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Dr. Abraham Davis, first director of multi-cultural services at EMU, honored for his groundbreaking work

December 14, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

As befits a scholar of language and oral interpretation, Dr. Abraham Davis Jr. began a late November chapel service held in his honor at Eastern Mennonite University with a few

EMU president Loren Swartzendruber calls for action, pledges engagement in response to extremism of all forms

December 8, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Loren Swartzendruber

Advent is traditionally a time of unrest, of unease, of latent coming. Yet, as a practicing Christian of some 50 years, a pastor, and the president of Eastern Mennonite University

EMU signs memorandum with Kosovo to aid in graduate teacher training and promote cross-cultural exchanges

September 16, 2015Last updated September 29, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) may soon be hosting a cohort of teachers from Kosovo in the master’s of education program. The university is now engaged in a 10-year agreement with

‘Bound together by love’: Convocation opens new academic year with music, prayer and words to inspire

September 3, 2015Last updated September 16, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

The 2015 convocation to dedicate the new academic year at Eastern Mennonite University began and ended yesterday [Sept. 2] with music: first the triumphal tones of the Lehman Auditorium organ

Eastern Mennonite University introduces revitalized logo

July 10, 2015Last updated August 25, 2015 by EMU communications staff

With centennial celebrations planned for 2017-18, a new strategic plan in development, and increasingly diverse program offerings, Eastern Mennonite University has revitalized its logo. The former logo and font first

Bach Festival founder Ken J. Nafziger honored with Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award, vows to ‘keep on musicking’

June 18, 2015Last updated July 13, 2015 by Randi B. Hagi

Ken J. Nafziger, professor of music at Eastern Mennonite University, recently became the third honoree to receive the Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award. He accepted the award at

New Orie O. Miller biography to be celebrated by contemporaries at Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society meeting

May 5, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

He has seen more of the world than Marco Polo. He has opened more mission fields than David Livingstone. He has been as innovative in his world of church ministries

Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir kicks off busy spring with concert, auditions and ‘fun’ new choirs

April 6, 2015Last updated April 13, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

The Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC) hosts their annual spring concert, a kick-off to a busy spring season of auditions and fundraising. SVCC also introduces unauditioned spring choirs for children

Author and political commentator E.J. Dionne to speak at 2015 Commencement

March 31, 2015Last updated April 26, 2015 by Kara Lofton

Best-selling author and political commentator E.J. Dionne will give Eastern Mennonite University’s 2015 Commencement address on Sunday, April 26, at 1 p.m. Dionne is a syndicated columnist for the Washington

Ways to address inherited genetic disorders explored in visit to Lancaster clinic serving “Plain” Anabaptist communities

February 19, 2015Last updated March 6, 2015 by Kara Lofton

The Clinic for Special Children in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, is geographically nestled within the Old Order Amish and Mennonite populations of Lancaster, County. Similarly, EMU and the Heartland Clinic in Dayton,

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