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EMU arts prominent among local spring grants

June 2, 2022Last updated June 3, 2022 by Moderator

Theater and music programs at Eastern Mennonite University received Advancing the Arts grants this spring from the Arts Council of the Valley. The grants cover projects to be completed by

Tributes by faculty and staff for 2022 Cords of Distinction honorees

May 17, 2022Last updated May 18, 2022 by EMU Communications

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, April 30, 2022, at Eastern Mennonite University. Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the recipients, who were

Psychology students present research, with one winning best paper, at state conference

May 17, 2022Last updated May 18, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

Four psychology students presented their research at the Virginia Association for Psychological Sciences conference on April 1. After two years of cancellation due to COVID, seniors Garrett Cash, Avery Trinh

Lisa Schirch to speak on decolonializing peacebuilding at Summer Peacebuilding Institute

May 11, 2022Last updated May 17, 2022 by EMU Communications

Lisa Schirch, the Richard G. Starmann Sr. Professor of the Practice in Peace Studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will be the first speaker in the

Junior psychology student published in academic journal

April 29, 2022Last updated May 3, 2022 by EMU Communications

The Author’s Reception at Eastern Mennonite University’s Academic and Creative (ACE) Festival had an impressive lineup of faculty authors—with one exception. Junior Joshua Wenger was the only student among faculty

Sophomore wins Sullivan Foundation’s pitch contest

April 26, 2022Last updated April 29, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

It’s important to understand the value of your environment in affecting your motivation, self-confidence, and just general outlook. Surround yourself with people that you want to imitate someday. Hebron Mekuria,

Earthkeepers and Sustainable Food Initiative present at first annual Student Sustainability Summit

April 22, 2022Last updated April 25, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

Eastern Mennonite University’s Earthkeepers club and Sustainable Food Initiative (SFI) presented at the first annual Student Sustainability Summit on April 9 at the Staunton Innovation Hub. Around 15 EMU students

‘Noye’s Fludde’ earns Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival nominations

April 22, 2022Last updated April 25, 2022 by Moderator

Eastern Mennnonite University’s opera “Noye’s Fludde” has won several Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival accolades. The festival is the preeminent university theater program in the United States. The Benjamin

ACE Festival keynote speaker Reuben Jonathan Miller to address mass incarceration

April 17, 2022Last updated April 21, 2022 by Moderator

Reuben Jonathan Miller PhD, the author of Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, is the keynote speaker for EMU’s Academic and Creative Excellence (ACE) Festival. Join us Wednesday, April 20,

Summer Peacebuilding Institute back in person with ‘all-star’ line-up of courses, instructors

April 8, 2022Last updated April 11, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Though it’s only March, Bill Goldberg is already looking forward to the 2022 Summer Peacebuilding Institute this May and June with anticipation. After two years of online programming, SPI returns

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