“May I see your photo ID, please?” Everyone entering Lehman Auditorium Wednesday morning, Apr. 23, for the final chapel of spring semester was asked to produce a personal identification or ... read more about Students Report on ‘Life-Changing’ Cross-culturals
Middle East
Student Baptized in Jordan on Easter
EMU student John A. Tyson said he “had thought about it for some time and felt that the time and place were right.” And so, early on Easter Sunday, 2008, ... read more about Student Baptized in Jordan on Easter
Second EMU Group Leaves on Cross-Cultural
Thirty EMU students were commissioned during a chapel service Friday, Jan. 11 for a semester of study and learning in the Middle East and embarked later the same day. It ... read more about Second EMU Group Leaves on Cross-Cultural
A Voice Of Peace
Elias Chacour, Christian-Palestinian-Israeli ambassador for peace, addresses a church leaders’ luncheon at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop By Tom Mitchell, Daily News-Record Upon taking the podium at Monday ... read more about A Voice Of Peace
Professors Lead Middle East Tour
Dorothy Jean Weaver, professor of New Testament at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, and Kevin Clark, adjunct instructor at EMS , will lead a group to Israel/Palestine to tour the country and ... read more about Professors Lead Middle East Tour
Middle East Peacebuilder to Visit EMU/JMU
Elias Chacour, renowned Christian-Palestinian-Israeli ambassador for peace Elias Chacour, a renowned Christian-Palestinian-Israeli ambassador for peace, will make a visit to Eastern Mennonite University and James Madison University in late October, ... read more about Middle East Peacebuilder to Visit EMU/JMU
Student Named Undergraduate ‘Fellow’
Timothy H. Shenk, a student at Eastern Mennonite University, has been named a 2006 Undergraduate Fellow by The Fund for Theological Education (FTE). He is one of 70 students from ... read more about Student Named Undergraduate ‘Fellow’
Family of Ex-Profs Waits In Hopeful Mood
By Leah Nylen, Daily News-Record Ken and Kathryn Seitz were expected to be aboard a ship bound for Cyprus this morning. Back home, the Seitz family remained upbeat about the ... read more about Family of Ex-Profs Waits In Hopeful Mood
Step Forth, People of Faith
Ronald S. Kraybill The headlines tell only part of the story: a venerated mosque decapitated in Samarra, Muslims and Christians slaughtering each other in Nigeria, raids on Christians in Egypt. ... read more about Step Forth, People of Faith
Palestinians Neglected, Trio Says
Sherene Abdulhadi (left), a Muslim Arab, Amira Hillal, a Christian Palestinian, and Roni Hammerman, a Jewish Israeli, speak at EMU on Thursday night. Photo by Michael Reilly By Tom Mitchell, ... read more about Palestinians Neglected, Trio Says