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EMU names new provost

January 23, 2023Last updated January 23, 2023 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University announces the appointment of Tynisha D. Willingham as provost and vice president of academic affairs. She starts July 3, 2023. She will succeed Fred Kniss, who retires

‘Are you ready to be about what you talk about?’: MLK Day 2023 and the making of a ‘Beloved Community’

January 17, 2023Last updated May 3, 2023 by EMU Communications

Will we ever realize being in “beloved community”? What does that look like and where are we on that journey of hope? Eastern Mennonite University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr.

EMU Arts and Lectures Calendar

January 17, 2023Last updated January 23, 2023 by EMU communications

EMU announces fall 2022 Inclusive Excellence Grant awards

January 12, 2023Last updated January 17, 2023 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion announces the recipients of the Inclusive Excellence Grants for fall 2022. The program offers faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to

New York Times features alum Jason Lentz, timbersports icon

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'Maybe it was Jason Lentz’s genetic destiny — though he certainly fought against it — to become one of the world’s best lumberjacks.' Read more about the #1 lumberjack in the world. ... read more about New York Times features alum Jason Lentz, timbersports icon from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/magazine/competitive-lumberjack-timbersports-jason-lentz.html?smid=em-shareHi

EMU’s Top News of 2022

January 10, 2023Last updated January 17, 2023 by Lauren Jefferson

Our news site is one of the most powerful and engaging ways that we tell the EMU story to a global audience. It’s the most-visited page on the EMU website.

EMU to host MLK Jr. Celebration

January 8, 2023Last updated January 17, 2023 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University honors Martin Luther King Jr Day on Sunday, Jan. 15, and Monday, Jan. 16. Immanuel Mennonite Church, 400 Kelley St. in Harrisonburg, will be the site of

Professor’s work featured in ‘Wetlands of Wonder’ documentary

January 5, 2023Last updated January 5, 2023 by Lauren Jefferson

Professor Steven David Johnson, conservation photographer, partnered with production company 302 Stories and writer-director Michael Oates on a new nature documentary “Wetlands of Wonder: The Hidden World of Vernal Pools.”

EMU welcomes new Board of Trustees member

January 2, 2023Last updated January 18, 2023 by EMU Communications

The Rev. Gordon Meriwether MA ‘14 (conflict transformation), MDiv ‘15, has joined the Eastern Mennonite University Board of Trustees. His term began in October 2022. Meriwether serves as director of

Q&A: NYT bestselling poet Kate Baer ’07 discusses her craft

December 28, 2022Last updated January 2, 2023 by EMU Communications

Poet and two-time New York Times bestselling author Kate Baer‘s first book of poetry, What Kind of Woman, published in 2020, was met with critical acclaim and quickly catapulted her writing career. Since then,

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