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Seminary graduates commissioned to ‘grow into God’s mission in a new time and place’

April 30, 2017Last updated May 1, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Thirteen graduates of Eastern Mennonite Seminary received blessings, degrees and certificates during Saturday’s seminary commencement. They were also accompanied by the observation, offered by associate dean Nancy Heisey, that “today

Following retirement announcement, interim leadership changes planned for Eastern Mennonite Seminary and graduate school

March 28, 2017Last updated March 29, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University announces several changes in leadership to Eastern Mennonite Seminary and the School of Graduate and Professional Studies beginning July 1, 2017. These changes come with the March

Reformation documentary features four EMU experts on religion, history and peacebuilding

November 11, 2016Last updated March 28, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Four faculty and staff at Eastern Mennonite University are interviewed in a documentary about the Protestant Reformation, This Changed Everything: 500 Years of Reformation. The documentary, released in September, is

With the ageless theme of finding hope in times of fear, seminary convocation opens new academic year

September 2, 2016Last updated September 2, 2016 by Laura Lehman

With natural and man-made disasters on the collective minds of many students and faculty, Eastern Mennonite Seminary dean Michael King provided some assurance in his opening convocation address. “Will we

EMU faculty on sabbaticals for the 2016-17 academic year plan a variety of scholarly pursuits

August 23, 2016Last updated March 28, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Eastern Mennonite University announces the awarding of sabbaticals for the 2016-17 academic year. Six sabbaticals are granted per year. Proposals from tenured faculty are selected by the Faculty Status Committee,

Seminary associate dean Nancy Heisey heads into new leadership role with creativity and conviction

August 8, 2016Last updated March 28, 2017 by Walt Wiltschek

Lonnie Yoder and Nancy Heisey have a shared problem—a good problem. Both love teaching, but they are also gifted at administration and seeing the big picture. At Eastern Mennonite Seminary

Eastern Mennonite University announces structural leadership changes

June 24, 2016Last updated March 28, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University President’s Cabinet, with the support of the Board of Trustees, announces a new organizational structure. These changes, which focus on enrollment and graduate studies, including Eastern Mennonite

Lutheran senior community in Winchester serves as satellite site for seminary’s clinical pastoral education courses

June 21, 2016Last updated March 28, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Theological students from Eastern Mennonite Seminary, along with clergy and laypersons pursuing Clinical Pastoral Education, will be able to continue earning credits toward their denominational ordination requirements and/or certification as

Veterans’ needs are an area of rising concern, and an opportunity for learning and ministry, at Eastern Mennonite Seminary

May 27, 2016Last updated November 21, 2017 by Walt Wiltschek with Lauren Jefferson

A conversation about the needs and issues facing military veterans has been arising in an unexpected place this year: the halls of Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS). The dialogue has grown

Skillful, talented seminary class includes graduates with dual MBA and counseling degrees

May 2, 2016Last updated March 28, 2017 by Laura Lehman and Walt Wiltschek

Matt Stearn’s walk across the Eastern Mennonite Seminary commencement stage on April 30 was not only a personal milestone, but an institutional one. Stearn is the first student to complete

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