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‘Peacebuilder’ podcast explores trauma-informed care and pedagogy with Matt Tibbles MA ‘18

April 21, 2021Last updated May 18, 2021 by Moderator

Matt Tibbles MA ‘18 is the featured guest of this week’s episode of Peacebuilder podcast. Tibbles speaks with host Patience Kamau MA ’17 about restorative justice and trauma-informed classrooms. The

Hot topics: Five spring semester discussion groups focus on faith, race, and gender

April 21, 2021Last updated April 29, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

EMU’s campus community entered into a wave of critical discussions about faith, race, and gender this semester. Three book clubs emerged independently, while yet another reading group and a film

Vaccines in the Valley: EMU’s nursing students volunteer at clinics serving community and fellow students

April 16, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

As Virginia’s vaccine rollout spreads into the Shenandoah Valley, Eastern Mennonite University students are participating at both ends of the needle: both giving and getting the shot. And in some

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)

EMU to host walking ceremony and online Commencement in May

April 9, 2021Last updated April 12, 2021 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University will host an in-person “Walking Ceremony” and online Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020. The Walking Ceremonies will be Saturday, May

2021 LovEMU Giving Day sets new records (thank you!)

April 8, 2021Last updated April 9, 2021 by EMU communications

LovEMU Giving Day 2021 was one for the ages — another record-setting event — with $280,654 raised from 1,017 gifts. That’s a gain in $65,000 and more than 300 new

‘Shrek the Musical!’ returns – to the outdoor stage

March 31, 2021Last updated April 6, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

“Shrek the Musical!” makes a triumphant comeback as Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) first in-person arts event open to the public since the beginning of the pandemic. Four outdoor, socially distanced

Writers Read panel to discuss ‘Children’s Literature for Challenging Times’

March 31, 2021Last updated April 12, 2021 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University hosts a panel on “Empowering Children’s Literature for Challenging Times” Sunday, April 11, at 3 p.m. The panel will include authors and educators who have conducted research

K-9 visitors make ‘Paws Day’ a hit

March 16, 2021Last updated April 1, 2021 by EMU communications

Chewie lives with four humans in the Seidel family, as well as a cat, bearded dragon and a ball python. Last week, he made the trip to less exotic, but

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

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

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,

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