EMU Interim President Rev. Dr. Shannon W. Dycus and Harrisonburg Mayor Deanna Reed, director of alumni engagement and community connections at EMU, spoke at the Harrisonburg International Women's Day March on Saturday, March 7. ... read more about EMU leaders rally crowd at Women’s Day March from Kira Fullington | WHSV-TV3
When Team USA’s athletes took to the ice at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy last month, alumna Hannah Patterson ’14 was there to keep them safe. Patterson ... read more about DSS Special Agent Hannah Patterson ’14 protects America’s athletes at 2026 Olympics and Paralympics
Eight months into her interim presidency, Rev. Dr. Dycus reflects on progress made and the path ahead When the Rev. Dr. Shannon W. Dycus took the reins as EMU’s interim ... read more about Called to serve and lead
“From Dynasty Into Difficulty: McCurdy Leaves TA for Woebegone EMU”… When JD McCurdy decided to move from the high school coaching ranks up to college, that was the headline from ... read more about After 23 years at helm, softball coach McCurdy to retire
Editor’s Note: This profile is the second of six stories about students and alumni leading up to the 10th annual LovEMU Giving Day on April 1. For more information about ... read more about For the record: Arelys Martinez Fabian ’26 found a community that cares
The classroom was packed. Over two-dozen people crowded into seats. Some stood along the sides. Others sat in the aisles. Only a few years after earning an English degree from ... read more about Five questions with Professor Dr. Gloria Rhodes ’88, director of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Editor’s Note: This profile is the first of six stories about students and alumni leading up to the 10th annual LovEMU Giving Day on April 1. For more information about ... read more about For the record: Leah Frankenfield ’26 learned to lead
Alumni reunite to share memories, stories from their time in the program The EMU Washington Semester program started off in the fall of 1976 as a “high-risk proposition,” recalls Phil ... read more about ‘A living, evolving experiment in education’: D.C. program turns 50
Funds will expand capacity, enhance outreach for campus food pantry A new $11,905 grant from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) will expand capacity at the EMU ... read more about EMU receives $12K grant to address food insecurity
As the lead singer of the soulful, bluesy pop band Erin Rae & The Heartbeets, EMU social work grad Erin Murray ’08 has performed in plenty of large venues. She ... read more about ‘Moment of a lifetime’: Alumna sings national anthem with Charlie Puth and choir at Super Bowl