{"id":28665,"date":"2016-06-29T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?page_id=28665"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:11:00","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tabs-container\">\t<ul class=\"tabs-nav-container\"><li><a class=\"tab-nav tab-nav-undergrad active\" href=\"#tab-undergrad\" data-tab-content=\"#tab-undergrad\">Undergrad<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"tab-nav tab-nav-graduate\" href=\"#tab-graduate\" data-tab-content=\"#tab-graduate\">Graduate<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"tab-nav tab-nav-seminary\" href=\"#tab-seminary\" data-tab-content=\"#tab-seminary\">Seminary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><!-- .tabs-nav-container --><div class=\"tabs-content-container\"> \r\n\t\t<section id=\"tab-undergrad\" class=\"tab-content tab-content-undergrad  active\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-62014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-digest category-homecoming category-music category-social-work category-undergraduate-programs tag-alum-of-the-year tag-alum-of-the-year-award tag-alumni tag-alumni-awards tag-chamber-singers tag-eric-brubaker tag-homecoming tag-music tag-social-work tag-steel-wheels tag-the-steel-wheels tag-trent-wagler feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/2026-alum-of-the-year-award-eric-brubaker-01\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/2026-alum-of-the-year-award-eric-brubaker-01\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">2026 Alum of the Year Award: Eric Brubaker \u201901<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-14T07:00:00-04:00\">September 14, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-03T13:38:38-04:00\">Last updated August 3, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This is the first of four profiles about the recipients of EMU\u2019s 2026 Alumni Awards. For more information about the annual awards and a full list of past winners, visit\u00a0emu.edu\/alumni\/awards. <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/2026-alum-of-the-year-award-eric-brubaker-01\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about 2026 Alum of the Year Award: Eric Brubaker \u201901<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-62155 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-alumni category-digest category-mathematical-sciences category-undergraduate-programs tag-alumni tag-artemis-i tag-artemis-ii tag-artemis-mission tag-dragonfly-mission tag-engineering tag-math tag-nasa tag-science tag-space-exploration tag-stephan-goertzen feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/for-this-emu-alumnus-it-really-is-rocket-science\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477-300x200.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/for-this-emu-alumnus-it-really-is-rocket-science\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">For this EMU alumnus, it really is rocket science<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T16:10:16-04:00\">September 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T16:10:17-04:00\">Last updated September 10, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Math grad Stephan Goertzen \u201916 helps advance space exploration through work on NASA\u2019s Artemis missions If you were one of the nearly 150 million viewers who watched NASA\u2019s coverage of <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/for-this-emu-alumnus-it-really-is-rocket-science\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about For this EMU alumnus, it really is rocket science<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-62230 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-applied-social-sciences category-digest category-undergraduate-programs category-wcsc tag-dc-program tag-emu-washington-semester tag-intercultural tag-internships tag-student-profiles tag-washington-d-c feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/capital-lessons-inside-the-emu-washington-semester\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14-300x197.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14-1024x674.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/capital-lessons-inside-the-emu-washington-semester\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Capital lessons: Inside the EMU Washington Semester<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-01T06:00:00-04:00\">September 1, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T10:15:17-04:00\">Last updated August 28, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Dima Kassem, associate director of communications &amp; recruitment at EMU Washington Semester<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For many college students, the idea of moving to a new city, starting a demanding internship, and living independently for the first time is as equally thrilling as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/capital-lessons-inside-the-emu-washington-semester\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Capital lessons: Inside the EMU Washington Semester<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-62172 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-biology category-campus-community category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-undergraduate-programs tag-andrea-nord tag-biology tag-environmental-science tag-megan-moran tag-new-faculty feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-faculty-join-emu-natural-sciences\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/28114806\/EMU-2026-08-28T114730.867-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/28114806\/EMU-2026-08-28T114730.867-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/28114806\/EMU-2026-08-28T114730.867-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/28114806\/EMU-2026-08-28T114730.867-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/28114806\/EMU-2026-08-28T114730.867.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-faculty-join-emu-natural-sciences\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">New faculty join EMU Natural Sciences\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T16:33:00-04:00\">August 28, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T16:33:01-04:00\">Last updated August 28, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">EMU Communications<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>EMU&#8217;s Department of Natural Sciences welcomes two new faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year: Dr. Megan Moran, assistant professor of environmental scienceDr. Moran is a wildlife ecologist who completed <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-faculty-join-emu-natural-sciences\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about New faculty join EMU Natural Sciences\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-62065 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-digest category-nursing category-suter-science-center category-undergraduate-programs tag-grant-funding tag-nursing tag-science tag-senate tag-stem tag-stem-grant tag-tim-kaine feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/kaine-on-campus\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/10161307\/2026-07-07-Tim-Kaine-EMU-Visit-115-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/10161307\/2026-07-07-Tim-Kaine-EMU-Visit-115-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/10161307\/2026-07-07-Tim-Kaine-EMU-Visit-115-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/10161307\/2026-07-07-Tim-Kaine-EMU-Visit-115-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/10161307\/2026-07-07-Tim-Kaine-EMU-Visit-115.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/kaine-on-campus\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Sen. Kaine tours EMU campus<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-08-11T06:11:57-04:00\">August 11, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-11T06:11:58-04:00\">Last updated August 11, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell with photos by Caleb Swortzel\/EMU<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Celebrates $1.39M in federal Community-Directed Spending to upgrade and expand lab equipment used by STEM and nursing majors During a tour of the EMU campus last month, U.S. Sen. Tim <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/kaine-on-campus\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Sen. Kaine tours EMU campus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-applied-social-sciences category-campus-community category-digest category-history tag-alumni tag-ande-banks tag-city-government tag-city-manager tag-crossroads tag-crossroads-2026 tag-royals-reign feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/we-run-this-city\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/23174630\/image-7-300x199.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/23174630\/image-7-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/23174630\/image-7-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/23174630\/image-7.jpeg 939w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/we-run-this-city\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">We run this city<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-02T06:00:00-04:00\">July 2, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-30T14:04:50-04:00\">Last updated June 30, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Harrisonburg City Manager Ande Banks \u201997 says EMU prepared him for a career of leadership and service Ande Banks \u201997, city manager of Harrisonburg since 2022, says leading the place <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/we-run-this-city\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about We run this city<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61818 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-conferences-and-events category-events category-vaca tag-alumni tag-america250 tag-cassidy-walker tag-concerts tag-downtown-harrisonburg tag-harrisonburg-downtown-renaissance tag-hdr tag-levitt-amp-harrisonburg-music-series tag-va250 tag-vaca feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/qa-with-cassidy-walker-25-development-manager-for-harrisonburg-downtown-renaissance\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/29175705\/Screenshot2025-04-01at11.09.48-PM-300x199.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/29175705\/Screenshot2025-04-01at11.09.48-PM-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/29175705\/Screenshot2025-04-01at11.09.48-PM-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/29175705\/Screenshot2025-04-01at11.09.48-PM-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/29175705\/Screenshot2025-04-01at11.09.48-PM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/qa-with-cassidy-walker-25-development-manager-for-harrisonburg-downtown-renaissance\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU&#8217;s Cassidy Walker \u201925 of Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance talks VA250 fireworks and community<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-30T11:27:13-04:00\">June 30, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-30T11:27:54-04:00\">Last updated June 30, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>VACA grad talks about her love for Downtown Harrisonburg, the lessons she brought from EMU, and the city\u2019s \u2018biggest fireworks show yet\u2019 Levitt AMP Music Series kickoff concert and VA250 <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/qa-with-cassidy-walker-25-development-manager-for-harrisonburg-downtown-renaissance\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU&#8217;s Cassidy Walker \u201925 of Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance talks VA250 fireworks and community<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61792 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-digest category-mens-soccer category-psychology tag-alumni tag-app-state tag-appalachian-state-university tag-in-the-news tag-mens-soccer tag-parker-leap tag-psychology tag-soccer feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/appstatesports.com\/news\/2026\/6\/18\/athletics-leap-returns-to-app-state-as-associate-a-d-for-sport-psychology-mental-wellness.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/23073608\/leap-300x169.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/23073608\/leap-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/23073608\/leap-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/23073608\/leap-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/23073608\/leap.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/appstatesports.com\/news\/2026\/6\/18\/athletics-leap-returns-to-app-state-as-associate-a-d-for-sport-psychology-mental-wellness.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Alumnus joins App State as associate AD<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"in-the-news-source\">Appalachian State University Athletics<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n<strong>Dr. Parker Leap \u201915<\/strong> has been hired as associate athletics director for sport psychology and mental wellness at Appalachian State University. A former Royals soccer forward, Leap earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from EMU.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/appstatesports.com\/news\/2026\/6\/18\/athletics-leap-returns-to-app-state-as-associate-a-d-for-sport-psychology-mental-wellness.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Alumnus joins App State as associate AD from Appalachian State University Athletics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-arts category-digest category-ma-in-counseling category-psychology category-undergraduate-programs category-vaca tag-anna-westfall tag-art-therapy tag-art-therapy-minor tag-arts tag-graduate-counseling-program tag-michael-horst tag-psychology tag-rachel-tusing tag-vaca tag-visual-and-communication-arts feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-art-therapy-minor-launches-at-emu-this-fall\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/09162903\/image-4-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/09162903\/image-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/09162903\/image-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/09162903\/image-4.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-art-therapy-minor-launches-at-emu-this-fall\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">New art therapy minor launches at EMU this fall<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-15T09:31:39-04:00\">June 15, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-15T09:31:40-04:00\">Last updated June 15, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A new art therapy minor for students majoring in studio art, psychology, and art education will be offered at EMU this fall. Combining coursework in Visual and Communication Arts (VACA) <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-art-therapy-minor-launches-at-emu-this-fall\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about New art therapy minor launches at EMU this fall<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"more-undergrad\" href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/category\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/?paged=2\">More Articles<\/a><\/p>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/section><!-- #tab-undergrad -->\r\n\t \r\n\t\t<section id=\"tab-graduate\" class=\"tab-content tab-content-graduate \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-62343 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-cjp category-graduate-programs category-star tag-cjp tag-church-world-service tag-cjp-2 tag-mennonite-disaster-service tag-star tag-strategies-for-trauma-awareness-and-resilience tag-trauma feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.org\/story\/25-years-after-sept-11-tragedy-star-program-still-shines\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/11144120\/STAR-300x169.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/11144120\/STAR-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/11144120\/STAR-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/11144120\/STAR.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.org\/story\/25-years-after-sept-11-tragedy-star-program-still-shines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Twenty-five years after Sept. 11 attacks, STAR program still shines<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"in-the-news-source\">Susan Kim | Mennonite Disaster Service<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\nStrategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) emerged from the ashes of Sept. 11, when hundreds of millions of people were grieving over the deaths and destruction caused by the attacks. The evidence-based training program offered by EMU teaches people how to understand trauma, stop cycles of violence, and build healing resilience. Twenty-five years later, STAR is still changing lives.\n\n\n\n\n <a href=\"https:\/\/mds.org\/story\/25-years-after-sept-11-tragedy-star-program-still-shines\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Twenty-five years after Sept. 11 attacks, STAR program still shines from Susan Kim | Mennonite Disaster Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-62137 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-campus-community category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-doctor-of-ministry tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-ethan-king tag-lilly-endowment tag-seminary-extended-grant feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-to-partner-with-local-congregations\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12-300x158.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12-1024x538.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12-768x403.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-to-partner-with-local-congregations\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Seminary to partner with local congregations<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T10:25:58-04:00\">August 28, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A new program launching at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in October will form collaborative, co-learning relationships with five local congregations each year. The program, A Seminary for Every Congregation, will bring <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-to-partner-with-local-congregations\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Seminary to partner with local congregations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-62046 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-alumni category-campus-community category-cjp category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-alumni tag-alumni-awards tag-brittany-caine-conley tag-cjp tag-cjp-2 tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-faculty tag-rev-brittany-caine-conley feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/rev-caine-conley-joins-faculty\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/rev-caine-conley-joins-faculty\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Rev. Caine-Conley joins faculty<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T07:09:07-04:00\">August 12, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T07:09:15-04:00\">Last updated August 12, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Pastor, organizer, and leader in movement chaplaincy has extensive experience supporting communities through crisis, healing, and transformation The recipient of EMU\u2019s 2025 Outstanding Young Alum Award, the Rev. Brittany \u201cSmash\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/rev-caine-conley-joins-faculty\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Rev. Caine-Conley joins faculty<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-arts category-digest category-ma-in-counseling category-psychology category-undergraduate-programs category-vaca tag-anna-westfall tag-art-therapy tag-art-therapy-minor tag-arts tag-graduate-counseling-program tag-michael-horst tag-psychology tag-rachel-tusing tag-vaca tag-visual-and-communication-arts feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-art-therapy-minor-launches-at-emu-this-fall\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/09162903\/image-4-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/09162903\/image-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/09162903\/image-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/09162903\/image-4.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-art-therapy-minor-launches-at-emu-this-fall\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">New art therapy minor launches at EMU this fall<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-15T09:31:39-04:00\">June 15, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-15T09:31:40-04:00\">Last updated June 15, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A new art therapy minor for students majoring in studio art, psychology, and art education will be offered at EMU this fall. Combining coursework in Visual and Communication Arts (VACA) <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-art-therapy-minor-launches-at-emu-this-fall\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about New art therapy minor launches at EMU this fall<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61733 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-alumni category-athletics category-business-and-leadership category-digest category-mba category-mens-volleyball category-student-profiles category-undergraduate-programs tag-athletics tag-business-administration tag-coaching tag-community tag-danielle-lickey tag-growth tag-jim-leaman tag-marketing-and-communications tag-mba tag-mens-volleyball tag-nate-mcghee tag-newport-news tag-odac tag-resilience tag-sports-marketing tag-students tag-transfer tag-volleyball feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/finding-his-footing\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/04135253\/image-1-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/04135253\/image-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/04135253\/image-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/04135253\/image-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/04135253\/image-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/04135253\/image-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/finding-his-footing\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Finding his footing<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-04T14:54:20-04:00\">June 4, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-04T14:54:21-04:00\">Last updated June 4, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell with photos and video by Macson McGuigan \u201917<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Athlete-turned-assistant coach Nate McGhee \u201924, MBA \u201926, whose collegiate volleyball dreams were once dashed, says EMU gave him a second chance to succeed When Nate McGhee \u201924, MBA \u201926, arrived <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/finding-his-footing\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Finding his footing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-campus-guests category-campus-ministries category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-seminary tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-lilly-endowment tag-seminary tag-thriving-in-ministry feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-hosts-thriving-in-ministry-conference\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-hosts-thriving-in-ministry-conference\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Seminary hosts Thriving in Ministry conference<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-14T11:37:25-04:00\">May 14, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-14T11:37:27-04:00\">Last updated May 14, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">EMU Communications<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A range of faith leaders gathered at Eastern Mennonite Seminary from May 5-6 for a two-day conference focused on exploration and learning. The conference, \u201cThriving in Ministry: Family Systems Theory <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-hosts-thriving-in-ministry-conference\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Seminary hosts Thriving in Ministry conference<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61592 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-alumni category-campus-community category-campus-life category-cjp category-center-for-justice-and-peacebuilding category-commencement-alumni category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-events category-faculty-and-staff category-graduate-programs category-student-life category-undergraduate-programs tag-2026-commencement tag-class-of-2026 tag-commencement tag-graduation feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emus-108th-commencement-sends-forth-304-graduates\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07233321\/DSC06770-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07233321\/DSC06770-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07233321\/DSC06770-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07233321\/DSC06770-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07233321\/DSC06770.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emus-108th-commencement-sends-forth-304-graduates\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU\u2019s 108th Commencement sends forth 304 graduates<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-07T23:57:50-04:00\">May 7, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-07T23:59:34-04:00\">Last updated May 7, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Eastern Mennonite University awarded 313 degrees during its 108th annual Commencement on Sunday, May 3. The total included 171 undergraduate degrees, 129 graduate degrees, 10 seminary degrees, and three doctor <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emus-108th-commencement-sends-forth-304-graduates\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU\u2019s 108th Commencement sends forth 304 graduates<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61567 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-campus-community category-cjp category-commencement-alumni category-digest category-graduate-programs category-student-life tag-2026-commencement tag-celebration-of-blessings tag-cjp tag-cjp-2 tag-cjp-graduation tag-commencement tag-dr-gloria-rhodes tag-gloria-rhodes tag-graduation tag-hannah-gilman tag-jacob-sankara tag-jamila-gaskins tag-kory-schaeffer tag-latoya-fernandez tag-peacebuilding feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/celebration-of-blessings-sends-off-cjp-graduates-with-joy-and-love\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07180259\/DSC03933c-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07180259\/DSC03933c-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07180259\/DSC03933c-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07180259\/DSC03933c-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/07180259\/DSC03933c.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/celebration-of-blessings-sends-off-cjp-graduates-with-joy-and-love\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Celebration of Blessings sends off CJP graduates with joy and love<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-07T18:32:38-04:00\">May 7, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-07T22:03:08-04:00\">Last updated May 7, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In his welcome remarks at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding\u2019s annual Celebration of Blessings, Kory Schaeffer MA \u201924 had one final request, not of the 17 CJP graduates, but <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/celebration-of-blessings-sends-off-cjp-graduates-with-joy-and-love\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Celebration of Blessings sends off CJP graduates with joy and love<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61363 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digest category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-alive-community-outreach tag-dmin tag-doctor-of-ministry tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-in-the-news tag-national-public-radio tag-nonviolence tag-npr tag-rev-angelo-mante feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wboi.org\/arts-culture\/2026-04-17\/adult-education-initiative-builds-a-culture-of-nonviolence\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/22103154\/in-the-news-thumbnail-768x512-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/22103154\/in-the-news-thumbnail-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/22103154\/in-the-news-thumbnail-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wboi.org\/arts-culture\/2026-04-17\/adult-education-initiative-builds-a-culture-of-nonviolence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">DMin student\u2019s adult education initiative builds a culture of nonviolence<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"in-the-news-source\">Julia Meek | 89.1 WBOI<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\nThe <strong>Rev. Angelo Mante<\/strong>, a graduate student in Eastern Mennonite Seminary\u2019s Doctor of Ministry program, serves as co-founder and executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/alivefw.org\/\">Alive Community Outreach<\/a>. The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based organization cultivates a community of nonviolence through relationships and education and was recently featured on 89.1 WBOI, a National Public Radio member station.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wboi.org\/arts-culture\/2026-04-17\/adult-education-initiative-builds-a-culture-of-nonviolence\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about DMin student\u2019s adult education initiative builds a culture of nonviolence from Julia Meek | 89.1 WBOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"more-graduate\" href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/category\/academics\/graduate-programs\/?paged=2\">More Articles<\/a><\/p>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/section><!-- #tab-graduate -->\r\n\t \r\n\t\t<section id=\"tab-seminary\" class=\"tab-content tab-content-seminary \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-62137 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-campus-community category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-doctor-of-ministry tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-ethan-king tag-lilly-endowment tag-seminary-extended-grant feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-to-partner-with-local-congregations\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12-300x158.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12-1024x538.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12-768x403.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/17130626\/image-12.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-to-partner-with-local-congregations\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Seminary to partner with local congregations<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T10:25:58-04:00\">August 28, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A new program launching at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in October will form collaborative, co-learning relationships with five local congregations each year. The program, A Seminary for Every Congregation, will bring <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-to-partner-with-local-congregations\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Seminary to partner with local congregations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-62046 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-alumni category-campus-community category-cjp category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-alumni tag-alumni-awards tag-brittany-caine-conley tag-cjp tag-cjp-2 tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-faculty tag-rev-brittany-caine-conley feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/rev-caine-conley-joins-faculty\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/06134425\/image-10.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/rev-caine-conley-joins-faculty\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Rev. Caine-Conley joins faculty<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T07:09:07-04:00\">August 12, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T07:09:15-04:00\">Last updated August 12, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Pastor, organizer, and leader in movement chaplaincy has extensive experience supporting communities through crisis, healing, and transformation The recipient of EMU\u2019s 2025 Outstanding Young Alum Award, the Rev. Brittany \u201cSmash\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/rev-caine-conley-joins-faculty\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Rev. Caine-Conley joins faculty<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-campus-guests category-campus-ministries category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-seminary tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-lilly-endowment tag-seminary tag-thriving-in-ministry feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-hosts-thriving-in-ministry-conference\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/13120553\/20260506-Thriving-in-Ministry-Conference_MM-001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-hosts-thriving-in-ministry-conference\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Seminary hosts Thriving in Ministry conference<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-14T11:37:25-04:00\">May 14, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-14T11:37:27-04:00\">Last updated May 14, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">EMU Communications<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A range of faith leaders gathered at Eastern Mennonite Seminary from May 5-6 for a two-day conference focused on exploration and learning. The conference, \u201cThriving in Ministry: Family Systems Theory <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/seminary-hosts-thriving-in-ministry-conference\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Seminary hosts Thriving in Ministry conference<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61363 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digest category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-alive-community-outreach tag-dmin tag-doctor-of-ministry tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-in-the-news tag-national-public-radio tag-nonviolence tag-npr tag-rev-angelo-mante feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wboi.org\/arts-culture\/2026-04-17\/adult-education-initiative-builds-a-culture-of-nonviolence\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/22103154\/in-the-news-thumbnail-768x512-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/22103154\/in-the-news-thumbnail-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/22103154\/in-the-news-thumbnail-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wboi.org\/arts-culture\/2026-04-17\/adult-education-initiative-builds-a-culture-of-nonviolence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">DMin student\u2019s adult education initiative builds a culture of nonviolence<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"in-the-news-source\">Julia Meek | 89.1 WBOI<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\nThe <strong>Rev. Angelo Mante<\/strong>, a graduate student in Eastern Mennonite Seminary\u2019s Doctor of Ministry program, serves as co-founder and executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/alivefw.org\/\">Alive Community Outreach<\/a>. The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based organization cultivates a community of nonviolence through relationships and education and was recently featured on 89.1 WBOI, a National Public Radio member station.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wboi.org\/arts-culture\/2026-04-17\/adult-education-initiative-builds-a-culture-of-nonviolence\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about DMin student\u2019s adult education initiative builds a culture of nonviolence from Julia Meek | 89.1 WBOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61123 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-campus-life category-campus-ministries category-chapel category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-seminary category-special-programs category-student-life tag-brian-martin-burkholder tag-campus-worship tag-campus-worship-service tag-dr-kevin-seidel tag-easter tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-emu-gospel-choir tag-kay-pettus tag-makinto tag-mukarabe tag-mukarabe-makinto-inandava tag-worship feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/campus-community-celebrates-easter-at-worship-service\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/08144634\/IMG_5331-300x225.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/08144634\/IMG_5331-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/08144634\/IMG_5331-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/08144634\/IMG_5331-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/08144634\/IMG_5331.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/campus-community-celebrates-easter-at-worship-service\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Campus community celebrates Easter at worship service<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-08T17:52:58-04:00\">April 8, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-08T17:53:21-04:00\">Last updated April 8, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell with photos by Aric Berg<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>EMU celebrated Easter with a morning of worshipful music, biblical readings, and reflections on the holiday&#8217;s significance during a campus worship service at Martin Chapel on Wednesday. The service was <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/campus-community-celebrates-easter-at-worship-service\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Campus community celebrates Easter at worship service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60906 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-biology category-business-and-leadership category-campus-community category-digest category-education category-faculty-and-staff category-seminary tag-biology tag-board-of-trustees tag-business tag-business-and-leadership tag-daniel-b-suter tag-daniel-b-suter-endowed-chair-of-science tag-dr-james-m-leaman tag-dr-james-yoder tag-dr-katherine-evans tag-dr-peter-dula tag-dr-tynisha-willingham tag-endowed-chair tag-endowment tag-faculty tag-honors tag-jesse-t-byler tag-jesse-t-byler-endowed-chair-in-education tag-jim-leaman tag-jim-yoder tag-kathy-evans tag-longacre-endowed-chair-in-business-and-leadership tag-myron-s-augsburger tag-myron-s-augsburger-endowed-chair-of-theology tag-natural-sciences tag-peter-dula tag-religion-and-culture tag-scholarship tag-teacher-education tag-undergraduate-teacher-education feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/four-professors-honored-as-endowed-chairs\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07111601\/20260407-Campus-Scenerey-004-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07111601\/20260407-Campus-Scenerey-004-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07111601\/20260407-Campus-Scenerey-004-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07111601\/20260407-Campus-Scenerey-004-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07111601\/20260407-Campus-Scenerey-004.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/four-professors-honored-as-endowed-chairs\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Four professors honored as endowed chairs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-08T09:49:55-04:00\">April 8, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-08T14:58:07-04:00\">Last updated April 8, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>EMU is proud to announce that four of its esteemed faculty members have been appointed as endowed chairs, effective fall 2026. The appointments were confirmed by the EMU Board of <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/four-professors-honored-as-endowed-chairs\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Four professors honored as endowed chairs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60577 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-seminary tag-david-evans tag-faculty tag-in-the-news tag-sermons feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evanstonroundtable.com\/2026\/02\/09\/damned-whiteness-evanston-sermon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evanstonroundtable.com\/2026\/02\/09\/damned-whiteness-evanston-sermon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Professor David Evans shares message of \u2018beloved community\u2019 with Chicago-area church<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"in-the-news-source\">Joerg Metzner | Evanston RoundTable<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n<strong>Dr. David Evans<\/strong>, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, delivered a guest sermon on radical solidarity on Sunday, Feb. 8, at First United Methodist Church of Evanston, Illinois.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/evanstonroundtable.com\/2026\/02\/09\/damned-whiteness-evanston-sermon\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Professor David Evans shares message of \u2018beloved community\u2019 with Chicago-area church from Joerg Metzner | Evanston RoundTable<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-bible-and-religion category-campus-community category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-seminary tag-dorothy-jean-weaver tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-faculty tag-in-memoriam tag-kevin-clark tag-les-horning tag-sarah-ann-bixler tag-seminary tag-spiritual-direction tag-spiritual-formation tag-wendy-miller feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/in-memoriam-wendy-miller-ma-91-professor-emerita-established-spiritual-formation-program-at-seminary\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/in-memoriam-wendy-miller-ma-91-professor-emerita-established-spiritual-formation-program-at-seminary\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">In Memoriam: Wendy Miller MA \u201991, professor emerita, established spiritual formation program at seminary<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-06T17:23:40-05:00\">February 6, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-06T18:35:27-05:00\">Last updated February 6, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The&nbsp;Rev. Wendy J. Miller MA \u201991 (church leadership)&nbsp;may have been short in stature and soft in voice, but her influence loomed large, say those close to her. \u201cShe had a <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/in-memoriam-wendy-miller-ma-91-professor-emerita-established-spiritual-formation-program-at-seminary\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about In Memoriam: Wendy Miller MA \u201991, professor emerita, established spiritual formation program at seminary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60546 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-seminary tag-black-history-month tag-david-evans tag-faculty tag-in-the-news tag-naacp feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/2026\/02\/04\/harrisonburg-rockingham-naacp-chapter-reflects-100-years-black-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1-300x178.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1-1024x607.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1-768x455.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/2026\/02\/04\/harrisonburg-rockingham-naacp-chapter-reflects-100-years-black-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Professor reflects on 100 years of Black History Month<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"in-the-news-source\">Ryan Hartnett | WHSV-TV3<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\nAs the newly appointed vice president of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham NAACP, <strong>Dr. David Evans<\/strong>, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, presented on the significance of Black History Month during the chapter's meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 3.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/2026\/02\/04\/harrisonburg-rockingham-naacp-chapter-reflects-100-years-black-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Professor reflects on 100 years of Black History Month from Ryan Hartnett | WHSV-TV3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"more-seminary\" href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/category\/academics\/graduate-programs\/seminary\/?paged=2\">More Articles<\/a><\/p>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/section><!-- #tab-seminary -->\r\n\t<\/div><!-- .tabs-content-container --><\/div><!-- #tabs-container -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nAs the newly appointed vice president of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham NAACP, <strong>Dr. David Evans<\/strong>, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, presented on the significance of Black History Month during the chapter's meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 3.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/2026\/02\/04\/harrisonburg-rockingham-naacp-chapter-reflects-100-years-black-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Professor reflects on 100 years of Black History Month from Ryan Hartnett | WHSV-TV3<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28665","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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