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Rev. Risher urges MLK celebration attendees to ‘stay woke through this revolution’

January 15, 2018Last updated January 16, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz and Lauren Jefferson

In 1967, Sharon Washington Risher heard The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in Charleston, South Carolina. Then a little girl, she remembers being summoned with a phone call

‘Trust in the Lord in your long journey’: Dedicated commuter students make weekly trek for seminary classes

January 12, 2018Last updated January 15, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

David Gaylor commutes 320 miles round-trip to Eastern Mennonite Seminary each week, traveling from the south-central town of Martinsville and staying Tuesday and Wednesday night. In his second year of

Seeing ‘the cage’: EMU race and gender classmates explore inequality, systemic injustice

January 10, 2018Last updated January 15, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

In their last Fall 2017 class together, the students in SOWK 360 “Race and Gender” stood and linked arms, a living symbol of solidarity and connection after a semester of

Campus visit gives Harrisonburg High GEAR UP students a taste of college life

November 27, 2017Last updated December 4, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Sophomore engineering student Dirk Oyer received instant acclaim as he waved a small handheld wand in front of Harrisonburg High School students. “Hello, HHS,” flashed the blinking LED lights. “Wow!”

EMU Centennial Christmas celebration offers concerts, ‘DoveTale’ play, and lessons and carols service

November 27, 2017Last updated December 3, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Thursday, Nov. 30: Jazz Ensemble Concert Come hear the 16-member ensemble under the direction of Robert Curry play swing, up-tempo funk, two Benny Carter pieces and more at Lehman Auditorium

EMU leaders sign #StudentsAgainstHate statement urging politicians to combat hate

November 27, 2017Last updated November 27, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University student leaders have added their names to a growing list of university student government presidents with an anti-hate call for the nation’s leaders. Following Student Government Association

EMU among sustainability award winners for nitrogen footprint study

November 6, 2017Last updated November 7, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

For its collaborative efforts in the study and reduction of nitrogen pollution, Eastern Mennonite University is among seven institutions to receive a Campus Sustainability Research Award from the Association for

Female cast presents Shakespeare’s Scottish play … with a twist

November 3, 2017Last updated November 6, 2017 by Florence Barrett

Eastern Mennonite University’s fall production of “Macbeth” demanded ingenuity from theater professor and director Heidi Winters Vogel. Vogel wanted to give her senior theater majors, all women, an opportunity to

Soccer team’s seniors raise the bar for athletic and academic excellence

October 31, 2017Last updated November 3, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

On the field, Eastern Mennonite University’s women’s soccer team sits tied for seventh in the ODAC standings and will enter the postseason tournament seeded eighth. In the classroom, they stand

Dolly Sods Wilderness offers field study in a unique alpine ecosystem

October 26, 2017Last updated October 26, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Bird banding, biodiversity and bouldering — this fall, environmental sustainability majors and minors at Eastern Mennonite University enjoyed a field trip to one of the world’s most unique ecosystems, Dolly

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