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EMU @ MennoCon21

July 12, 2021Last updated July 27, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

After months of planning and a series of unique pandemic-related challenges, Mennonite Church USA hosted MennoCon21 July 6-10 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eastern Mennonite University is traditionally represented in strength and

EMU library building (AKA the Sadie Hartzler Library) celebrates 50 years

June 30, 2021Last updated July 1, 2021 by EMU Communications

Today, June 30, marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the library building at Eastern Mennonite University. Marci Frederick, director of libraries, notes that the building was not named for

CJP 25+1 Anniversary Celebration session recordings available for viewing

June 25, 2021Last updated July 27, 2021 by Moderator

After two years in the making, CJP’s 25+1 Anniversary is in the history books. Read on for a quick overview of presenters and their topics. Then visit www.emu.edu/cjp/anniversary to view

Alicia Garza talks power and empowerment during CJP’s 25+1 Anniversary Celebration keynote

June 9, 2021Last updated June 9, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Alicia Garza opened her keynote address at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s (CJP) 25+1 anniversary celebration with a moving introduction to her life’s work as a community organizer and

Join the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s 25+1 Anniversary Celebration June 4-6

June 1, 2021Last updated June 3, 2021 by EMU communications

The global and domestic impact of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding will be celebrated June-4-6 at the 25+1 Anniversary Celebration. The event was originally planned for summer

Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza to headline CJP’s 25+1 Anniversary Celebration

May 25, 2021Last updated June 1, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement Alicia Garza will speak at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) during the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s 25th Anniversary Celebration banquet on June 5,

Highlights of EMU’s 2021 Commencement

May 10, 2021Last updated May 14, 2021 by EMU communications

EMU’s Commencement ceremonies spanned nearly two weeks, beginning April 24 with the Donning of the Kente ceremony and concluding yesterday with virtual Commencements. And there still one to go: EMU’s

‘Spring Into Bach’ presents music, storytelling, and more

April 22, 2021Last updated April 26, 2021 by EMU Communications

The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival season kicks off with the “Spring Into Bach” virtual concert on April 29 at 7:30 p.m. Eight artists hailing from the valley to New York

ACE Festival to welcome Rabbi Niles Goldstein for keynote

April 13, 2021Last updated April 22, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Rabbi Niles Goldstein, a former visiting scholar with the Center for Interfaith Engagement, returns to Eastern Mennonite University as the keynote speaker for the 2021 Academic and Creative Excellence (ACE)

April Music Colloquium features neuroscientist Deepti Navaratna

April 12, 2021Last updated April 15, 2021 by EMU communications

A new series of multifaceted music colloquia continues at Eastern Mennonite University Thursday, April 15, with Deepti Navaratna PhD, an Indian Carnatic classical musician and neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts

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