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EMU to host MLK Jr. Celebration

January 13, 2025Last updated January 19, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

This story has been updated to reflect changes due to inclement weather. Eastern Mennonite University will host the eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 19, and

EMU student wins coveted Rhodes Scholarship

November 18, 2024Last updated January 17, 2025 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is pleased to announce that senior Meredith Lehman, from Dover, Ohio, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Lehman was one of only

Mayor Reed, fixture on EMU’s campus, inspires civic engagement among students

October 22, 2024Last updated October 15, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

With Election Day (Nov. 5) fast approaching, students at EMU say that having an elected official, Mayor Deanna Reed, on campus has motivated them to become civically engaged. Reed, who

New track & field complex dedicated

October 17, 2024Last updated October 17, 2024 by Kate Szambecki

Alumni, faculty, staff, students and community members showed up in large numbers for the Track & Field Complex Dedication on Saturday, Oct. 12 during EMU’s 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend.

Mythology meets musical in EMU Theatre’s production of “The Lightning Thief”

October 2, 2024Last updated September 30, 2024 by Ryan Cornell, Photos by Macson McGuigan/EMU

EMU Theatre is bringing Rick Riordan’s beloved young adult novel to life in its fall production of “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.” The epic rock musical premieres at

Third annual Royals Go Downtown offers EMU students ‘taste’ of Harrisonburg

September 27, 2024Last updated September 27, 2024 by Ryan Cornell, Photos by Jon Styer/At Ease Design & Consulting

Downtown Harrisonburg, Virginia, transformed into a sea of blue on Thursday, Sept. 26, as about 270 EMU students, clad in matching shirts, participated in the third annual Royals Go Downtown,

Detroit Poet Laureate headlines Verses & Vibes event

September 13, 2024Last updated September 12, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Date: Monday, Sept. 23Time: 7 p.m.Location: Common Grounds, EMU University Commons, 1307 Park Road, HarrisonburgCost: Free (no registration required) An evening of powerful poetry performed by jessica Care moore and

Save the date for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2024

August 29, 2024Last updated September 17, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Alumni, parents, students and community members are invited to celebrate Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 11-13, 2024. This year’s events include a Royal City Celebration, a theater

EMU recognized for commitment to first-generation college students

August 7, 2024Last updated August 7, 2024 by EMU Communications

Selected for inclusion in the FirstGen Forward Network FirstGen Forward recently announced Eastern Mennonite University as one of 80 new members of the FirstGen Forward Network for 2024-25. To be

Tales from the turf

July 18, 2024Last updated July 18, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

EMU’s field hockey coaches, players share stories and successes through the years When Eastern Mennonite University built a turf field in 1989, it became the first school in the Old

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