Since 2013, Eastern Mennonite University has selected a Common Read. Last year, that announcement concluded with some excitement: Just Mercy author and civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson gave the Commencement ... read more about National bestselling graphic novel ‘The Best We Could Do’ is ’22-23 Common Read
EMU Athletics is honoring two individuals and one team during the 2022 Homecoming and Family Weekend. Former athletic trainer Mike Downey will receive the Distinguished Service Award. Hall of Honor ... read more about EMU Athletics to honor former athletic trainer, pitcher and 2010 basketball team
The following new faculty were welcomed to Eastern Mennonite University, as announced by Fred Kniss, provost, and deans David Brubaker, School of Social Sciences and Professions: Daniel Ott, School of ... read more about EMU welcomes new faculty for 2022-23 academic year
PDF The following article by Head Coach Bob Hepler, with assistants Kyle Dickinson and Joanna Friesen, was published in the Spring/Summer 2022 Crossroads magazine. In 2018, I arrived at EMU ... read more about Revitalized EMU track and field program ready for new facility
Dr. Fred Kniss, provost of Eastern Mennonite University, has announced plans to retire at the end of the 2023 fiscal year. He has served in the role since July 2009. ... read more about Provost Fred Kniss announces his retirement
Nothing better to lead off our annual coverage of Fall Faculty-Staff Conference (AKA Fish Together, Bird Together, Knit Together…) than a short video of Professor David Berry at the piano ... read more about ‘Here Together’ activities (Knit Together, Bird Together, and more) return for 2022 Faculty-Staff Conference
Dr. Dan Ott, the new dean of Eastern Mennonite University’s School of Theology, Humanities, and Performing Arts, sees a remarkable confluence in his new appointment. A humanities professor, an operatic ... read more about Dan Ott begins new role as dean of EMU’s School of Theology, Humanities, and Performing Arts
Several EMU alumni, faculty and staff participated in the 2022 Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Assembly that took place from July 5-10 in Indonesia. MWC Assemblies are reunions of the Anabaptist-Mennonite ... read more about Mennonite World Conference Assembly draws EMU community
Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia hosts an exhibit from Howard Zehr and Barb Toews' latest book, “Still Doing Life: 22 Lifers 25 Years Later." New Press contacted Vox Populi to create the exhibit in 2021, which was produced using grant money from the Art for Justice Fund. ... read more about Philadelphia library exhibit highlights photography, humanity of prisoners from Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Monroe Edward Wood, 80, formerly of Harrisonburg, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Envoy Nursing Home in Staunton. He was head groundskeeper at Eastern Mennonite University for 42 years, ... read more about In Memoriam: Monroe Wood, head groundskeeper, 1963-2005