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EMU leads the way in requiring cross-cultural study

March 2, 2014Last updated July 2, 2014 by

Cross-cultural study. It began as a professor’s dream for undergraduates 30 years ago and has become one of the best parts about being an EMU alumnus. “It seems pretty odd

Tales from the Suter Science Center

March 2, 2014Last updated July 2, 2014 by

Long ago, when the grounds of the Suter Science Center were just a cornfield on the east side of campus, and John Spicher ’58 was a biology major taking science classes

Johnson’s colloquium highlights Oregon wildlife, land

March 2, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by Randi B. Hagi

VaCA professor Steve Johnson is a man consumed by love for all manner of frogs, salamanders, toads, and newts. In his colloquium talk on Tuesday afternoon, Johnson spoke on his

Duke U. scholar, Methodist minister, to join Eastern Mennonite Seminary faculty

February 27, 2014Last updated March 14, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Christian formation curriculum, an integral part of studies at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, will be overseen by an ordained Methodist minister, Emily Peck-McClain, beginning in January 2015. After a thorough search

Honors program attracts students who share ‘vigor and enthusiasm for education’

February 27, 2014Last updated March 13, 2014 by Paul Souder

Ask senior Aaron Erb to name the quality he appreciates most about his four-year experience in the Honors Program, and he begins with people. “This program has added so much

Rachel Held Evans is coming! Expect surprising insights, maybe shocking ones, from this popular Christian blogger

February 21, 2014Last updated March 21, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

A writer known for her philosophical explorations of faith and doubt, punctuated by down-to-earth self-revelation, humor, and truthfulness, is coming to campus. Rachel Held Evans has attracted attention for her

Two pioneers of Playback Theatre – evoking understanding, empathy and change – will be teaching at SPI 2014

February 20, 2014Last updated March 7, 2014 by Paul Souder

Imagine a theatrical performance with no starting script. Several actors listen intently to a volunteer from the audience tell a first-person story. On the cue, “Let’s watch,” the actors interpret

PBS segment features Byler’s insights on situation of Christians in Jordan

February 15, 2014Last updated February 26, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

PBS correspondent Kim Lawton turned to J. Daryl Byler, executive director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, when she needed someone to provide context for a televised report on

Play explores relationships, social issues, through lens of photojournalist injured in Iraq war

February 14, 2014Last updated March 3, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

A photojournalist returning from war-torn Iraq deals with the images her mind cannot erase and the personal, marital and moral choices that define her life in the Eastern Mennonite University

EMU’s Center for Interfaith Engagement promotes friendship and understanding among those who believe differently

February 14, 2014Last updated March 3, 2014 by Steve Shenk

Why would an explicitly Christian university go out of its way to bring Muslim and Jewish scholars to its campus to teach entire courses and interact every day with students?

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