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Lisa Schirch to speak on decolonializing peacebuilding at Summer Peacebuilding Institute

May 11, 2022Last updated August 24, 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 admin

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 admin

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 August 24, 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

Spring opera ‘Noye’s Fludde’ brings message of grace

April 2, 2022Last updated April 11, 2022 by Florence Barrett

After the tumultuous last few years, Justin Poole and James Richardson felt a need to offer a message of faith and peace. The two Eastern Mennonite University professors knew a

UVA professor to give talk on cervical cancer elimination strategies in low- and middle-income countries

March 31, 2022Last updated April 12, 2022 by EMU Communications

Dr. Emma Mitchell will present the final Suter Science Seminar this semester, “Cervical Cancer as a Cancer of Disparities: Innovative Technology on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua for Health Equity

Return of the International Food Festival draws record crowds

March 29, 2022Last updated April 6, 2022 by Rachel Holderman, photos and Kate Szambecki, story

After a two-year hiatus, the International Food Festival returned on Friday, March 25, 2022. Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered on Thomas Plaza for an evening of international cuisine,

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