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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

Donning of the Kente ceremony kicks off EMU’s 100th Commencement celebration

April 20, 2018Last updated April 20, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

“The question is, what have you learned, and what traditions has Eastern Mennonite University imprinted on you?” asked Professor David Owusu-Ansah of soon-to-be-graduates at Eastern Mennonite University’s third annual Donning

BSU hosts chapel and town hall on race, launches neighborhood partnership during Black History Month

March 13, 2018Last updated March 14, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Among many other events during 2017 Black History Month at Eastern Mennonite University, a work day kicked off a new partnership with the Northeast Neighborhood Association that will stretch well

EMU representatives join fellow leaders of color at seventh annual MC USA Hope for the Future conference

February 22, 2018Last updated February 27, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Three representatives from Eastern Mennonite University attended the seventh annual Hope for the Future conference hosted by Mennonite Church USA (MC USA). Melody Pannell, professor of social work, M. Esther

Rev. Risher urges MLK celebration attendees to ‘stay woke through this revolution’

January 15, 2018Last updated January 16, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz and Lauren Jefferson

In 1967, Sharon Washington Risher heard The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in Charleston, South Carolina. Then a little girl, she remembers being summoned with a phone call

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