The more than 3,600 people gathered Sunday afternoon, May 1, under a sea of colorful umbrellas at Eastern Mennonite University learned some lessons from bears, but not just any bears. ... read more about EMU Grads Grin and Bear it at Graduation
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EMU Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2011
Eastern Mennonite University will culminate its 2010-11 school year with its 93rd annual commencement exercises 1 p.m. Sunday, May 1, on the front lawn of campus, weather permitting. President Loren ... read more about EMU Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2011
EMU Grad Gives First-Hand Account from Tahrir Square
EMU grad Jihan Al-Alaily was in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during the recent revolution. She received her MA in conflict transformation from EMU in 2002 where she studied as a Fulbright ... read more about EMU Grad Gives First-Hand Account from Tahrir Square
Seminary Offering More Interdisciplinary Study
Eastern Mennonite Seminary is creating more interdisciplinary study options in collaboration with other graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. “EMS collaboration with other graduate programs places seminary learning in the ... read more about Seminary Offering More Interdisciplinary Study
Muslims and Christians from Morocco and U.S. Meet at EMU
Twenty-four leaders from Morocco and the United States met at Eastern Mennonite University Feb. 10-13, 2011, with a smaller follow-up session at Georgetown University on Feb. 14, in a quest ... read more about Muslims and Christians from Morocco and U.S. Meet at EMU
Race Relations is Focus at Hyattsville Church
An event billed as “a frank discussion of race relations in the United States” will be held 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at Hyattsville Mennonite Church, 4217 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, ... read more about Race Relations is Focus at Hyattsville Church
EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
The United States needs to invest more in development and diplomacy to address root causes of insecurity worldwide. And in Iraq, Afghanistan and other global hot spots, local residents must ... read more about EMU Professor Urges Shift in Iraqi, Afghan Strategy
Augsburger Lecture Series Focuses on Faith-based Peace and Justice
‘Search for Common Ground’ to Honor Catalysts for Healing the Legacy of US Slavery
David Works, Shay Banks-Young and Julia Jefferson Westerinen are joining past award winners Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Muhammad Ali in receiving the 2010 Common Ground Award. For over a ... read more about ‘Search for Common Ground’ to Honor Catalysts for Healing the Legacy of US Slavery
In Third Year, Interfaith Peace Camp Keeps Growing
By Tom Mitchell, Daily News-Record As one of the final activities during Interfaith Peace Camp week, children created and flew kites that included each camper’s personal “message of peace.” Photo ... read more about In Third Year, Interfaith Peace Camp Keeps Growing