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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,

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

Record Incoming Class Boosts Fall Enrollment

October 10, 2011Last updated September 19, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

Incoming students cast their vote for Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in record numbers as an influx of 234 new faces marks a third straight year of increased total enrollment. Total

Harvard Prof, EMU Alum to Speak on Campus

October 6, 2011Last updated October 11, 2011 by Andrea Schrock Wenger

Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a Harvard Medical School Dean traces author Dr. Joseph B. Martin’s journey from Mennonite farm boy to the highest levels of academic achievement and leadership.

Called to “Community” at EMU

September 2, 2011Last updated October 4, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

Let’s be less individualistic and work harder at building community, urged the president of Eastern Mennonite University in his 2011-12 kick-off address to the entire campus community on Aug. 31.

EMU announces new faculty for 2011-12 academic year

August 18, 2011Last updated September 12, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University welcomes 15 new faculty to the ranks for the 2011-12 academic year. The new faculty, announced by Dr. Fred Kniss, provost, and Dr. Nancy Heisey, vice president

Harvard Hosts EMU Funding Strategy Meetings for New Science Facility

April 12, 2011Last updated January 6, 2016 by Andrea Schrock Wenger

BOSTON — Harvard Medical School provided the backdrop for a historic gathering intended to generate lead funding strategies for Eastern Mennonite University’s $30 million capital campaign to create new science

Swartzendruber Appointed to Third Presidential Term

January 14, 2011Last updated January 28, 2011 by Jim Bishop

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Loren Swartzendruber will serve another four-year term as president of Eastern Mennonite University. Andrew (Andy) Dula of Lancaster, Pa., chair of the EMU board of trustees, announced

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