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Retiring professor Chris Gingrich anchored EMU’s economics program for 24 years

May 22, 2019Last updated May 22, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Jelly beans, tennis balls and cups of coffee – these descriptors appear with regularity when former students remember Professor Chris Gingrich. The first two classroom props were used in activities

New graduate certificates in business administration and organizational leadership serve professional needs

April 23, 2015Last updated May 6, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University will offer two new graduate certificates in business administration and organizational leadership, beginning in the fall of 2015. Both programs are designed for working professionals seeking leadership

From deloitte to an NGO supporting democracies

March 19, 2014Last updated June 19, 2014 by

On the National Democratic Institute ’s website (ndi.org), you’ll find all sorts of stories about NDI’s work abroad on behalf of citizen participation in open and accountable governments. Town hall

Six grads contribute to SNL financial’s data-collection work

March 19, 2014Last updated June 19, 2014 by

You know how Americans picture the CIA combing the world to collect data, keeping careful tabs on which political faction is rising or falling in what country, and which dealer is

Ronald L. Stoltzfus teaches accounting for the ‘public good’

March 18, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by

If you want to understand the passion of Ronald L. Stoltzfus for accounting – notably getting the numbers right, providing complete and transparent information, and putting the public good first –

Money does matter–so let’s talk about it

March 2, 2014Last updated July 2, 2014 by

Our numbers-focused alumni consider how to invest pension funds, what benefits employers can afford, whether a financial institution should offer a particular service, how much life insurance to recommend, and how

Prof Sees Microfinance Efforts Working

October 10, 2007 by Jim Bishop

Spencer Cowles Spencer L. Cowles, chair of the department of business and economics at EMU, feels like he had the best of all possible worlds during his recent sabbatical. Prior

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