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EMU announces community organizing and development minor

April 11, 2021Last updated December 10, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

“Community organizing is fundamentally a project of power-building within and among groups of people marginalized from existing power structures,” says Professor Ryan Good, co-director of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center

New environmental justice minor addresses the intersections of environmentalism and social justice movements

September 23, 2020Last updated November 4, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

The term “environmental justice” is increasingly joining the common lexicon of activists and community leaders. The movement addresses massive problems like climate change and racism – but rather than siloing these

EMU’s free summer course ‘Imagining the Future after COVID-19’ open to all

June 17, 2020Last updated June 29, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

What will a post-pandemic world look like? How is COVID-19 affecting each of us differently, and what are our responsibilities to one another in the face of those disparities? What

A ‘live project’ for environmental sustainability students: Park Woods

July 16, 2019Last updated September 18, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

At first, Park Woods seemed … pretty. “Just having this little piece of the woods to come and kind of escape to was so valuable to me,” senior Bekah Mongold

Summer 2019 cross-culturals: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C. and South Africa

June 13, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University students studying on cross-culturals this summer traveled to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C. and South Africa. Cross-cultural study, which students have called an integral and “life-changing” component

Grad School Q & A: Joshua Lomas ’15, pursuing an MEd in higher education at Kutztown University

May 16, 2018Last updated May 16, 2018 by Joshua Lomas

Contributing to an ongoing series about EMU alumni in graduate school, Joshua Lomas ’15 talks about his studies at EMU, where he was a liberal arts major with a concentration in

Tributes by faculty and staff for 2018 Cords of Distinction honorees

May 9, 2018Last updated May 9, 2018 by Compiled by Bernadette Griffith

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2018, at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the

Spring recognition chapel honors nearly 130 student leaders

April 27, 2018Last updated May 14, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Leadership style and abilities emerge from experience and from constant learning, Vice President of Student Life Jim Smucker said in his welcome to Eastern Mennonite University’s spring semester recognition chapel.

Washington Community Scholars’ Center visit showcases student internships

December 14, 2017Last updated December 14, 2017 by Karlyn Gehring and Lauren Jefferson

A contingent of Eastern Mennonite University administrators and faculty recently got a taste of what Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) program participants gain: a sampling of the culture and history

Students honored at fall recognition chapel

December 8, 2017Last updated December 11, 2017 by EMU communications staff

During the Dec. 8 Fall Recognition Chapel, the following students were honored: Academic Success Center Linda Gnagey, director of the Academic Success Center, and Professor Vi Dutcher, with the Writing

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