Have you ever crushed the needles of a spruce or pine tree between your fingers and inhaled the crisp refreshing scent? The smell is created by the release of volatile ... read more about Team of students and professors publishes research in ‘Phytochemistry’ journal
Who wouldn’t want to hug a trophy, pose for a commemorative photo, and put a golden emu on proud display in their office? Not that staff at Eastern Mennonite University, ... read more about Four earn inaugural Royal Award for Staff Performance (and coveted golden emus)
This semester’s Suter Science Seminar lineup at Eastern Mennonite University includes a patent attorney, a wildlife management professional, a watershed steward, a pediatrician, and a neuroscientist. The events sessions will ... read more about Spring Suter Science Seminars 2021
Stan Maclin GC ’01 (ministry studies), the community organizer, pastor, educator, and tireless advocate for racial and social justice in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and beyond, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2021, at ... read more about Community leader Stan Maclin connected EMU to local activism
The reins of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) have been passed to the very talented hands of a new leader – Amanda Gookin, a Grammy-nominated cellist, ... read more about Amanda Gookin to lead Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Omar Elias Eby, a professor emeritus of English at Eastern Mennonite University who taught for nearly 30 years, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, after a six-year struggle with vascular dementia ... read more about Professor and author Omar Eby remembered for kindness, honesty, mentorship
Media specialist Rachel Holderman likes to take her time with a photo – finding vibrant colors and dynamic light and carefully composing the frame. Coupled with this care, though, is versatility ... read more about EMU’s Top Photos of 2020
Famous visitors, unique creative contributions and impactful work were among the highlights of the year’s top news stories from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Click here to view the ... read more about CJP’s Top News of 2020
Professor David Evans, who is director of cross-cultural programs and teaches history and intercultural studies at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, will present a virtual colloquium on January 20 at 4:15 p.m. ... read more about Seminary professor to give colloquium on race relations activism
Even with 14 years of experience and several masterclass sessions in her past, senior music performance major Eve Yavny was a little nervous as she put bow to strings and ... read more about Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim visits EMU for virtual ‘Masterclass plus’