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Listening process ends, waiting period continues

July 29, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

After a six-month listening process that engaged a broad range of stakeholders, including Mennonite Church USA, the board of trustees of EMU postponed formal action regarding its hiring policy pertaining

Mercy works, to house those without homes

July 29, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by Jeremiah Knupp

Soon after graduating from Eastern Mennonite College in 1970 Roy Early opened a photography studio in the Park View area of Harrisonburg. In the late 1970s he moved the business

Thousands throng to new music festival made possible by many folks with ties to EMU

July 29, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

From a headlining act to the bike-powered recycling effort, from a group of staff and volunteers to the tent distributing Menno Tea to hundreds of friends and alumni, EMU and

Extra innings needed to fix Suter Center for all purposes

July 29, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by Kirk Shisler

When editor-in-chief Bonnie Price Lofton invited me to comment on the status of the Suter Science Campaign exactly one year ago, I opted for the venerable baseball metaphor – “we

It’s summertime and the living is . . . (well, not easy) – it’s really, really busy on campus

July 20, 2014Last updated September 22, 2014 by Robert Propst

From August to April, students are the life blood of Eastern Mennonite University. After that, the faces on campus may be less familiar, but EMU’s heart keeps beating strong with

EMU to host Virginia Private College Week, July 28-Aug. 2

July 3, 2014Last updated August 8, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is inviting students to discover the educational opportunities available in their own back yard. EMU is among 24 schools participating in the 18th annual Virginia Private

Bach Festival pairs seasoned performers with youthful, rising stars like 14-year-old Emma Resmini

June 11, 2014Last updated June 17, 2014 by Paul Souder

Flutist Emma Resmini’s YouTube channel, loaded with 83 classical performances from her recital repertoire since age six, has garnered 2.63 million views from around the world. If each view represents

Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to the Table group

June 5, 2014Last updated June 25, 2014 by David Yoder

Sessions at Coming to the Table are rarely easy. Despite the time separating current Americans from the era of legal slavery in the United States, the wounds of racial injustice

Acclaimed artists and musical diversity characterize 22nd Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

June 4, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by David Yoder

Ludwig van Beethoven said that his fellow German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was “the immortal god of harmony.” It has now been over two centuries since Bach’s death, but as

Kenyan group begins Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program at EMU

June 4, 2014Last updated June 25, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

Among the 200 people studying at the 2014 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) are eight Kenyan women in the Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program (WPLP). Ranging in age from 23 to 51,

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