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Mennonite pastor and Obama appointee David Myers reflects on church-state separation during visit to EMU

April 16, 2014Last updated June 11, 2014 by Paul Souder

Lots of director-level appointees work for the federal government. Of that number, a relatively few have the word Reverend on their business cards, and fewer still – perhaps only one

Students explore musical interests within community

April 14, 2014Last updated September 22, 2014 by Steve Shenk and Andrew Jenner

A music student at Eastern Mennonite University might: Sing a classical aria in a voice lesson on Monday mornings; Rehearse works by Mozart and Bono in Chamber Singers on Wednesday

Student-led auction raises $21,000 for science center renovations

April 10, 2014Last updated April 30, 2014 by Paul Souder

Enjoying one of the spring’s first balmy Saturday afternoons, an enthusiastic crowd gathered April 5 on Eastern Mennonite University’s Thomas Plaza for a student-led auction to benefit the Suter Science

Two scholars bring colorful lives, Jewish lens, to conversations at Center for Interfaith Engagement

April 9, 2014Last updated April 23, 2014 by Steve Shenk

Based on the qualities of its visiting scholars, the Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) could make a strong claim to be the most diversified place at Eastern Mennonite University during

Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir chooses EMU music grad as new artistic director

April 4, 2014Last updated April 16, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

The pile of applications to fill the artistic director’s role with the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC) included submissions from across the country and beyond. The person ultimately selected for

Scholars of religion and theology debate purpose and outcomes of interfaith dialogue

April 2, 2014Last updated April 11, 2014 by Steve Shenk

When the Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) at Eastern Mennonite University brings people of different religions together to talk, what’s the point? Should everyone water down their beliefs in order

Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to speak at 2014 commencement

March 31, 2014Last updated September 24, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

Leymah Gbowee, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, will give the address at Eastern Mennonite University’s 96th commencement on Sunday, April 27. Gbowee is a 2007 graduate of EMU,

Student-led auction on April 5 will benefit science center campaign

March 31, 2014Last updated January 6, 2016 by Paul Souder

EMU’s Thomas Plaza will be buzzing with activity on Saturday, April 5, when the Student Government Association (SGA) hosts an auction to benefit the Suter Science Center Campaign. The auction,

Rachel Held Evans: Millenials need church to be a ‘safe place to wrestle with tough questions,’ honor differences

March 28, 2014Last updated April 9, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

When popular Christian author and blogger Rachel Held Evans came to Eastern Mennonite University last week, one student cleared her schedule. First-year seminarian Lindsay Davis was at each of Evans’

Author who left Amish returns to EMU to launch new book

March 24, 2014Last updated March 27, 2014 by Candace Sipos

In recent history, so-called “bonnet fiction” has flourished. That is, fabricated stories relating to the Amish or plain Mennonite cultures, often written by authors not from one of those backgrounds

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