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New Testament scholar N.T. Wright draws standing-room-only crowds in Harrisonburg

November 26, 2018Last updated November 26, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

N.T. Wright – eminent New Testament scholar and Augsburger Lecture Series guest at Eastern Mennonite University – had just made the point that “image-bearing, God-reflecting” humans were put on this

Student group Safe Space organizes silent protest in response to visiting theologian’s refusal to meet

November 26, 2018Last updated November 26, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

A group of Eastern Mennonite University students gathered outside of Lehman Auditorium before and after a November campus worship service featuring visiting theologian N.T. Wright to draw attention to his

New campus worship format broadens, deepens engagement

October 21, 2018Last updated October 19, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

With the beginning of the new academic year at Eastern Mennonite University comes inevitable changes – a new schedule, new courses and new demands on time. But this fall, one

Baseball coach Adam Posey begins faith formation discussion at spring conference: ‘Meet students where they are’

May 16, 2018Last updated May 21, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Most folks in the audience at Eastern Mennonite University’s April 10 spring faculty-staff conference left the first morning assembly with a much better idea of how assistant baseball coach Adam

Tributes by faculty and staff for 2018 Cords of Distinction honorees

May 9, 2018Last updated May 9, 2018 by Compiled by Bernadette Griffith

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2018, at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the

Hurricane relief efforts unite concerned EMU students

September 28, 2017Last updated September 29, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Surrounded by boxes of supplies and volunteers packing blue and gray buckets to create relief kits, Eastern Mennonite University senior Ryan Faraci still wanted to do more. His efforts, and

Summer ’17 cross-culturals travel to the Navajo Nation, Bolivia, Spain and ‘Anabaptist Europe’

June 2, 2017Last updated July 5, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Madalynn Payne, traveling this summer with the “Radical Europe Anabaptist Roots” cross-cultural group from Eastern Mennonite University, says train travel, walking tours, independent exploration and dining in unfamiliar cultures have

Lenten reflection from Campus Pastor Brian Martin Burkholder

March 16, 2017Last updated March 16, 2017 by Moderator

Too many times I choose the less risky path of remaining in the comfort of complacency. As a follower of Jesus, the one who fulfills prophecy, reinterprets the Law of

EMU’s oldest, most influential student organization YPCA, now Y-Serve, continues its ministry

March 2, 2017Last updated September 27, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson and Caleb Schrock-Hurst

From March 6-10, 2017, Eastern Mennonite University Y-Serve sends four student groups on service learning trips. A special chapel Friday, March 3, at 10 a.m. in Lehman Auditorium, will offer

Ken L. Nafziger honored for his many contributions to EMU

February 1, 2017Last updated February 7, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

At his farewell reception in early January, outgoing Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Ken L. Nafziger characterized his 13-plus years at Eastern Mennonite University as “a

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