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EMU Teacher Education Program awarded CAEP Frank Murray Award

October 21, 2021Last updated November 4, 2021 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University’s Teacher Education Program was one of 26 education providers from 17 states and the United Arab Emirates to win recognition for its continuous improvement in preparing teachers

EMU names five as Teachers of Promise

April 7, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by EMU Communications

Five education students from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) were chosen to attend the 2021 Teachers of Promise Institute, which was held virtually on March 20. The annual event provides professional

Nine alumni among area teachers of the year

April 17, 2019Last updated April 30, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Nine Eastern Mennonite University alumni teaching in Harrisonburg City and Rockingham County Public Schools have been named their schools’ teachers of the year. “I’m thrilled to see EMU graduates named

Eight alumni educators, including Rockingham County’s Teacher of the Year, recognized for professional excellence

June 15, 2018Last updated June 15, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Christine “Chris” Grim ’90, a first-grade teacher at Fulks Run Elementary School for the last 28 years, has been named Lucy F. Simms Educator of the Year by the Rockingham

EMU names five as Teachers of Promise

March 20, 2018Last updated March 23, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Five senior education students from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) were selected to attend the March 2-3 Teachers of Promise Foundation Institute in Richmond, Virginia. The annual event brings together 100

A meditation on vocation: academic departments host chapel services

March 1, 2018Last updated May 21, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Professor Ryan Thompson is a former Christian Church youth pastor who began a master’s degree in counseling at Richmont Graduate University, affiliated with the evangelical church, and then finished his

Alumni teaching in Harrisonburg City Schools are honored by grateful students

February 28, 2018Last updated March 1, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Teachers Allison Eanes and Austin Mumaw were recently honored by two Harrisonburg City Schools students. Both are alumni of Eastern Mennonite University. The 22nd Annual Robert B. and Gladys Hopkins

EMU celebrates 2017 Teachers of Promise

April 21, 2017Last updated April 24, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Four senior education students and one recent graduate from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) were selected to attend the March 24-25 Teachers of Promise Foundation Institute in Richmond, Virginia. The annual

English language learners benefit from EMU educators influenced by Anabaptist values in Harrisonburg, Virginia, reports researcher in Sojourners magazine

December 21, 2016Last updated January 16, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

In a time of rapid change and new demographics in the United States, some communities are better equipped to respond to integration of non-English-speaking immigrant and refugee populations. Because of

EMU faculty on sabbaticals for the 2016-17 academic year plan a variety of scholarly pursuits

August 23, 2016Last updated March 28, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Eastern Mennonite University announces the awarding of sabbaticals for the 2016-17 academic year. Six sabbaticals are granted per year. Proposals from tenured faculty are selected by the Faculty Status Committee,

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