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Students, grads reflect on Ramadan

May 14, 2020Last updated May 18, 2020 by EMU communications

Right now, many Eastern Mennonite University students and alumni – wherever they’re waiting out the coronavirus pandemic – are observing the month of Ramadan. The ninth and holiest month in the

Faculty join AMBS for theology and peacebuilding consultation

April 16, 2020Last updated April 22, 2020 by Institute of Mennonite Studies staff

Theology and peacebuilding faculty from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and Eastern Mennonite University as well as other invited guests and students, gathered in Elkhart, Indiana, for a theology and peacebuilding

EMU announces 2020 Cords of Distinction recipients

April 13, 2020Last updated April 28, 2020 by EMU communications

Ten graduating seniors are the 2020 Cords of Distinction recipients. They will wear blue and gold cords signifying their achievement during the 2020 Commencement, tentatively scheduled for fall 2020. More

EMU hosts Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship

March 7, 2020Last updated April 29, 2020 by Tim Seidel

EMU hosted the 2020 Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship February 7-9. The Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship (ICPF) is an annual student-led conference for students exploring peace and justice from a faith perspective. The

Building bridges of understanding, EMU’s Center for Interfaith Engagement celebrates 10th anniversary

February 7, 2020Last updated February 14, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Rabbi Dr. Niles Goldstein, asked to reflect on the impact of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement on its 10th anniversary, called the organization “a counterweight to today’s climate

MLK Day 2020 at EMU in photos

January 21, 2020Last updated January 30, 2020 by Moderator

Eastern Mennonite University’s MLK Day celebrations included service projects, lectures and workshops, a convocation, film showings and much more. Enjoy photos of highlighted events by Macson McGuigan, Kiana Childress and

Center for Interfaith Engagement to host spring film series

January 17, 2020Last updated March 13, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Effective immediately, EMU has cancelled all public events through April 3 in response to concerns about COVID-19. The Colloquium with Dr. Saher Selod for March 18 will hopefully be rescheduled

Muslim scholar and cultural critic talks history, theology, film and more during multi-day visit

October 31, 2019Last updated November 1, 2019 by Randi B. Hagi

“The greatest athlete that I ever saw was another American Muslim … I was nine years old in those less enlightened times, the 1970s, when Ali fought George Foreman in

Common Read selection Exit West ‘at once a love story, a fable, and a chilling reflection’ on displacement

October 14, 2019Last updated November 1, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Eastern Mennonite University Common Read for the 2019-20 academic year is the widely acclaimed Man Booker Prize finalist and bestselling novel Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Riverhead, 2017). “We

EMU students, staff inspired by summer Interfaith Leadership Institute

October 10, 2019Last updated October 21, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) sent two students and two staff to the August 2019 Interfaith Leadership Institute in Chicago, Illinois. The event is hosted by Interfaith

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