When acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th) was searching for someone to portray Indian scholar and social reformer Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in her latest movie, Origin, she wanted someone who ... read more about ‘Origin’ movie, out in theaters this month, features EMU professor
A gospel choir concert, a one-man show and a pair of movie screenings will headline a three-day slate of events for EMU’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration this month. ... read more about MLK Jr. Celebration returns to EMU on Jan. 13-15
Cups of cocoa, crates of cookies, a Christmas concert of carols and Claus on campus! The EMU community welcomed the Advent season all December long with events that spread holiday ... read more about ‘A celebration of hope in a weary world’: Concert, parade, lighting kick off Advent season
EMU’s music maestro Dr. Benjamin Bergey earned second-place honors in one of the most prestigious awards competitions in the country for the performing arts. Bergey, assistant professor of music at ... read more about Bergey places second for American Prize in Conducting
Dr. John A. Lapp ’54, a history professor at Eastern Mennonite College during the Civil Rights Movement who helped lead the charge for local school desegregation, died on Dec. 5 ... read more about In Memoriam: Dr. John A. Lapp ’54, EMC history professor and ‘major player’ in school desegregation
EMU professor Daniel Showalter likes to start off the semester with a challenge for his students. If any student in his class can find a topic they care about that ... read more about Stats professor wins award for teaching excellence
Noted Mennonite author, speaker and educator David Augsburger ’60, SEM ’63, died two weeks ago after a bout with cancer and other health problems. He was 85. In a Facebook ... read more about In Memoriam: David Augsburger ’60, SEM ’63, prolific author, longtime voice on ‘The Mennonite Hour’
Eastern Mennonite University welcomes 13 new faculty members for the 2023-24 school year, as announced by Tynisha Willingham, provost, and deans Daniel Ott, School of Theology, Humanities and Performing Arts; ... read more about EMU welcomes new faculty for 2023-24 school year
EMU’s 31st Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival runs June 11–18, 2023. Check out the exciting lineup of both free and ticketed events! ... read more about In the News: 31st Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival set to launch ‘The Next Opus’ from The Daily News Record
Eastern Mennonite University announces the appointment of Dr. Shawn Ramer ’83 as chief operating officer and vice president of finance. Ramer is a third-generation graduate of EMU and a Board ... read more about EMU names alumnus, board member new COO/VP of finance