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EMU President Calls Students to Build Peace

January 13, 2012Last updated January 27, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) graduates are “called to peacebuilding, at the personal, family, community and global levels,” university president Loren Swarztzendruber told hundreds packed into the opening-semester convocation on Jan.

Nobel Laureate Helps Spark Women’s Program at EMU

December 12, 2011Last updated March 27, 2012 by Bonnie Price Lofton

In her Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech on Dec. 10, 2011, Leymah Gbowee called on women around the world “to unite in sisterhood to turn our tears into triumph, our

EMU President Makes Nobel Trip

December 9, 2011Last updated September 18, 2014 by Nate Delesline III

Eastern Mennonite University alumna Leymah Gbowee will be joined by family, friends and university President Loren Swartzendruber in Oslo this weekend as she accepts the Nobel Peace Prize. Gbowee created

Watch EMU Alum Receive Nobel Peace Prize

December 8, 2011Last updated December 13, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alumna Leymah Gbowee is one of three women jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and will receive the award on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Oslo,

EMU Community: You make a difference

October 24, 2011 by

Dr. Loren Swartzendruber, Eastern Mennonite University president, invites gifts — any size is significant! – to support EMU’s mission. Video by: Lindsey Kolb and Kelby Miller

Humility Links Nobel Winner and Alum Who Was Killed

October 19, 2011Last updated December 22, 2011 by Bonnie Price Lofton and Mike Zucconi

Being humble in the face of adversity and joy intertwined two alumni honored for their devotion to peace and relief of suffering on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Eastern Mennonite

EMU Mourns Goshen Tragedy

October 10, 2011 by

The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) community was deeply saddened to learn of the death of long-time Goshen College (Ind.) professor Jim Miller, 58, who was killed Saturday, Oct. 8, in

Nobel Prize Winner Connected to Peace-Church Tradition

October 7, 2011Last updated March 27, 2012 by Bonnie Price Lofton

One of the three women receiving the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, Leymah Gbowee, is closely connected with the “peace-church tradition” of the Mennonites. Gbowee, who shares the prize with Liberian

Long-Time Former EMU Administrator Dies

October 6, 2011Last updated October 19, 2011 by Jim Bishop

For nearly a century, he recalled names and family connections without hesitation. Now, it’s time for others to remember and celebrate the rich legacy of this remarkable man. Paul Thomas

EMU’s Solar Array Exceeds Expectations

September 22, 2011Last updated October 10, 2011 by Erik Curren

Judging by its performance over the past 10 months, the solar energy system at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will exceed the annual guaranteed power production by 12 percent, according to

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