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Business leader and philanthropist Jose Koshy to deliver EMU’s 2024 Commencement address

April 12, 2024Last updated May 8, 2024 by EMU Communications

Jose Koshy, class of ’76, an accomplished business leader and advocate for international students and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), will deliver the keynote address during Eastern Mennonite University’s Commencement

EMU’s 105th Commencement celebrates 348 graduates

May 14, 2023Last updated May 15, 2023 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University awarded 348 total degrees at its 105th Annual Commencement on Sunday, May 7, 2023. The total included 203 undergraduate degrees, 144 master’s degrees, 78 graduate certificates, and

Pioneering nursing professor and scholar Dr. John Lowe ’81 to deliver EMU’s 2023 Commencement address

April 30, 2023Last updated May 1, 2023 by Jen Kulju

Dr. John Lowe, a trailblazing teacher and researcher in health equity for Native American and Indigenous people, will deliver the keynote address during Eastern Mennonite University’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday,

Triplet grads, hailing from Ohio with diverse interests, ‘chose individually’ to come to EMU

May 1, 2015Last updated May 15, 2015 by Ryan Cornell

Just how exactly does a set of triplets from northwest Ohio end up graduating from Eastern Mennonite University? “We chose individually,” Rachel King said. Finishing her sister’s thoughts as she

Author and Washington Post columnist EJ Dionne urges EMU’s Class of 2015 to ‘never stop learning’

April 27, 2015Last updated May 11, 2015 by Ryan Cornell

In an address to Eastern Mennonite University’s graduating class of 2015 Sunday, commencement speaker E.J. Dionne Jr. pulled inspiration from a rather unlikely source: former comedy talk show host Stephen

EMU’s Commencement ceremony moved indoors to Yoder Arena in University Commons due to inclement weather

April 26, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by

Inclement weather has forced EMU’s commencement ceremony indoors to Yoder Arena in University Commons. The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. Disability parking is available in front of University Commons and

Author and political commentator E.J. Dionne to speak at 2015 Commencement

March 31, 2015Last updated April 26, 2015 by Kara Lofton

Best-selling author and political commentator E.J. Dionne will give Eastern Mennonite University’s 2015 Commencement address on Sunday, April 26, at 1 p.m. Dionne is a syndicated columnist for the Washington

Be a risk-taker and a change-maker, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells class of 2014

April 28, 2014Last updated March 17, 2015 by Caleb Soptelean

Courtesy of Caleb Soptelean, Daily News Record, April 28, 2014 “Dare to be laughed at, mocked and scorned.” A Nobel Peace Prize winner gave those words of advice to Eastern

Nobel Laureate Gbowee helps EMU graduates to appreciate taking action – and dancing – in the present

April 28, 2014Last updated March 16, 2015 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Under a postcard-perfect blue sky at Eastern Mennonite University, 467 members of the graduating class of 2014 heard Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee call them to “take action in the

Joshua Mensah emerges as strong communicator, innovator, fulfilling hopes of his Nobel-winning mother in his own way

April 25, 2014Last updated May 9, 2014 by Paul Souder

Joshua Mensah landed at Eastern Mennonite University because his Nobel prize-winning mother, Leymah Gbowee, wanted him to go to a Christian college that emphasizes community and peacebuilding. “Coming from an

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