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A Humanitarian’s Story

May 2, 2012Last updated May 16, 2012 by Pete DeLea

Courtesy Daily News Record, May 1, 2012 Dan Terry devoted his life to helping Afghan people. For nearly four decades, the humanitarian aid worker coordinated small-scale community development projects throughout

Disney Urges Larger Role for Women in Peacebuilding

April 30, 2012Last updated May 11, 2012 by Bonnie Price Lofton, Mike Zucconi

Commencement speaker Abigail Disney asked the graduates of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) to support a greater role for women in the political arena, particularly in peace negotiations. If more women

Out Of The Shadows

April 3, 2012Last updated April 12, 2012 by Candace Sipos

Courtesy Daily News Record, April 2, 2012 Julie Hersh stood in front of hundreds of people Saturday morning and explained how she tried to commit suicide three times while suffering

170 North American Writers Gather at EMU

April 2, 2012Last updated April 12, 2012 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Traveling almost 4,000 miles from their home in Alberta, Canada, acclaimed Canadian writer Rudy Wiebe and his wife Tena joined 170 other writers and fans of the written word at

STEP Looks to Expand

April 2, 2012Last updated August 24, 2012 by Mark Wenger

The Study and Training for Effective Pastoral Ministry (STEP) program looks to grow in 2012 with the formation of two new cohorts of students simultaneously in Philadelphia, Pa. and Lancaster,

“Composting 101” at EMU

March 30, 2012Last updated April 10, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

From garden, to fork and back into the ground, sustainability measures, including composting, have become prevalent across the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) landscape. Bob Corso, WHSV-TV3 news anchor, spoke with

Area Colleges Walk for Hope on Saturday

March 29, 2012Last updated April 4, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Local higher education institutions are joining together to raise awareness and offer hope to people affected by depression and suicide. Students, faculty and staff from Blue Ridge Community College, Bridgewater

Students Fold Cranes for Hope

March 22, 2012Last updated April 2, 2012 by Tim Wronka

Courtesy WHSV-TV3, Mar. 21, 2012 Valley colleges and universities are uniting to fight depression and suicide, and they are doing it in a special way. Eastern Mennonite University is using

Donald B. Kraybill to Pen EMU History

March 14, 2012Last updated November 6, 2017 by Andrea Schrock Wenger and Donald B. Kraybill

Donald B. Kraybill, the nation’s best-known writer on Amish and Mennonite culture, will be the principal author of a fresh history of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Its publication will coincide

Watershed Models to Boost EMU Museum and Bay Education

March 2, 2012Last updated March 16, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

How does a watershed work and why does it matter in small towns hundreds of miles from the Chesapeake Bay? New models and workshops funded by a $5,300 grant will

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