The kids are not all right. Another high-stakes testing season is winding down, and the school year is finishing with a clap of silence and emptied boxes of No. 2 ... read more about Fearing that the kids are not all right with high-stakes testing
Faculty and staff
EMU delays formal action on hiring policy after listening process
After a six-month listening process that engaged a broad range of stakeholders, including Mennonite Church USA, the board of trustees of Eastern Mennonite University has delayed formal action regarding the ... read more about EMU delays formal action on hiring policy after listening process
Mediations guided by Hizkias Assefa yield comprehensive peace accord for a broad swath of South Sudan
Professor Hizkias Assefa responds here to questions about his successful efforts as a mediator to bring peace in early May 2014 to one large swath of South Sudan. Assefa’s key ... read more about Mediations guided by Hizkias Assefa yield comprehensive peace accord for a broad swath of South Sudan
Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to the Table group
Sessions at Coming to the Table are rarely easy. Despite the time separating current Americans from the era of legal slavery in the United States, the wounds of racial injustice ... read more about Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to the Table group
After leaving a large state school as a Division I athlete, Dan Nafziger found his niche athletically and academically at EMU
A decade ago, Dan Nafziger never imagined he would be trying to convince anybody to come to Eastern Mennonite University as an enthusiastic admissions counselor. When Nafziger graduated from Harrisonburg ... read more about After leaving a large state school as a Division I athlete, Dan Nafziger found his niche athletically and academically at EMU
Luke Hartman: Faithful living as a Christian responsibility, part III
Luke A. Hartman is Vice President for Enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University, and a member of the Communities of Hope Team for Mennonite Church USA. In August 2012 he presented a paper ... read more about Luke Hartman: Faithful living as a Christian responsibility, part III
Luke Hartman: Down with diversity or diversity as gift? Part II
Luke A. Hartman is vice president for enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University, and a member of the Communities of Hope Team for Mennonite Church USA. In August 2012 he presented a paper ... read more about Luke Hartman: Down with diversity or diversity as gift? Part II
Luke Hartman: Diversity is not a choice, part I
Luke A. Hartman is vice president for enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University, and a member of the Communities of Hope Team for Mennonite Church USA. In August 2012 he presented a paper ... read more about Luke Hartman: Diversity is not a choice, part I
Hostetter to chair steering committee for EMU’s 100th anniversary celebration
The steering committee for the 100th anniversary celebration of Eastern Mennonite University in 2017-18 will be chaired by Louise Otto Hostetter, a 1979 graduate who has served on many boards ... read more about Hostetter to chair steering committee for EMU’s 100th anniversary celebration
Be a risk-taker and a change-maker, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells class of 2014
Courtesy of Caleb Soptelean, Daily News Record, April 28, 2014 “Dare to be laughed at, mocked and scorned.” A Nobel Peace Prize winner gave those words of advice to Eastern ... read more about Be a risk-taker and a change-maker, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells class of 2014