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ACE Festival to welcome Rabbi Niles Goldstein for keynote

April 13, 2021Last updated April 22, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Rabbi Niles Goldstein, a former visiting scholar with the Center for Interfaith Engagement, returns to Eastern Mennonite University as the keynote speaker for the 2021 Academic and Creative Excellence (ACE)

Center for Interfaith Engagement brings expert on anti-Muslim racism for March colloquium

March 8, 2021Last updated March 18, 2021 by admin

Eastern Mennonite University’s next colloquium will be given by Saher Selod, PhD, on her book Forever Suspect: Racialized Surveillance of Muslim Americans in the War on Terror (Rutgers University Press,

All-virtual Homecoming and Family Weekend features new Herm, fun run/ride, TenTalks and much more

August 31, 2020Last updated October 5, 2020 by EMU communications

Newsflash! Wondering how the Great Herm Search of 2020 was going? Mark Oct. 16 on your calendar. Eastern Mennonite University’s new blue lion mascot will meet his fans during the

Poet, theologian and peacemaker Pádraig Ó Tuama to make a virtual visit to EMU Sept. 14-18

August 18, 2020Last updated August 25, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

Pádraig Ó Tuama speaks softly, soothingly, with just a touch of grit in his gentle Irish accent. Next month, you can hear the voice of this poet, theologian, and mediator on

President’s Statement on the Death of George Floyd

June 1, 2020Last updated June 29, 2020 by admin

Dear beloved EMU community, Like you, I am overwhelmed with revulsion and sadness by the reprehensible death of George Floyd. That the death occurred in the midst of a pandemic

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

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