Sorayya Khan – a Pakistani-Dutch-American writer who combines cross-cultural sensibilities with lyrical, haunting prose on war and its impact on humanity – is the last Writers Read guest of the ... read more about Writers Read features compelling novelist who taps her Pakistani and Dutch background
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Bike advocate, by accident
When she woke up on May 1, 2008, Denise Martin ’08 was one of the many cyclists who “just kind of rode” without giving much thought to the complicated politics ... read more about Bike advocate, by accident
Bike capital, where riders are gearing up to lead the way
In 2010, a new class made its first appearance in EMU’s course catalog: bicycle maintenance, taught by Ben Wyse ’99. That was the same year that the university cooperated with ... read more about Bike capital, where riders are gearing up to lead the way
Ben Wyse ’99: bicycle lifestyle, bicycle livelihood
It’s been nearly five years since Ben Wyse ’99 launched Wyse Cycles, based on a simple, and unprecedented, premise: opening a bike shop with no shop. Instead, Wyse makes house ... read more about Ben Wyse ’99: bicycle lifestyle, bicycle livelihood
EMU senior, volunteer EMT, shows dedication beyond his years
Clover Hill Volunteer Fire Company rescue captain Blake Rogers [a senior who is double majoring in biology and environmental science at Eastern Mennonite University] reflects on what he considers the ... read more about EMU senior, volunteer EMT, shows dedication beyond his years
Vincent Harding, close friend of MLK, urges EMU community to meet challenge of building a true democracy
More than 50 years after his first visit to campus, social activist and scholar Vincent Harding returned to EMU on Feb. 26 and 27, where he urged packed audiences to ... read more about Vincent Harding, close friend of MLK, urges EMU community to meet challenge of building a true democracy
Palestinian Christian tries to bridge divides separating Christian, Jewish and Muslim neighbors
Salim Munayer is a citizen of a small nation that casts a giant shadow on the world stage. Small enough to fit four within the borders of Virginia, the modern ... read more about Palestinian Christian tries to bridge divides separating Christian, Jewish and Muslim neighbors
A highlight on Vernon Jantzi
EMU’s cross-cultural program is intentionally different from that of almost every college in America, says Vernon Jantzi ’64, who became a faculty member at EMU after earning his PhD in ... read more about A highlight on Vernon Jantzi
Albert Keim: cross-cultural visionary
The world is a laboratory for study. It provides alternatives, new possibilities and challenges…it is learning for life. –Al Keim EMU’s cross-cultural program may never have come to be, had ... read more about Albert Keim: cross-cultural visionary
Tales from the Suter Science Center
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 ... read more about Tales from the Suter Science Center