100th anniversary celebration
Courtesy of Caleb Soptelean, Daily News Record, April 28, 2014 “Dare to be laughed at, mocked and scorned.” A Nobel Peace Prize winner gave those words of advice to Eastern ... read more about Be a risk-taker and a change-maker, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells class of 2014
Under a postcard-perfect blue sky at Eastern Mennonite University, 467 members of the graduating class of 2014 heard Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee call them to “take action in the ... read more about Nobel Laureate Gbowee helps EMU graduates to appreciate taking action – and dancing – in the present
Eastern Mennonite University will partner with the Virginia Sierra Club to discuss green technology on campus – including campus gardens and a solar array – during Earth Day, April 22, at ... read more about EMU partners with Virginia Sierra Club for Earth Day forum, April 22
Lots of director-level appointees work for the federal government. Of that number, a relatively few have the word Reverend on their business cards, and fewer still – perhaps only one ... read more about Mennonite pastor and Obama appointee David Myers reflects on church-state separation during visit to EMU
Based on the qualities of its visiting scholars, the Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) could make a strong claim to be the most diversified place at Eastern Mennonite University during ... read more about Two scholars bring colorful lives, Jewish lens, to conversations at Center for Interfaith Engagement
Leymah Gbowee, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, will give the address at Eastern Mennonite University’s 96th commencement on Sunday, April 27. Gbowee is a 2007 graduate of EMU, ... read more about Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to speak at 2014 commencement
When popular Christian author and blogger Rachel Held Evans came to Eastern Mennonite University last week, one student cleared her schedule. First-year seminarian Lindsay Davis was at each of Evans’ ... read more about Rachel Held Evans: Millenials need church to be a ‘safe place to wrestle with tough questions,’ honor differences