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 ... read more about ‘Use your voice’: EMU honors MLK with day of learning, service
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DN-R: EMU examines silence in face of hatred through ‘Anne & Emmett’ featuring Mayor Reed
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 ... read more about DN-R: EMU examines silence in face of hatred through ‘Anne & Emmett’ featuring Mayor Reed
EMU hosts MLK Day Celebration 2022
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 ... read more about EMU hosts MLK Day Celebration 2022
Family honors Stoltzfus and Hertzler legacies through endowment of international student scholarship and DEI support
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 ... read more about Family honors Stoltzfus and Hertzler legacies through endowment of international student scholarship and DEI support
Students experience Navajo and Apache cultures during summer intercultural to U.S. Southwest
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 ... read more about Students experience Navajo and Apache cultures during summer intercultural to U.S. Southwest
Anabaptist World: ‘Drawing on Jesuit and Anabaptist values, EMU’s first DEI director seeks to break down barriers’
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 ... read more about Anabaptist World: ‘Drawing on Jesuit and Anabaptist values, EMU’s first DEI director seeks to break down barriers’
‘Ready to do the hard work’: DEI director sees surge of support during first months in new role
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 ... read more about ‘Ready to do the hard work’: DEI director sees surge of support during first months in new role
EMU After the Verdict: Where We Go From Here
On Tuesday evening, just a short time after the verdict was announced, I sent a message to our campus community. I named the value of a cathartic, collective exhale on ... read more about EMU After the Verdict: Where We Go From Here
Hot topics: Five spring semester discussion groups focus on faith, race, and gender
EMU’s campus community entered into a wave of critical discussions about faith, race, and gender this semester. Three book clubs emerged independently, while yet another reading group and a film ... read more about Hot topics: Five spring semester discussion groups focus on faith, race, and gender
Students donate hundreds of books for eager Waterman Elementary readers
If you listen hard enough, you might hear the sound of pages turning. Just down the road from Eastern Mennonite University, Waterman Elementary School is immersed in a reading challenge ... read more about Students donate hundreds of books for eager Waterman Elementary readers