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Twenty-two grads look forward to fall Donning of the Kente ceremony

April 29, 2020Last updated April 30, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

The Donning of the Kente ceremony is traditionally the first event of Eastern Mennonite University’s Commencement ceremonies. This spring’s event, along with other graduation events, has been postponed until fall

Former NAACP president preaches Black history, past and present, is God’s movement among us and touches us all

February 26, 2020Last updated March 1, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

It took a few years of persistence and many phone calls on the part of Eastern Mennonite University’s Director of Multicultural Services Celeste Thomas to bring The Rev. Dr. Cornell

MLK Day 2020 at EMU in photos

January 21, 2020Last updated January 30, 2020 by Moderator

Eastern Mennonite University’s MLK Day celebrations included service projects, lectures and workshops, a convocation, film showings and much more. Enjoy photos of highlighted events by Macson McGuigan, Kiana Childress and

MLK Day 2020 at EMU

January 13, 2020Last updated January 23, 2020 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 19-20, 2020, with a range of events on campus, in the Harrisonburg community, and in Washington, D.C. View all

Ribbon-cutting marks opening of ‘The Royal Treatment’ barbershop, salon and student lounge

January 22, 2019Last updated January 22, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University celebrated the opening of its newest student lounge – “The Royal Treatment,” an informal barbershop and salon – during its observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Learning, service and inspiration to ‘break the silence’ during EMU’s multi-day MLK celebration

January 22, 2019Last updated January 22, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Nearly 28 events, including lectures, service projects and workshops, were scheduled for Eastern Mennonite University’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, styled as a “day on” instead of a

New student lounge, ‘The Royal Treatment’ barbershop and salon, opens on MLK Day

January 16, 2019Last updated January 24, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

On Friday afternoons and other days on demand, senior Mark Loving III opens an informal barbershop in his campus apartment at Eastern Mennonite University. Guys and a few girls, too,

Get involved! Serve, learn, celebrate during EMU’s MLK Day

December 18, 2018Last updated April 8, 2019 by EMU communications

Mark your calendar and clear the day! The excitement is building for a full day of service, learning and celebration on and off campus Monday, January 21, in honor of

Fall convocation highlights diversity’s opportunities

August 29, 2018Last updated September 3, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

In the annual fall “coming together” of convocation at Eastern Mennonite University, President Susan Schultz Huxman invited community members, both the newly arrived and those returning to Harrisonburg and off

Student activism presents learning opportunities for all, says faculty/staff conference keynote

August 17, 2018Last updated August 21, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Professor Felipe Hinojosa offered a message of promise during his keynote address “Another University Is Possible” at Eastern Mennonite University’s annual fall faculty and staff conference: Embrace students as visionaries

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