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Imagining a better future

September 12, 2024Last updated September 11, 2024 by Josette Keelor

Clinical therapist and Alum of the Year Kendra Conrad Bailey ’03, MA ‘05 ‘humbled’ to journey with clients Kendra Conrad Bailey ’03, MA ’05, a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC)

Six EMU students named Teachers of Promise

May 16, 2024Last updated May 16, 2024 by EMU Communications

Six education students from EMU were selected to attend the 2024 Teachers of Promise Institute, which was held March 22-23 in Midlothian, Virginia. The annual event brings together 100 of

In the News: Furniture maker, EMU alumnus carves craft in tradition

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Furniture maker Landon Heavener '15, who graduated EMU with a bachelor's degree in English, dabbled in several careers — including middle school teacher — before finding his place at the woodworkers' table. Read the article in the Daily News-Record here. Story and photo by Harleigh Cupp / DN-R ... read more about In the News: Furniture maker, EMU alumnus carves craft in tradition from The Daily News-Record

A transformational educator

October 6, 2023Last updated October 10, 2023 by Khalil Garriott

Outstanding Young Alum of the Year Basil Marin ‘10 keeps students’ needs first Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the new position accepted by Dr. Basil Marin.

Five EMU students recognized as Teachers of Promise

April 23, 2023Last updated April 25, 2023 by EMU Communications

Five education students from Eastern Mennonite University were selected to attend the 2023 Teachers of Promise Institute, which was held March 24-25 in Midlothian, Va. The annual event brings together

Education at Eastern Mennonite University

July 15, 2015 by

At EMU we prepare future teachers who teach boldly in a changing world through an ethic of care and critical reflection. For these students, teaching is a calling, an act

CJP alumna and Peace Corps veteran Krista Rigalo leads Michelle Obama’s “Let Girls Learn” global education initiative

June 23, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Kara Lofton

Last week, first lady Michelle Obama, with her daughters and mother, visited London to announce a new partnership between the US and British governments to support girls’ education and empowerment.

Local cross-cultural course leads students through rich diversity of Shenandoah Valley cultures

June 8, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by David Brennan

Doris Harper Allen, 88, greeted a group of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students in the parking lot of Rose’s in Harrisonburg, the former heart of Newtown. She quickly passed out

A little bit of everything in schools’ I.T.

January 1, 2015Last updated February 13, 2015 by

If a computer glitch threatens to derail something like a state-required proficiency test at Harrisonburg (Virginia) High School, Craig Shoemaker’s phone is bound to start ringing. “[Teachers] get anxious,” he said, chuckling. “I’m

Week of multi-faith events sparks interfaith dialogue and intercultural awareness

September 24, 2014Last updated October 9, 2014 by Kara Lofton

“Religious Life” is the kind of topic one would expect Eastern Mennonite University to pick as its 2014 theme for International Education Week. It may surprise some, though, that this

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