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EMU announces new partnership with Peace Corps

October 11, 2021Last updated December 17, 2021 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University announces a new partnership with the Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program. The program offers financial assistance and internships to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who

Community leader Stan Maclin connected EMU to local activism

January 17, 2021Last updated January 22, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

Stan Maclin GC ’01 (ministry studies), the community organizer, pastor, educator, and tireless advocate for racial and social justice in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and beyond, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2021, at

Into the Virtual Classroom: A snapshot of EMU’s move online in spring 2020

May 9, 2020Last updated June 2, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

This was neither the end of the semester we anticipated nor the graduation we expected, but it is the semester we have completed and the graduation we celebrate, said Dean

Senior orator wins C. Henry Smith contest with speech on the silencing of the church’s ‘political’ voice

April 4, 2019Last updated April 15, 2019 by Jourdyn Friend

Sylvia Mast, a senior biology major and honors minor from Broadway, Virginia, won the C. Henry Smith oratorical contest at Eastern Mennonite University with her speech “An Exploration of Language—Recognizing

Lobbyist alum engages CJP students with D.C. policymakers

October 31, 2018Last updated January 16, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Even though the odds against peacebuilding can seem stacked, Theo Sitther, a lobbyist for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), has also seen consensus in Washington D.C. – this

Diane Randall, with Friends Committee on National Legislation, champions faith-based political advocacy

May 11, 2017Last updated October 3, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

The power of faith-based political advocacy was the theme of a lecture by Diane Randall, executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), as part of Horizons of

Refugee teens discover strengths and work to smooth newcomers’ paths with Harrisonburg High’s Peer Leader program

March 22, 2017Last updated June 21, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

For 15 students participating in a resilience training at Eastern Mennonite University, one role-play activity hit close to home. The small-group skits were focused on inviting students to learn how

Student accomplishments and leadership during fall semester celebrated at chapel service

December 9, 2015Last updated May 2, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

A variety of student accomplishments were celebrated at Eastern Mennonite University’s annual Fall Student Recognition chapel service today [Dec. 9, 2015]. Campus Ministries Undergraduate campus minister Lana Miller began with

Contingent of EMU educators to present at annual Peace and Justice Studies Conference in Harrisonburg

October 6, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

As peace and justice studies educators from around the country converge on James Madison University for the Oct. 15-17 Peace and Justice Studies Conference, a large contingent of faculty and

Peacebuilding graduate students join Friends Committee on National Legislation for ‘lobby weekend’

March 30, 2015Last updated April 17, 2015 by Kara Lofton

If true peace is to be achieved, peacebuilders must step beyond theory and into tangible arenas of injustice or conflict. That belief is why Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice

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