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Students discern leadership gifts in summer-long Ministry Inquiry Program

April 29, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Answering a call, following a hunch, listening to your heart – four Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students, each with a different way of expressing what they are heeding in their

Inspired by Romanian survivors of sexual trafficking, Rebekah York takes the lead and stands for #Stand4Freedom

April 10, 2015Last updated August 28, 2020 by Kara Lofton and Lauren Jefferson

On Tuesday, Rebekah York stood in Thomas Plaza – sometimes alone, sometimes with a crowd – surrounded by ghostly chalked outlines of feet that marked those who had stood, even

Eastern Mennonite Missions president discusses challenges of global mission engagement in Augsburger Lecture series

March 30, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

To explain the dramatic changes in missions engagement over the last half-century, Nelson Okanya, MDiv ’03, president of Eastern Mennonite Missions, utilizes a stark image: a sturdy bridge, spanning a

Comedian and mental health activist Kevin Breel highlights fourth annual Walk for Hope, March 28

March 20, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Participants in the fourth annual Walk for Hope on Saturday, March 28, will wear, for the first time, the same t-shirt. For the past three years, walkers who joined the trek to

Emulate, a new elite vocal ensemble led by music professor Ryan Keebaugh, visits Pennsylvania for inaugural tour

February 26, 2015Last updated March 12, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Emulate, a new elite vocal ensemble from Eastern Mennonite University, will travel to Pennsylvania for a four-day “Spring Break Tour” March 5-8. In addition to four concerts at area churches,

Expert on racial profiling by law enforcement officers to speak at EMU

February 13, 2015Last updated February 18, 2015 by Randi B. Hagi

“Overall, black drivers are nearly three times more likely than whites to be subjected to investigatory stops,” write University of Kansas Professors Charles R. Epp and Steven Maynard-Moody in an

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy celebrated with solidarity march, music, chapel and service opportunities

January 23, 2015Last updated February 6, 2015 by Randi B. Hagi

What creates systems of discrimination and oppression? What power and motivation do people have to resist these systems? Where do they take comfort when hatred acts? These questions were asked

Black history author, minister to lead EMU in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., Jan. 15-20

January 15, 2015Last updated January 21, 2015 by Mike Zucconi

A prominent black history author, musician and professor, Nikitah Okembe-RA Imani, PhD, will lead Eastern Mennonite University’s commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. during university chapel on Monday, Jan. 19,

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, Palestinian physician and peace activist, brings message of hope and justice to EMU

November 7, 2014Last updated November 19, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

In his book, I Shall Not Hate, Izzeldin Abuelaish traces his journey from an impoverished childhood in the Gaza Strip to medical school in Egypt and eventually, in face of

Playwright and actor Ted Swartz brings music, comedy and storytelling to conversation about sexuality, faith and family

October 23, 2014Last updated November 3, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

Three is a magic number, says veteran actor and playwright Ted Swartz. “That’s true in baseball, theater and comedy,” he says. “I generally listen when things come in threes.” The

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