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Psychiatrist connects deep, meaningful connections with God, each other, to healthier minds, healthier communities

February 19, 2015Last updated February 24, 2015 by Robert Propst

As knowledge in the field of neurobiology advances, the human mind can be increasingly described by science and decreasingly explained by faith. Psychiatrist Curt Thompson shattered this notion during a

Expert on racial profiling by law enforcement officers to speak at EMU

February 13, 2015Last updated February 18, 2015 by Randi B. Hagi

“Overall, black drivers are nearly three times more likely than whites to be subjected to investigatory stops,” write University of Kansas Professors Charles R. Epp and Steven Maynard-Moody in an

Author of The Dumbest Generation tells young people to stash their digital tools, discover quiet time

February 11, 2015Last updated March 2, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Digital tools in the hands of the young “generally serve an anti-intellectual purpose,” Mark Bauerlein told the crowd in a packed lecture room during last week’s Writers Read event at

Nobel winner headlines EMU international student fundraiser for Ebola orphans

February 10, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Steve Shenk

Leymah Gbowee, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, loves small local initiatives that fight the problems of the world. So when she heard that a group of international students

Veteran peacebuilder discusses global climate change as a destabilizing social and political threat

February 9, 2015Last updated April 18, 2017 by Robert Propst

Global climate change and human conflict are two different problems, dealt with by different groups, right? Wrong. In fact, the United States military combats terrorism and climate change. Both are

Local colleges partner to teach nonviolence at Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County

February 6, 2015Last updated November 10, 2016 by Amelia Brust

Some children can struggle to channel their frustrations effectively, but a local program is trying to change that. The agape-satyagraha internship, a partnership between the Boys & Girls Clubs of

Eastern Mennonite University Men's Basketball 2015

Men and women’s basketball teams gear up for 2014-15 ODAC tourney

February 3, 2015Last updated February 26, 2015 by James De Boer and Marcy Gineris

Updated February 26, 2015 Winter 2015 held some uncertain moments for the Eastern Mennonite men’s and women’s basketball teams, but both squads are expected to be a force in the upcoming Old

EMU centennial theme to celebrate “past, present and future” of university and Eastern Mennonite School

February 3, 2015Last updated February 4, 2015 by Amelia Brust

From an inaugural graduating class of seven students to 467 for the class of 2014, Eastern Mennonite University is not the same school it was a century ago. Plans for

Upcoming Writers Read author and English professor Mark Bauerlein to speak on humanities in the digital age

January 29, 2015Last updated February 6, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Take a minute and read this book title: The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes our Future (or Don’t Trust Anyone under 30). Chances are those words

98-year-old Amish teacher pays first visit to alma mater 61 years after graduating

January 28, 2015Last updated September 29, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

When retired church ministry professor John R. Martin welcomed his former classmate to the Eastern Mennonite University campus last week, he offered warm regards. “It is an honor that you’ve

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