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Shane Claiborne Challenges Students to Address Injustice

January 22, 2013Last updated February 4, 2013 by Pete DeLea

For Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) student Brad Mullet, part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy means volunteerism. (Check out photos of MLK Day!) Mullet, a 19-year-old sophomore from Berlin, Ohio,

Exhibit on 400-Year-Old King James Bible at EMU

January 15, 2013Last updated January 30, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

The library at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is hosting a unique exhibit on the King James Bible beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The exhibit, “Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife

Writers Read Jan. 31: Katie Fallon Writes Gently on Her Environmental Passions

January 14, 2013Last updated January 25, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Katie Fallon, an outdoor enthusiast and bird lover who authored Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird (Ruka Press, 2011), kicks off the spring “Writers Read Dinner and

Mark Shriver To Be Commencement Speaker, Bringing Focus on Faith and Service

January 10, 2013Last updated September 24, 2014 by Mike Zucconi and Bonnie Lofton

Mark K. Shriver, a leader in social justice and the son of parents who devoted themselves to public-service work, will give the 95th annual commencement address at Eastern Mennonite University

Visiting Scholar From Iran at EMU

January 9, 2013Last updated January 17, 2013 by Steve Shenk

A Muslim scholar from Iran is teaching at Eastern Mennonite University this academic year as part of a new three-year visiting scholar series. Amir Akrami, from the Iranian Institute of

Swartzendruber Joins In Call For Tighter Controls On Firearms

January 4, 2013Last updated February 5, 2013 by Emily Sharrer

Eastern Mennonite University President Loren Swartzendruber is among more than 300 college presidents asking for tighter gun controls in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., shooting. An open letter addressed

Howard Zehr Shifts to Leading Role in New Restorative Justice Institute

December 21, 2012Last updated September 21, 2013 by Lora Steiner, Bonnie Price Lofton

Howard Zehr, widely known as the “grandfather of restorative justice,” will step aside from his teaching role at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) after the spring 2013 semester and begin co-leading

Film and Forum Series To Spark Interfaith Dialogue

December 21, 2012Last updated January 10, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

The Center for Interfaith Engagement at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is offering a forum and film series to spark dialogue and encourage relationships based on mutual respect and understanding. “Our

‘Weaving Life’ Documentary Wins Award

December 11, 2012Last updated December 31, 2012 by EMU and MennoMedia

Weaving Life, a documentary on the life and death of peacemaker Dan Terry in Afghanistan, has received a gold “Pixie” award for innovation in the use of motion graphics, effects

University Chapel Ushers in Christmas Season

December 4, 2012Last updated December 11, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will usher in the Christmas season on Monday, Dec. 10, at 4:30 p.m., in Lehman Auditorium with a university chapel on the theme, “Love still takes

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