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Annual Peacebuilder magazine highlights work in peace, justice and resilience by CJP and its alumni

September 18, 2018Last updated September 18, 2018 by Moderator

Name any current major conflict in the world, domestic or international, and there is likely at least one graduate on location, employing the analysis and peacebuilding tools learned while studying

EMU giving sets new record for philanthropic support

September 10, 2018Last updated September 12, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University set a new record for total philanthropic support during the 2017-18 fiscal year, receiving over $9.1 million in gifts from individuals and private foundations. This significantly tops

Nursing simulation lab undergoes renovations and equipment upgrades to meet growing demand

August 27, 2018Last updated August 27, 2018 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University is expanding its clinical laboratory space and adding simulation equipment to meet a growing national demand for highly qualified nurses. The enhanced capacity will allow the nursing

The deep roots behind a new scholarship for international students at EMU

August 6, 2018Last updated August 7, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Leah Kennel Magal’s spirit was evident for her entire impactful life – and will live on in an endowed scholarship at Eastern Mennonite University that bears her name and that

Inquiry program offers a ‘well-rounded way’ to explore ministry

August 1, 2018Last updated August 17, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University junior Abigail Shelly’s arrival at her home for the summer in Philadelphia was, she said, “a proper foreshadowing” of the love and welcoming spirit she’d experience in

Dr. N. LeRoy Lapp ’56 was a pioneer in occupational lung disease research

July 19, 2018Last updated July 20, 2018 by EMU communications

Dr. N. LeRoy “Lee” Lapp ’56, a pioneer in the study of lung diseases in West Virginia coal miners, passed away July 16, 2018, in Morgantown, West Virginia, at the

Augusta elementary educator awarded literacy scholarship

July 3, 2018Last updated July 19, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Kara Mongold, a reading specialist at Hugh K. Cassell Elementary School in Augusta County Public Schools, is the 2018 recipient of the Linda Heatwole Bland Literacy Scholarship. The scholarship is

Valley Friends and other organizations support Summer Peacebuilding Institute scholarships

June 20, 2018Last updated July 19, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

For many peacebuilders attending Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University, scholarships provide the necessary funds to travel and take courses. Since 2006, the Valley Friends meeting, a group of

EMU lab space to be dedicated in honor of Glenn M. Kauffman, Gary L. Stucky and Robert Yoder

June 14, 2018Last updated July 19, 2018 by EMU communications

As Kirk Shisler met and visited with Eastern Mennonite University alumni through the Suter Science Center capital campaign, the vice president for advancement was struck by the number of times

James Payne’s memorial service at EMU celebrates a life well-lived and support generously given

May 24, 2018Last updated May 24, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

At 3 p.m. each day, James and Marian Payne would stop their activity, whatever it might be, and share tea-time together. That time became significant on Saturday, May 12, as

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