This story has been updated to reflect changes due to inclement weather. Eastern Mennonite University will host the eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 19, and ... read more about EMU to host MLK Jr. Celebration
Faculty and staff
Mayor Reed, fixture on EMU’s campus, inspires civic engagement among students
With Election Day (Nov. 5) fast approaching, students at EMU say that having an elected official, Mayor Deanna Reed, on campus has motivated them to become civically engaged. Reed, who ... read more about Mayor Reed, fixture on EMU’s campus, inspires civic engagement among students
EMU President Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman announces retirement
President Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman has announced her retirement from Eastern Mennonite University effective at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. Dr. Huxman is completing her second term and ... read more about EMU President Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman announces retirement
EMU unveils revised values statement
Eastern Mennonite University is proud to announce the result of a six-month process to review and refresh its values statement. The new statement reads: “We the community of learners—students, faculty, ... read more about EMU unveils revised values statement
EMU welcomes new faculty
Eastern Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite Seminary welcome five new full-time faculty to the ranks for the 2024-25 academic year. Dr. Tamika Jackson, assistant professor of counselingJackson is an assistant ... read more about EMU welcomes new faculty
In the News: EMU, JMU partner together to preserve historic Green Book house
EMU history professor Mark Metzler Sawin is part of the team helping uncover the past behind a Harrisonburg, Virginia, house listed in the Green Book guide. The professor is working ... read more about In the News: EMU, JMU partner together to preserve historic Green Book house
Longtime cross-cultural leaders plan final voyage
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the water. Genesis ... read more about Longtime cross-cultural leaders plan final voyage
In the News: Kevin Griffin ’93 to lead Harrisonburg’s Church of the Nazarene
Kevin Griffin ’93, head coach of EMU’s women’s basketball team from 2005 to 2018, has been selected by Harrisonburg’s Church of the Nazarene as its new lead pastor. The church announced ... read more about In the News: Kevin Griffin ’93 to lead Harrisonburg’s Church of the Nazarene
EMU welcomes new Board of Trustees members
Two new members, James Diller and Mathew Koshy, began their terms July 1, 2024. James Diller is a strategic advisor to investors, corporate and nonprofit boards, senior executives, and entrepreneurs. ... read more about EMU welcomes new Board of Trustees members
EMU to host 32nd Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Dubbed “a jewel in Harrisonburg’s crown” by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the 32nd Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival—a program of Eastern Mennonite University—will run from June 9-16, 2024. ... read more about EMU to host 32nd Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival