Donald Kraybill Archives

EMU centennial theme to celebrate “past, present and future” of university and Eastern Mennonite School

February 3, 2015Last updated February 4, 2015 by Amelia Brust

From an inaugural graduating class of seven students to 467 for the class of 2014, Eastern Mennonite University is not the same school it was a century ago. Plans for

Artistic productions desired for EMU’s huge centennial party

September 16, 2014Last updated September 26, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

For Eastern Mennonite University’s 100th anniversary in 2017, EMU’s centennial planning committee is soliciting ideas and proposals for special productions of music, theater and the visual arts. “We would like

EMU historical library sees leadership transition – Simone Horst succeeds Lois Bowman

July 10, 2014Last updated August 18, 2014 by Paul Souder

On July 1, Simone Horst became the special collections librarian of the Menno Simons Historical Library at Eastern Mennonite University. If her leadership tenure lasts as long as her two

Hostetter to chair steering committee for EMU’s 100th anniversary celebration

May 2, 2014Last updated September 22, 2014 by Steve Shenk

The steering committee for the 100th anniversary celebration of Eastern Mennonite University in 2017-18 will be chaired by Louise Otto Hostetter, a 1979 graduate who has served on many boards

Symposium on ‘Forgiveness’ Focuses on Amish Tragedy

October 7, 2008 by Jim Bishop

The blood was hardly dry on the bare board floor of the West Nickel Mines School in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pa., when Amish parents sent words of forgiveness to