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Seminary hosts the Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation June 19-30

May 31, 2017Last updated July 13, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

The Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation at Eastern Mennonite Seminary from June 19-30 provides training for those interested in individual spiritual direction and congregational spiritual formation. It also gives participants

EMU to host June 22-25 conference on border- and boundary-crossing women in the Anabaptist tradition

March 29, 2017Last updated April 11, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

From June 22-25, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) hosts “Crossing the Line: Women of Anabaptist Traditions Encounter Borders and Boundaries,” a conference on the theme of women in the Anabaptist tradition

Comedy rules in spring production of Alfred Hitchcock spoof ‘The 39 Steps’

March 18, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by Florence Barrett

Eastern Mennonite University’s Main Stage spring production, “The 39 Steps” is a zany fast-paced Alfred Hitchcock spoof. Other descriptions of the award-winning Broadway show include energetic, chaotic, quirky and packed

Katie Fallon, author of books on vultures and cerulean warblers, shares tales from her avian-centered travels

March 9, 2017Last updated March 24, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Katie Fallon’s first word was “bird.” Her nonfiction essays and books, which Fallon will share at an Eastern Mennonite University Writers Read event on March 23, focus on nature and

Burundi peace activist Jean Claude Nkundwa to receive the CJP Peacebuilder of the Year Award

March 7, 2017Last updated March 13, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Jean Claude Nkundwa, a 2014 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), has been selected for the center’s Peacebuilder of the Year Award. Nkundwa has devoted

Eastern Mennonite University to celebrate Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman’s inauguration April 7, 2017

March 6, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by Andrea Wenger

The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) campus community, alumni and friends are invited to join the inauguration ceremony of Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman on Friday, April 7, at 1 p.m. in

Author to share of friendship with first nurse-midwife in North Carolina

March 2, 2017Last updated March 15, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Author and Munich bookstore owner Lisa Yarger will visit Eastern Mennonite University March 14 as part of the Writers Read series. She’ll read from Lovie: The Story of a Southern

Prepare for civic engagement and tough conversations in polarized times at 2017 Summer Peacebuilding Institute

February 23, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

The skills taught for 22 years at Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute have always been relevant to people in the United States, but now they have a renewed significance.

Got conflict? Growing SPI Community Day reflects citizens’ need for peacebuilding skills

February 21, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

Najeeha Khan came to Friday’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute Community Day at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) to gain organizing skills and learn about facilitating dialogue. The senior international affairs and religion

Campus gears up for MLK Jr. Week celebrations and Black History Month

January 3, 2017Last updated January 23, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

An abundance of cultural, educational, and interactive events about American black history and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place in January and February at Eastern Mennonite

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