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In Memoriam: Terry Dean Beitzel

February 2, 2021Last updated February 8, 2021 by EMU communications

EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding mourns the passing of Terry Dean Beitzel, professor in the Justice Studies Department at James Madison University and director of the Mahatma Gandhi Center

Grant funds collaborative project on visual forms of Anabaptist worship

February 1, 2021Last updated February 8, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Jerry Holsopple, professor of visual and communication arts at Eastern Mennonite University, was recently awarded a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. He and co-applicant Rebecca

Samuel Doe MA ’98 moves to new position with UNDP South Sudan

January 31, 2021Last updated February 1, 2021 by EMU communications

The United Nations Development Programme welcomed Samuel Gbaydee Doe to South Sudan as the agency’s new Resident Representative. The conflict, peace, and development professional has wide ranging international policy advisory

In Memoriam: Dr. Samuel L. Horst, professor emeritus of history

January 28, 2021Last updated February 2, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Samuel L. Horst, professor emeritus of history at Eastern Mennonite University, died Jan. 6, 2021, at the age of 101. Horst taught history at EMU for nearly 28 years: from

Recent grads file patent, hoping to put a dent in global food waste

January 28, 2021Last updated March 2, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Austin Engle ’20 and Ben Stutzman ’20 recently became inventors, successfully patenting the “Garbage Grader” they created while still students at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). The invention analyzes plates of

Returning to the roots: Local farmers adopt restorative practices

January 26, 2021Last updated January 26, 2021 by Kathleen Shaw/Daily News-Record

Jonathan McRay MA ’13 (conflict transformation) is Eastern Mennonite University’s sustainability and social justice curriculum consultant. As co-founder of Silver Run Forest Farm in Harrisonburg, McRay has hosted practicum experiences

EMU shares hopes for 2021

January 25, 2021Last updated February 5, 2021 by admin

In her spring 2021 convocation address, “The Call of the Magi: Find a New Path”, President Susan Schultz Huxman ended by urging us to find a new path and create new ways

Team of students and professors publishes research in ‘Phytochemistry’ journal

January 24, 2021Last updated February 5, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Have you ever crushed the needles of a spruce or pine tree between your fingers and inhaled the crisp refreshing scent? The smell is created by the release of volatile

Four earn inaugural Royal Award for Staff Performance (and coveted golden emus)

January 21, 2021Last updated January 26, 2021 by EMU communications

Who wouldn’t want to hug a trophy, pose for a commemorative photo, and put a golden emu on proud display in their office? Not that staff at Eastern Mennonite University,

Spring Athletics Update: Watch our Royals in action online; Kratz to join Jan. 27 Fireside Gathering

January 20, 2021Last updated January 25, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

As he settled into his courtside seat on Saturday in Yoder Arena, James DeBoer had a smile on his face. “I’ve missed seeing our Royals in action, and even though

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