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Acclaimed poet inspires dialogue about race, belonging, in the U.S. today

October 2, 2014Last updated October 9, 2014 by Liesl Graber, first-year student

Reprinted with slight edits from the student-produced Weather Vane, Oct. 2, 2014. Written by first-year student Liesl Graber. Lyrical words filled Lehman Auditorium last Wednesday evening, capturing the attention of

Black students and faculty produce, tweet, #DontShoot photo in solidarity with national protests

September 26, 2014Last updated October 15, 2014 by Kara Lofton

“Unarmed Black Man Shot Dead by Police” The black-man-killed headline (above) could appear in any newspaper, in any city in the United States, where “land of the free” appears to

Smiles, music, hugs, dancing, food, beauty, love, can be found at the International Festival this Saturday

September 25, 2014Last updated September 29, 2014 by Kara and Bonnie Lofton

More than 9,000 people are expected to flow through the Harrisonburg International Festival this Saturday (09/27/14) swaying to music from a half-dozen areas of the world, partaking of food from

Week of multi-faith events sparks interfaith dialogue and intercultural awareness

September 24, 2014Last updated October 9, 2014 by Kara Lofton

“Religious Life” is the kind of topic one would expect Eastern Mennonite University to pick as its 2014 theme for International Education Week. It may surprise some, though, that this

EMU administration and students join forces to recycle, compost and otherwise aim for sustainability

September 17, 2014Last updated October 2, 2014 by Kara Lofton

On any given day at Eastern Mennonite University, you may see a young person riding a bicycle with an attached trailer piled with recyclables. The job represents a broad value

EMU leaders offer appreciation and wise words regarding the increased diversity of incoming students

August 29, 2014Last updated September 11, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

In their kick-off convocation remarks for the 2014-15 school year, two of Eastern Mennonite University’s leaders highlighted the increasing diversity among EMU’s student population. “The class of 2018 is the

Preparatory music program to offer adult piano lessons

August 22, 2014Last updated September 26, 2014 by Hannah Pitstick

At the Music Teachers National Association conference held this March in Chicago, Chi Nguyen accepted the Recreational Music Making Teaching Fellowship award given by the National Piano Foundation. The James

Death of incoming softball player saddens campus community

August 18, 2014Last updated September 2, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton and Mike Zucconi

The Eastern Mennonite University community was saddened to learn of the death of incoming student Kaitlin Aylor on Saturday, August 16, 2014. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family

WEMC unveils new programming, rebrands as region’s home for classical music

August 8, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

Starting on Monday, Aug. 11, Eastern Mennonite University’s radio station will broadcast more classical music on its 91.7 FM frequency. The station, WEMC, will also begin billing itself as “the

Biomedicine graduate program names first ‘scholar-in-residence’ – Joseph Longacher, MD

August 4, 2014Last updated August 28, 2014 by Steve Shenk

The graduate program in biomedicine at Eastern Mennonite University has appointed its first “scholar-in-residence.” He is Joseph Longacher, a physician who spent most of his career in Richmond, Virginia. Since

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