Visiting Harrisonburg, Va., Sept. 21, Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu received a quilt made by two Mennonite sisters, literature on peace and justice by EMU and news about the role of ... read more about EMU Participates in Archbishop Tutu Visit
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Special 90th Anniversary Issue of Crossroads Now Online
This 90-year retrospective focuses on the buildings and grounds through which EMU has aimed to be ‘a learning community marked by academic excellence.’ Read stories of devotion, sacrifice, love, and ... read more about Special 90th Anniversary Issue of Crossroads Now Online
EMU Doubles National Average of Children Going to Alma Mater
Alumni of EMU are sending their children to the school in numbers that far surpass most colleges nationwide. Twenty-three percent of EMU’s first-year students this fall are from families where ... read more about EMU Doubles National Average of Children Going to Alma Mater
EMU to Participate in Desmond Tutu Recognition
The Most Rev. Desmond Tutu, recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, will visit James Madison University to receive the JMU Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence’s top honor, the ... read more about EMU to Participate in Desmond Tutu Recognition
Students Welcomed to 90th School Year
Happy 90th birthday, EMU! Well, almost. The college will officially turn 90 years old on Oct. 15, 2007. Eastern Mennonite School (as it was called then) began its first classes ... read more about Students Welcomed to 90th School Year
Magazine Gives EMU National Ranking
Eastern Mennonite University is ranked in the “fourth tier” in the “best liberal arts colleges” category in the 2008 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” by “U.S.News & World Report” magazine. ... read more about Magazine Gives EMU National Ranking
Board Honors Former President and Announces Science Center Plans
The portrait of EMU’s seventh president, Joseph L. Lapp, who served 1987-03. Photo by Jim Bishop Former EMU president Joseph L. Lapp and his wife, Hannah Mack Lapp, returned to ... read more about Board Honors Former President and Announces Science Center Plans
BBC News Report: Evangelicals Split on Global Warming
A BBC News report on the religious divide concerning global warming features EMU and President Swartzendruber and nearby Liberty University. Read more… ... read more about BBC News Report: Evangelicals Split on Global Warming
EMU Extends Condolences on Death of Rev. Falwell
It was with sadness that the EMU community learned on Tuesday, May 15 of the sudden and unexpected death of the Rev. Jerry Falwell. “Despite our differences on some theological ... read more about EMU Extends Condolences on Death of Rev. Falwell
2007 Graduates Urged to Discover the Path
EMU awarded a posthumous degree to the late Thomas P. Bowers of Harrisonburg during the school’s 89th commencement held Sunday afternoon, Apr. 29, on the front lawn of campus. Read ... read more about 2007 Graduates Urged to Discover the Path