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NPR personality, author and raconteur Martha Woodroof shares humor, life experiences at Writer’s Read event

by Walt Wiltschek

On her Facebook page, Martha Woodroof offers the following whirlwind summary of her career journey: “NPR freelancer, WMRA public radio person, restaurateur, essayist, country music jock, college dropout, TV talk
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Playwright and teacher Sheri Bailey, an advocate for racial healing and dialogue, brings next Writers Read installment

by Lauren Jefferson

“A great forum for people with radically different perspectives to have a reasonable discussion” – that’s how playwright Sheri Bailey characterizes one of her most popular plays, “Abolitionists’ Museum,” in
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Ten Chinese scholars join EMU community to learn teaching techniques and immerse themselves in the English language

by Kara Lofton

For the Chinese scholars at Eastern Mennonite University this semester, witnessing the difference between Chinese and American educational systems has been enlightening. “In China, students are willing to listen to
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Award-winning poet opens 2014-15 Writers Read series with performance of the new black poems and others

by Mike Zucconi

Evie Shockley, an award-winning poet who embraces both free-verse and traditional styles of writing, will open up the 2014-15 Writers Read series on Wednesday, September 24, at 8 p.m. in Eastern Mennonite
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