{"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":"2016-06-30T08:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T12:00:21","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"grid-container\">\t\t<article class=\"grid-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"undergrad\" class=\"undergrad-heading\">Undergrad<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"featured-item featured-article post-53785 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-campus-life category-digest category-student-life tag-black-history-month tag-bsa feature-featured-undergrad feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2023\/black-history-month-events-at-emu\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/30170334\/20200213-BSA-Poetry-Slam-20-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/30170334\/20200213-BSA-Poetry-Slam-20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/30170334\/20200213-BSA-Poetry-Slam-20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/30170334\/20200213-BSA-Poetry-Slam-20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/30170334\/20200213-BSA-Poetry-Slam-20-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/30170334\/20200213-BSA-Poetry-Slam-20-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/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\/2023\/black-history-month-events-at-emu\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Black History Month events at EMU<\/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=\"2023-01-30T17:29:33-05:00\">January 30, 2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-02-03T13:39:57-05:00\">Last updated February 3, 2023<\/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>Join Eastern Mennonite University in celebrating Black History Month with a series of events planned by Multicultural Student Services and Black Student Alliance (BSA). Feb. 8, Feb. 22, Mar. 22, <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2023\/black-history-month-events-at-emu\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Black History Month events at EMU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid-item-inner -->\r\n\t\t<\/article><!-- .grid-item -->\r\n\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"graduate\" class=\"graduate-heading\">Graduate<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"featured-item featured-article post-53767 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-biology category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-emu-at-lancaster category-events category-faculty-and-staff category-psychology category-suter-science-center category-suter-science-seminar category-undergraduate-programs feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-featured-graduate feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2023\/spring-23-suter-science-seminars-explore-cell-biology-emotions-and-communication-behavioral-health\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/19124448\/2021018-suter-seminars-News-features.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/19124448\/2021018-suter-seminars-News-features.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/19124448\/2021018-suter-seminars-News-features-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/19124448\/2021018-suter-seminars-News-features-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/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\/2023\/spring-23-suter-science-seminars-explore-cell-biology-emotions-and-communication-behavioral-health\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Spring &#8217;23 Suter Science Seminars explore cell biology, emotions and communication, behavioral health<\/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=\"2023-01-23T14:56:18-05:00\">January 23, 2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-11-16T15:48:50-05:00\">Last updated November 16, 2023<\/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>This semester\u2019s Suter Science Seminar lineup at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) includes three biologists, a psychologist, and a registered nurse. The events will be held in Swartzendruber Hall of the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2023\/spring-23-suter-science-seminars-explore-cell-biology-emotions-and-communication-behavioral-health\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Spring &#8217;23 Suter Science Seminars explore cell biology, emotions and communication, behavioral health<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid-item-inner -->\r\n\t\t<\/article><!-- .grid-item -->\r\n\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"seminary\" class=\"seminary-heading\">Seminary<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"featured-item featured-article post-53652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-cjp category-digest category-seminary feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-featured-seminary feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2023\/emu-announces-new-board-of-trustees-member\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/12\/16105928\/Gordon-Feature-1024x634.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/12\/16105928\/Gordon-Feature-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/12\/16105928\/Gordon-Feature-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/12\/16105928\/Gordon-Feature-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/12\/16105928\/Gordon-Feature.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/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\/2023\/emu-announces-new-board-of-trustees-member\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU welcomes new Board of Trustees member<\/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=\"2023-01-02T11:59:00-05:00\">January 2, 2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-01-18T10:46:28-05:00\">Last updated January 18, 2023<\/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>The Rev. Gordon Meriwether MA \u201814 (conflict transformation), MDiv \u201815, has joined the Eastern Mennonite University Board of Trustees. His term began in October 2022. Meriwether serves as director of <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2023\/emu-announces-new-board-of-trustees-member\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU welcomes new Board of Trustees member<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid-item-inner -->\r\n\t\t<\/article><!-- .grid-item -->\r\n\t<\/section><!-- .grid-container -->\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<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-61637 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-digest category-emu-at-lancaster category-undergraduate-programs tag-academic-excellence tag-deans-list tag-spring-2026 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\/emu-deans-list-spring-semester-2026\/\" 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\/15080716\/EMU-logo-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\/05\/15080716\/EMU-logo-image-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/15080716\/EMU-logo-image-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/15080716\/EMU-logo-image-1.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\/emu-deans-list-spring-semester-2026\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU Dean\u2019s List, spring semester 2026<\/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=\"2026-05-15T08:25:50-04:00\">May 15, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-15T08:25:51-04:00\">Last updated May 15, 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>The Dean\u2019s List, compiled at the end of each semester,\u00a0includes degree-seeking students who achieve a semester GPA of at least 3.75 with no W, I, or F grades for 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emu-deans-list-spring-semester-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU Dean\u2019s List, spring semester 2026<\/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-61473 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-alumni category-campus-community category-campus-life category-commencement-alumni category-digest category-nursing category-undergraduate-programs tag-2026-commencement tag-bachelor-of-science-in-nursing tag-nurses-pinning-ceremony tag-nursing tag-nursing-pinning-ceremony 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\/pinning-ceremony-honors-nursing-graduates-from-class-of-2026\/\" 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\/04173948\/TK105215c-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/04173948\/TK105215c-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/04173948\/TK105215c-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/04173948\/TK105215c-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/05\/04173948\/TK105215c.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\/pinning-ceremony-honors-nursing-graduates-from-class-of-2026\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Pinning ceremony honors nursing graduates from Class of 2026<\/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=\"2026-05-04T18:26:28-04:00\">May 4, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T18:26:29-04:00\">Last updated May 4, 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>Sixteen EMU nursing graduates marked a major milestone Saturday morning during a pinning and commissioning ceremony at Lehman Auditorium. The annual event symbolizes the completion of their education, their entry <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/pinning-ceremony-honors-nursing-graduates-from-class-of-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Pinning ceremony honors nursing graduates from Class of 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61411 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-campus-community category-campus-life category-commencement-alumni category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-student-life category-student-profiles category-undergraduate-programs tag-arelys-martinez-fabian tag-awards tag-commencement tag-commencement-2026 tag-cords-of-distinction tag-dibora-mekonnen tag-emily-suarez-nunez tag-genesis-figueroa tag-honors tag-irais-barrera-pinzon tag-leah-beachy tag-leah-frankenfield tag-roumany-sefin tag-sarah-prroj tag-sophia-armato tag-student-life tag-students 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\/ceremony-honors-2026-cords-of-distinction-recipients\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/28135939\/A230EE21-2406-4506-AF99-41352EB2C5BF_1_105_c-300x209.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/28135939\/A230EE21-2406-4506-AF99-41352EB2C5BF_1_105_c-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/28135939\/A230EE21-2406-4506-AF99-41352EB2C5BF_1_105_c-1024x714.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/28135939\/A230EE21-2406-4506-AF99-41352EB2C5BF_1_105_c-768x535.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/28135939\/A230EE21-2406-4506-AF99-41352EB2C5BF_1_105_c.jpeg 1062w\" 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\/ceremony-honors-2026-cords-of-distinction-recipients\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Ceremony honors 2026 Cords of Distinction recipients<\/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=\"2026-04-28T14:01:49-04:00\">April 28, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-28T14:10:19-04:00\">Last updated April 28, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell with photos by Jon Styer\/At Ease Design &amp; Consulting<\/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>Ten graduating EMU seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients at a ceremony on Friday, April 24, in Martin Chapel. As one of the university\u2019s most valued, cherished, and <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/ceremony-honors-2026-cords-of-distinction-recipients\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Ceremony honors 2026 Cords of Distinction recipients<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61365 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-digest category-nursing tag-alumni tag-brittany-scott tag-daisy-award tag-in-the-news tag-nursing tag-uva-health tag-uva-health-cancer-care-augusta feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uvaconnect.com\/how-brittany-scotts-actions-changed-the-trajectory-of-this-patients-life\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRWE4tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEVG5HSjVqNWh0bkh1cnpvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgFZytnHv_yA9EhJwSCGYMCplZRVWmOVGbH2vHDjmnHvkfWpl96qD_R_N3he_aem_GG7-2P3r8K5b2Jy5aeHN_A\" 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\/27093114\/Britanny-Scott_DAISY-Award_UVA-Health_7-1532x1118-1-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/27093114\/Britanny-Scott_DAISY-Award_UVA-Health_7-1532x1118-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/27093114\/Britanny-Scott_DAISY-Award_UVA-Health_7-1532x1118-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/27093114\/Britanny-Scott_DAISY-Award_UVA-Health_7-1532x1118-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/27093114\/Britanny-Scott_DAISY-Award_UVA-Health_7-1532x1118-1.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:\/\/uvaconnect.com\/how-brittany-scotts-actions-changed-the-trajectory-of-this-patients-life\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRWE4tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEVG5HSjVqNWh0bkh1cnpvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgFZytnHv_yA9EhJwSCGYMCplZRVWmOVGbH2vHDjmnHvkfWpl96qD_R_N3he_aem_GG7-2P3r8K5b2Jy5aeHN_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nursing alumna honored with DAISY Award from UVA Health<\/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\">Sudha Kamath\/UVA Connect | Photo by Kay Taylor\/UVA Health<\/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>Brittany Scott '19<\/strong>, an EMU nursing alumna at UVA Health Cancer Care Augusta, has been honored with a DAISY Award. The award recognizes the \"extraordinary nursing care\" she provided to a patient at the infusion center and her \"true advocacy, critical thinking, compassion, and a commitment to seeing the whole person, not just the symptoms,\" a nomination says. \n\n\n\n\"Brittany Scott's actions changed the trajectory of this patient's life and exemplify the very heart of the DAISY Award,\" it adds.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/uvaconnect.com\/how-brittany-scotts-actions-changed-the-trajectory-of-this-patients-life\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRWE4tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEVG5HSjVqNWh0bkh1cnpvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgFZytnHv_yA9EhJwSCGYMCplZRVWmOVGbH2vHDjmnHvkfWpl96qD_R_N3he_aem_GG7-2P3r8K5b2Jy5aeHN_A\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Nursing alumna honored with DAISY Award from UVA Health from Sudha Kamath\/UVA Connect | Photo by Kay Taylor\/UVA Health<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61353 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-campus-community category-campus-life category-commencement-alumni category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-emu-at-lancaster category-events category-undergraduate-programs tag-commencement tag-commencement-2026 tag-graduation tag-visitors-guide 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\/a-2026-visitors-guide-to-graduation\/\" 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\/21155951\/54500924472_b8dda69853_h-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/21155951\/54500924472_b8dda69853_h-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/21155951\/54500924472_b8dda69853_h-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/21155951\/54500924472_b8dda69853_h-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/21155951\/54500924472_b8dda69853_h-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/21155951\/54500924472_b8dda69853_h.jpg 1600w\" 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\/a-2026-visitors-guide-to-graduation\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">A 2026 visitor\u2019s guide to graduation<\/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=\"2026-04-23T11:23:50-04:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-28T09:32:10-04:00\">Last updated April 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>What to know if you\u2019re attending EMU\u2019s commencement events Commencement is fast approaching, bringing a full weekend of events and ceremonies honoring this year\u2019s graduating class. Here are answers to <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/a-2026-visitors-guide-to-graduation\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about A 2026 visitor\u2019s guide to graduation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61331 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts category-campus-community category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-events category-music category-student-profiles category-undergraduate-programs tag-arts tag-concerto-aria-orchestra-concert tag-elie-hoover tag-music tag-shannon-kiser tag-spring-concert 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\/qa-with-elie-hoover-student-soloist-in-fridays-spring-concert\/\" 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\/20233030\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-10.38.59-PM-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/20233030\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-10.38.59-PM-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/20233030\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-10.38.59-PM-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/20233030\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-10.38.59-PM-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/20233030\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-10.38.59-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-elie-hoover-student-soloist-in-fridays-spring-concert\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Q&amp;A with Elie Hoover, student soloist in Friday\u2019s spring concert<\/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=\"2026-04-20T23:32:14-04:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T12:52:26-04:00\">Last updated April 21, 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>Concerto\/Aria Orchestra ConcertDate: Friday, April 24Time: 7 p.m.Location: Lehman AuditoriumCost: Free (no registration needed) Junior vocalist Elie Hoover (soprano) and senior saxophonist Jadon Harley will perform as student soloists with <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/qa-with-elie-hoover-student-soloist-in-fridays-spring-concert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Q&amp;A with Elie Hoover, student soloist in Friday\u2019s spring concert<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61286 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-arts category-campus-community category-campus-life category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-events category-student-life category-suter-science-center category-undergraduate-programs tag-academic-excellence tag-ace-fest tag-ace-festival tag-arts tag-career-fair tag-conferences tag-emily-guin tag-francisco-rodriguez tag-jeron-baker tag-kirby-dean tag-levi-stutzman tag-micah-mast tag-music tag-provosts-office 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\/ideas-take-shape-at-ninth-annual-ace-festival\/\" 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\/19234730\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-26-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/19234730\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-26-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/19234730\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-26-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/19234730\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-26-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/19234730\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-26.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\/ideas-take-shape-at-ninth-annual-ace-festival\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Ideas take shape at ninth annual ACE Festival<\/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=\"2026-04-20T17:00:56-04:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-20T17:00:57-04:00\">Last updated April 20, 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>Celebration of student scholarship returns with first-ever ACE Festival career fair EMU held its ninth annual Academic and Creative Excellence (ACE) Festival on Wednesday and Thursday. The campuswide event, hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/ideas-take-shape-at-ninth-annual-ace-festival\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Ideas take shape at ninth annual ACE Festival<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61265 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-campus-community category-campus-life category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-events category-faculty-and-staff category-undergraduate-programs tag-academics tag-ace-fest tag-ace-festival tag-authors-reception tag-awards tag-awards-presentation tag-faculty tag-kathryn-howard-ligas tag-kevin-carini tag-office-of-the-provost tag-publications tag-ryan-good tag-student-academic-awards tag-student-writing-awards 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\/emu-celebrates-2026-excellence-in-teaching-award-recipients\/\" 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\/17165706\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-65-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/17165706\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-65-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/17165706\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-65-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/17165706\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-65-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/17165706\/20260416-ACE-Festival-Highlights_JS-65.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\/emu-celebrates-2026-excellence-in-teaching-award-recipients\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU celebrates 2026 Excellence in Teaching Award recipients<\/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=\"2026-04-17T17:37:53-04:00\">April 17, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-17T17:48:54-04:00\">Last updated April 17, 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>Ceremony also honors student writing and academic award winners As part of its ninth annual Academic and Creative Excellence (ACE) Festival, EMU held its 17th annual Authors\u2019 Reception and Award <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emu-celebrates-2026-excellence-in-teaching-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU celebrates 2026 Excellence in Teaching Award recipients<\/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-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<article class=\"post-61349 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-center-for-justice-and-peacebuilding category-cjp category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-events category-graduate-programs category-special-programs category-spi tag-cjp tag-cjp-2 tag-spi-2 tag-summer-peacebuilding-institute 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\/apply-by-may-8-for-summer-peacebuilding-institute\/\" 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\/21074805\/CJP-SPI-logo-300x200.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/21074805\/CJP-SPI-logo-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/21074805\/CJP-SPI-logo.png 722w\" 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\/apply-by-may-8-for-summer-peacebuilding-institute\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Apply by May 8 for Summer Peacebuilding Institute<\/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=\"2026-04-21T04:58:00-04:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T07:49:13-04:00\">Last updated April 21, 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>Each summer, the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) brings together students, practitioners, and professionals from around the world for a unique learning experience centered on conflict transformation, restorative justice, and peacebuilding. <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/apply-by-may-8-for-summer-peacebuilding-institute\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Apply by May 8 for Summer Peacebuilding Institute<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61004 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-biology category-chemistry category-computer-science category-digest category-engineering category-mathematical-sciences category-ms-in-biomedicine category-nursing category-suter-science-center category-undergraduate-programs tag-emu-grows-stem tag-funding tag-grants tag-health-care tag-lab-equipment tag-laboratory-equipment tag-nsf-stem tag-nursing tag-research tag-science-lab tag-stem tag-suter-science-center 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\/emu-awarded-1-39m-federal-grant-for-stem-nursing-programs\/\" 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\/03\/30175044\/20191001-Cadaver-Lab-42-Edit-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30175044\/20191001-Cadaver-Lab-42-Edit-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30175044\/20191001-Cadaver-Lab-42-Edit-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30175044\/20191001-Cadaver-Lab-42-Edit-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30175044\/20191001-Cadaver-Lab-42-Edit-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30175044\/20191001-Cadaver-Lab-42-Edit-2048x1365.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\/emu-awarded-1-39m-federal-grant-for-stem-nursing-programs\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU awarded $1.39M federal grant for STEM, nursing programs<\/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=\"2026-04-09T09:43:39-04:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-09T09:43:40-04:00\">Last updated April 9, 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 has been granted $1.39 million in federal funding to upgrade and expand the laboratory equipment used by STEM and nursing majors. The investment will enhance undergraduate education, expand research <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emu-awarded-1-39m-federal-grant-for-stem-nursing-programs\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU awarded $1.39M federal grant for STEM, nursing programs<\/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-60998 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-campus-community category-cjp category-computer-science category-digest category-graduate-programs category-undergraduate-programs tag-cjp tag-cjp-2 tag-conflict-transformation tag-for-the-record tag-international-students tag-kenya tag-lovemu tag-lovemu-2026 tag-lovemu-giving-day tag-patience-kamau tag-peacebuilder tag-scholarships 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-the-record-patience-kamau-02-ma-17-says-emu-changed-the-trajectory-of-her-life\/\" 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\/03\/30153914\/image-16-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30153914\/image-16-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30153914\/image-16-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30153914\/image-16-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30153914\/image-16-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30153914\/image-16.jpeg 1600w\" 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-the-record-patience-kamau-02-ma-17-says-emu-changed-the-trajectory-of-her-life\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">For the record: Patience Kamau \u201902, MA \u201917 says EMU changed the trajectory of her life<\/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=\"2026-03-31T05:00:00-04:00\">March 31, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-31T06:00:18-04:00\">Last updated March 31, 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>Editor\u2019s Note: This profile is the sixth and final story about students and alumni leading up to the 10th annual LovEMU Giving Day on April 1. For more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/for-the-record-patience-kamau-02-ma-17-says-emu-changed-the-trajectory-of-her-life\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about For the record: Patience Kamau \u201902, MA \u201917 says EMU changed the trajectory of her life<\/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-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<article class=\"post-60177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-digest category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-dmin tag-doctor-of-ministry tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-lilly-endowment tag-louisville-presbyterian-theological-seminary tag-pathways-for-tomorrow tag-seminary-extended tag-union-presbyterian-seminary 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\/2025\/three-seminaries-join-forces-to-strengthen-pastoral-leadership-through-a-large-scale-collaboration-grant-in-the-pathways-for-tomorrow-initiative\/\" 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\/2025\/12\/08094809\/20200306-Seminary-Building-001-1-2048x1365-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/08094809\/20200306-Seminary-Building-001-1-2048x1365-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/08094809\/20200306-Seminary-Building-001-1-2048x1365-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/08094809\/20200306-Seminary-Building-001-1-2048x1365-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/08094809\/20200306-Seminary-Building-001-1-2048x1365-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/08094809\/20200306-Seminary-Building-001-1-2048x1365-1.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\/2025\/three-seminaries-join-forces-to-strengthen-pastoral-leadership-through-a-large-scale-collaboration-grant-in-the-pathways-for-tomorrow-initiative\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Three seminaries join forces to strengthen pastoral leadership through a large-scale collaboration grant in the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative<\/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=\"2025-12-05T11:19:52-05:00\">December 5, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-08T09:51:13-05:00\">Last updated December 8, 2025<\/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>Union Presbyterian Seminary has received a transformative $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to implement Seminary Extended: Strengthening Pastoral Leadership, a groundbreaking collaborative initiative with Eastern Mennonite Seminary and <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2025\/three-seminaries-join-forces-to-strengthen-pastoral-leadership-through-a-large-scale-collaboration-grant-in-the-pathways-for-tomorrow-initiative\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Three seminaries join forces to strengthen pastoral leadership through a large-scale collaboration grant in the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-59934 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-conferences-and-events category-events category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-active-faith tag-almeda-wright tag-augsburger-lecture-series tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-lectures 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\/2025\/emu-welcomes-yale-divinity-school-professor-for-annual-augsburger-lecture-series\/\" 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\/2025\/10\/22113410\/EMU-76-300x200.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/22113410\/EMU-76-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/22113410\/EMU-76-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/22113410\/EMU-76-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/22113410\/EMU-76.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\/2025\/emu-welcomes-yale-divinity-school-professor-for-annual-augsburger-lecture-series\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU welcomes Yale Divinity School professor for annual Augsburger Lecture Series<\/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=\"2025-10-22T11:37:20-04:00\">October 22, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-23T09:57:32-04:00\">Last updated October 23, 2025<\/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 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