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Rockingham County Fair Queen uses platform to advocate for those with hearing loss

February 8, 2022Last updated November 18, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

There is a queen on campus. In her first pageant competition last summer, first-year aspiring nurse Jada Schutt earned her Miss Rockingham County Fair Queen 2021 title. And in her

‘Peacebuilder’ podcast season 3 opens with Jackie Font-Guzmán, EMU’s executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion

February 2, 2022Last updated May 26, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

The “Peacebuilder” podcast, hosted by Patience Kamau MA ‘17, releases the debut episode of its third season today. Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán, the inaugural executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion

Poet and ecohumanist Rei Berroa visits EMU for Writers Read, convocation

January 27, 2022Last updated November 18, 2022 by EMU Communications

Dominican American poet, author and professor Rei Berroa comes to Eastern Mennonite University for two events in early February. He is a professor at George Mason University, teaching Spanish poetry,

‘Use your voice’: EMU honors MLK with day of learning, service

January 18, 2022Last updated November 18, 2022 by EMU Communications

Take risks, be ready to put yourself on the line when the moment calls for it, be inclusive in your vision of “we the people,” and see the struggle against

DN-R: EMU examines silence in face of hatred through ‘Anne & Emmett’ featuring Mayor Reed

January 15, 2022Last updated November 18, 2022 by Jillian Lynch/Daily News-Record

This article ran in the 1/15/2021 Daily News-Record. Weather conditions did not allow for the 1/16 performance of “Anne and Emmett.” Access the 1/17 performance at 3:30 p.m. EST by

EMU hosts MLK Day Celebration 2022

January 10, 2022Last updated November 18, 2022 by EMU Communications

NOTE: The Sunday 1/16 performance of “Anne and Emmett” is cancelled due to weather. Eastern Mennonite University will host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Legacy, Service and

Family honors Stoltzfus and Hertzler legacies through endowment of international student scholarship and DEI support

December 1, 2021Last updated December 8, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

After retiring from the ministry, Robert and Rachel Stoltzfus opened their home and hearts to many international students in Harrisonburg, Virginia. To Jose Koshy [pronounced as the first syllable of

Students experience Navajo and Apache cultures during summer intercultural to U.S. Southwest

September 22, 2021Last updated September 28, 2021 by admin

Sarah Brown’s journal of her summer intercultural* experience in the Navajo Nation is packed with vibrant reflections: from the challenges of travelling in a large group, to joy at playing

Anabaptist World: ‘Drawing on Jesuit and Anabaptist values, EMU’s first DEI director seeks to break down barriers’

September 16, 2021Last updated March 17, 2022 by admin

Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán, executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion, offers a first-person perspective of why she was drawn to Eastern Mennonite University in the September 2021 education-themed issue of

‘Ready to do the hard work’: DEI director sees surge of support during first months in new role

August 18, 2021Last updated August 26, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Scroll down to view an 8/17/2021 interview with Dr. Font-Guzmán. Not a week after beginning in her new role as EMU’s first executive director of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Jacqueline

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