{"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-61194 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-biology category-digest tag-alumni tag-awards tag-ben-ruth tag-biology tag-cardiology tag-dr-ben-ruth tag-golden-stethoscope-award tag-medical-science tag-patient-care tag-physician tag-sentara-rmh-medical-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\/cardiologist-ben-ruth-09-receives-prized-golden-stethoscope-award\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/13113337\/B-Ruth0-300x169.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/13113337\/B-Ruth0-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/13113337\/B-Ruth0-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/13113337\/B-Ruth0-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/13113337\/B-Ruth0.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\/cardiologist-ben-ruth-09-receives-prized-golden-stethoscope-award\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Cardiologist Ben Ruth \u201909 receives prized Golden Stethoscope Award<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-13T12:13:53-04:00\">April 13, 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>Award is considered \u201cone of the highest honors a Sentara RMH physician can receive\u201d Dr. Ben Ruth \u201909, a noninvasive cardiologist with Sentara Cardiology Specialists in Harrisonburg, received the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/cardiologist-ben-ruth-09-receives-prized-golden-stethoscope-award\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Cardiologist Ben Ruth \u201909 receives prized Golden Stethoscope Award<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61187 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-arts category-campus-community category-campus-guests category-campus-life category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-events category-student-life category-sustainability category-suter-science-center category-undergraduate-programs tag-academic-and-creative-excellence-festival tag-academic-excellence tag-ace-festival tag-calyx-global tag-climate tag-common-read tag-dr-deborah-lawrence tag-environmental-science tag-environmental-sustainability tag-office-of-the-provost tag-provost 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\/noted-environmental-scientist-to-present-ace-fest-keynote-on-wednesday\/\" 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\/10144238\/EMU-2026-04-10T113857.110-300x200.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/10144238\/EMU-2026-04-10T113857.110-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/10144238\/EMU-2026-04-10T113857.110-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/10144238\/EMU-2026-04-10T113857.110-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/10144238\/EMU-2026-04-10T113857.110.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/noted-environmental-scientist-to-present-ace-fest-keynote-on-wednesday\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Noted environmental scientist to present ACE Fest keynote on Wednesday<\/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=\"2026-04-10T14:45:54-04:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-10T17:17:40-04:00\">Last updated April 10, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Deborah Lawrence, chief scientist and director of forest and land at Calyx Global, to speak about \u2018our connection to nature\u2019 ACE Fest Keynote AddressDate: Wednesday, April 15Time: 10:15-11:15 a.m.Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/noted-environmental-scientist-to-present-ace-fest-keynote-on-wednesday\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Noted environmental scientist to present ACE Fest keynote on Wednesday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60881 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-campus-community category-commencement-alumni category-digest category-student-profiles category-undergraduate-programs tag-academic-excellence tag-commencement tag-commencement-2026 tag-cords-of-distinction 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\/emu-announces-2026-cords-of-distinction-honorees\/\" 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\/09105438\/2026-Cords-of-Distinction-Recipients-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/09105438\/2026-Cords-of-Distinction-Recipients-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/09105438\/2026-Cords-of-Distinction-Recipients-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/09105438\/2026-Cords-of-Distinction-Recipients-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/09105438\/2026-Cords-of-Distinction-Recipients.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-announces-2026-cords-of-distinction-honorees\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU announces 2026 Cords of Distinction honorees<\/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=\"2026-04-10T12:55:00-04:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-13T11:27:39-04:00\">Last updated April 13, 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>Ten graduating seniors are Eastern Mennonite University&#8217;s 2026 Cords of Distinction recipients. They will wear blue and gold cords signifying their achievement during the 2026 Commencement. A special ceremony honoring <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emu-announces-2026-cords-of-distinction-honorees\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU announces 2026 Cords of Distinction honorees<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60994 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts category-campus-community category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-undergraduate-programs category-vaca tag-biodiversity tag-in-the-news tag-magazines tag-national-wildlife-magazine tag-nature tag-steven-david-johnson tag-vaca tag-visual-and-communication-arts tag-wildlife 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\/professors-backyard-pond-makes-it-onto-cover-of-national-magazine\/\" 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\/10094728\/EMU-2026-04-10T094703.104-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/10094728\/EMU-2026-04-10T094703.104-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/10094728\/EMU-2026-04-10T094703.104-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/10094728\/EMU-2026-04-10T094703.104-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/10094728\/EMU-2026-04-10T094703.104.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\/professors-backyard-pond-makes-it-onto-cover-of-national-magazine\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Professor&#8217;s backyard pond makes it onto cover of national magazine<\/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=\"2026-04-10T11:08:41-04:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-10T11:08:42-04:00\">Last updated April 10, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In the spring 2026 issue of National Wildlife Magazine, Steven David Johnson, professor of Visual and Communication Arts (VACA) at EMU, writes about how his daughter&#8217;s school project building a <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/professors-backyard-pond-makes-it-onto-cover-of-national-magazine\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Professor&#8217;s backyard pond makes it onto cover of national magazine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-61178 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts category-campus-community category-campus-life category-student-life category-theater tag-musical tag-shakespeare tag-studio-theater tag-the-winters-tale tag-theatre feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnronline.com\/news\/emu-theatre-presents-spin-on-the-winters-tale\/article_078885bb-6f20-5746-8f85-c58b65d488f3.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/20093416\/The-Winters-Tale-Web-Slide-300x180.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/20093416\/The-Winters-Tale-Web-Slide-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/20093416\/The-Winters-Tale-Web-Slide-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/20093416\/The-Winters-Tale-Web-Slide-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/20093416\/The-Winters-Tale-Web-Slide-1536x922.png 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/20093416\/The-Winters-Tale-Web-Slide-2048x1229.png 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:\/\/www.dnronline.com\/news\/emu-theatre-presents-spin-on-the-winters-tale\/article_078885bb-6f20-5746-8f85-c58b65d488f3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">&#8216;The Winter&#8217;s Tale: A Musical Adaptation&#8217; now playing<\/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\">Shane Mettlen | Daily News-Record<\/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>\nEMU Theatre's production of \u201cThe Winter\u2019s Tale: A Musical Adaptation\u201d opened at the Lee Eshleman Studio Theater on Thursday and runs through Sunday, April 12. Get your tickets at <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/theatre\"><strong>emu.edu\/theatre<\/strong><\/a> before they're gone!\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnronline.com\/news\/emu-theatre-presents-spin-on-the-winters-tale\/article_078885bb-6f20-5746-8f85-c58b65d488f3.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about &#8216;The Winter&#8217;s Tale: A Musical Adaptation&#8217; now playing from Shane Mettlen | Daily News-Record<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60969 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-campus-community category-digest category-iep category-language-and-literature category-student-life category-student-profiles category-undergraduate-programs tag-alumni tag-chad-gusler tag-english tag-gaurav-pathania tag-iep-2 tag-joyce-beachy tag-kevin-seidel tag-language-and-literature tag-marketing-2 tag-marti-eads tag-writing-studies 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\/joyce-beachy-25-found-friendship-in-faculty-at-emu\/\" 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\/30114918\/IMG-20250504-WA0106-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30114918\/IMG-20250504-WA0106-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30114918\/IMG-20250504-WA0106-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30114918\/IMG-20250504-WA0106-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/30114918\/IMG-20250504-WA0106.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\/joyce-beachy-25-found-friendship-in-faculty-at-emu\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Joyce Beachy \u201925 found friendship in faculty 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=\"2026-04-09T10:20:59-04:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-09T10:21:00-04:00\">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>Joyce Beachy \u201925 first arrived on EMU\u2019s campus as a student in January 2023. It was midway through the academic year, and everyone else already seemed well-acquainted with the campus <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/joyce-beachy-25-found-friendship-in-faculty-at-emu\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Joyce Beachy \u201925 found friendship in faculty at EMU<\/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-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-61103 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-alumni category-arts category-campus-community category-campus-guests category-campus-life category-digest category-student-life category-sustainability category-suter-science-center category-undergraduate-programs tag-afton-rhodes-lehman tag-asha-landes-beck tag-asima-chatterjee tag-dante-flowe tag-dawn-neil tag-dei tag-diversity tag-equity tag-gladys-west tag-inclusion tag-inclusive-excellence-grant tag-inclusivity tag-inclusivity-in-science-mural tag-katherine-johnson tag-lauren-esposito tag-lgbtq tag-lgbtqia tag-molly-piwonka tag-mural tag-nergis-mavalvala tag-pinar-ates-sinopoulos-lloyd tag-rachel-levine tag-representation tag-rev-dr-shannon-w-dycus tag-sciences tag-ssc tag-stem tag-suter-science-center tag-tara-kishbaugh tag-veronica-horst 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\/theyre-my-inspiration-emu-dedicates-inclusivity-in-science-mural\/\" 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\/07155114\/20260327-Inclusivity-Science-Mural-Dedication_AB-031-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07155114\/20260327-Inclusivity-Science-Mural-Dedication_AB-031-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07155114\/20260327-Inclusivity-Science-Mural-Dedication_AB-031-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07155114\/20260327-Inclusivity-Science-Mural-Dedication_AB-031-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07155114\/20260327-Inclusivity-Science-Mural-Dedication_AB-031-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/04\/07155114\/20260327-Inclusivity-Science-Mural-Dedication_AB-031-2048x1365.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\/theyre-my-inspiration-emu-dedicates-inclusivity-in-science-mural\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018They&#8217;re my inspiration\u2019: EMU dedicates Inclusivity in Science Mural<\/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=\"2026-04-07T16:23:28-04:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-07T19:17:25-04:00\">Last updated April 7, 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>Whenever third-year biochemistry major Dante Flowe walks by the Inclusivity in Science Mural and sees the smiling faces along the walls of the Suter Science Center, they feel a sense <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/theyre-my-inspiration-emu-dedicates-inclusivity-in-science-mural\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about \u2018They&#8217;re my inspiration\u2019: EMU dedicates Inclusivity in Science Mural<\/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-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<article class=\"post-60877 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-campus-community category-digest category-graduate-programs category-ma-in-counseling category-psychology category-undergraduate-programs tag-bethany-chupp tag-for-the-record tag-graduate-counseling-program tag-lovemu tag-lovemu-2026 tag-lovemu-giving-day tag-ma-in-counseling tag-psychology tag-scholarships tag-yoder-webb-scholars tag-yoder-webb 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-bethany-chupp-16-ma-18-built-her-network-at-emu\/\" 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\/23093705\/20170102_Bethany-C-Headshots_MM_0047-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/23093705\/20170102_Bethany-C-Headshots_MM_0047-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/23093705\/20170102_Bethany-C-Headshots_MM_0047-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/23093705\/20170102_Bethany-C-Headshots_MM_0047-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/23093705\/20170102_Bethany-C-Headshots_MM_0047-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/03\/23093705\/20170102_Bethany-C-Headshots_MM_0047.jpg 2000w\" 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-bethany-chupp-16-ma-18-built-her-network-at-emu\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">For the record: Bethany Chupp \u201916, MA \u201918 built her network 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=\"2026-03-23T10:08:51-04:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-23T10:15:29-04:00\">Last updated March 23, 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 fifth of six stories 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-bethany-chupp-16-ma-18-built-her-network-at-emu\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about For the record: Bethany Chupp \u201916, MA \u201918 built her network at EMU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60664 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-campus-community category-center-for-justice-and-peacebuilding category-cjp category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-graduate-programs category-spi tag-cjp tag-cjp-2 tag-conflict-studies tag-conflict-transformation tag-facilitation tag-gloria-rhodes tag-hands-on-practice tag-learning-community tag-mediation tag-peace-and-justice tag-peacebuilding tag-peacebuilding-and-conflict-studies tag-restorative-justice tag-spi-2 tag-summer-peacebuilding-institute tag-transformational-leadership tag-trauma-healing 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\/five-questions-with-professor-dr-gloria-rhodes-88-director-of-emus-center-for-justice-and-peacebuilding\/\" 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\/25112734\/20250820-Gathering-for-incoming-CJP-students-019-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/25112734\/20250820-Gathering-for-incoming-CJP-students-019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/25112734\/20250820-Gathering-for-incoming-CJP-students-019-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/25112734\/20250820-Gathering-for-incoming-CJP-students-019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/25112734\/20250820-Gathering-for-incoming-CJP-students-019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/25112734\/20250820-Gathering-for-incoming-CJP-students-019-2048x1365.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\/five-questions-with-professor-dr-gloria-rhodes-88-director-of-emus-center-for-justice-and-peacebuilding\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Five questions with Professor Dr. Gloria Rhodes \u201988, director of EMU\u2019s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding<\/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=\"2026-02-26T09:00:00-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T17:19:54-05:00\">Last updated February 25, 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 classroom was packed. Over two-dozen people crowded into seats. Some stood along the sides. Others sat in the aisles. Only a few years after earning an English degree from <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/five-questions-with-professor-dr-gloria-rhodes-88-director-of-emus-center-for-justice-and-peacebuilding\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Five questions with Professor Dr. Gloria Rhodes \u201988, director of EMU\u2019s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60577 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-seminary tag-david-evans tag-faculty tag-in-the-news tag-sermons feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evanstonroundtable.com\/2026\/02\/09\/damned-whiteness-evanston-sermon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/09155547\/Joerg-Metzner-6391.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evanstonroundtable.com\/2026\/02\/09\/damned-whiteness-evanston-sermon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Professor David Evans shares message of \u2018beloved community\u2019 with Chicago-area church<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"in-the-news-source\">Joerg Metzner | Evanston RoundTable<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n<strong>Dr. David Evans<\/strong>, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, delivered a guest sermon on radical solidarity on Sunday, Feb. 8, at First United Methodist Church of Evanston, Illinois.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/evanstonroundtable.com\/2026\/02\/09\/damned-whiteness-evanston-sermon\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Professor David Evans shares message of \u2018beloved community\u2019 with Chicago-area church from Joerg Metzner | Evanston RoundTable<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-bible-and-religion category-campus-community category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-seminary tag-dorothy-jean-weaver tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-ems tag-faculty tag-in-memoriam tag-kevin-clark tag-les-horning tag-sarah-ann-bixler tag-seminary tag-spiritual-direction tag-spiritual-formation tag-wendy-miller feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/in-memoriam-wendy-miller-ma-91-professor-emerita-established-spiritual-formation-program-at-seminary\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/06170142\/IMG_9174.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/in-memoriam-wendy-miller-ma-91-professor-emerita-established-spiritual-formation-program-at-seminary\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">In Memoriam: Wendy Miller MA \u201991, professor emerita, established spiritual formation program at seminary<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-06T17:23:40-05:00\">February 6, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-06T18:35:27-05:00\">Last updated February 6, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The&nbsp;Rev. Wendy J. Miller MA \u201991 (church leadership)&nbsp;may have been short in stature and soft in voice, but her influence loomed large, say those close to her. \u201cShe had a <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/in-memoriam-wendy-miller-ma-91-professor-emerita-established-spiritual-formation-program-at-seminary\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about In Memoriam: Wendy Miller MA \u201991, professor emerita, established spiritual formation program at seminary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-60546 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-seminary tag-black-history-month tag-david-evans tag-faculty tag-in-the-news tag-naacp feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/2026\/02\/04\/harrisonburg-rockingham-naacp-chapter-reflects-100-years-black-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1-300x178.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1-1024x607.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1-768x455.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/04112202\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-11.11.43-AM-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/2026\/02\/04\/harrisonburg-rockingham-naacp-chapter-reflects-100-years-black-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Professor reflects on 100 years of Black History Month<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"in-the-news-source\">Ryan Hartnett | WHSV-TV3<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\nAs the newly appointed vice president of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham NAACP, <strong>Dr. David Evans<\/strong>, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, presented on the significance of Black History Month during the chapter's meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 3.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/2026\/02\/04\/harrisonburg-rockingham-naacp-chapter-reflects-100-years-black-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Professor reflects on 100 years of Black History Month from Ryan Hartnett | WHSV-TV3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"more-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-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 -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Date: Monday, Oct. 27Time: 7 p.m.Location: MainStage Theater (University Commons 170)Cost: Free and open to the publicOnline: emu.edu\/religion\/augsburger-lecture-series The Rev. Dr. Almeda Wright, associate professor of religious education at Yale <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2025\/emu-welcomes-yale-divinity-school-professor-for-annual-augsburger-lecture-series\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU welcomes Yale Divinity School professor for annual Augsburger Lecture Series<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-59873 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-cjp category-center-for-justice-and-peacebuilding category-digest category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-cjp tag-eastern-mennonite-seminary tag-jonny-rashid tag-makinto tag-mc-usa tag-mennonite-church-usa tag-mukarabe tag-scholarships tag-shana-green feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mennoniteusa.org\/news\/bipoc-scholarships-2025\/\" 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\/2025\/10\/15180537\/EMU-logo-image-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/15180537\/EMU-logo-image-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/15180537\/EMU-logo-image-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/15180537\/EMU-logo-image.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:\/\/www.mennoniteusa.org\/news\/bipoc-scholarships-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Four graduate students awarded MC USA scholarships<\/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\">Mennonite Church USA<\/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>\nThree Eastern Mennonite Seminary students and one Center for Justice and Peacebuilding student are recipients of Mennonite Church USA\u2019s Scholarship for BIPOC Students. The scholarship recipients include <strong>Shana Green<\/strong>, pursuing a master of divinity; <strong>Makinto<\/strong>, pursuing an MA in Christian leadership; <strong>Jonny Rashid<\/strong>, pursuing a doctorate in ministry; and <strong>Mukarabe Lysaine Makinto-Inandava<\/strong>, pursuing an MA in conflict transformation.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mennoniteusa.org\/news\/bipoc-scholarships-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Four graduate students awarded MC USA scholarships from Mennonite Church USA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"post-59851 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-campus-community category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-events category-graduate-programs category-seminary tag-community-organizing tag-daniel-hunter tag-seminary tag-symposium tag-the-promise-and-possibility-of-anabaptist-organizing 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\/2025\/emu-to-host-symposium-on-community-organizing-from-oct-12-14\/\" 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\/07003847\/20240220-Mennonite-Action-Gaza-Ceasefire-Peaceful-Protest-061-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/07003847\/20240220-Mennonite-Action-Gaza-Ceasefire-Peaceful-Protest-061-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/07003847\/20240220-Mennonite-Action-Gaza-Ceasefire-Peaceful-Protest-061-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/07003847\/20240220-Mennonite-Action-Gaza-Ceasefire-Peaceful-Protest-061.jpg 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\/2025\/emu-to-host-symposium-on-community-organizing-from-oct-12-14\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU to host symposium on community organizing from Oct. 12-14<\/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=\"2025-10-07T00:47:59-04:00\">October 7, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-07T00:53:51-04:00\">Last updated October 7, 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>EMU invites all organizers, pastors, academics, and leaders of church institutions to come together for a symposium on \u201cThe Promise and Possibility of Anabaptist Organizing\u201d from Sunday, Oct. 12, to <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2025\/emu-to-host-symposium-on-community-organizing-from-oct-12-14\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU to host symposium on community organizing from Oct. 12-14<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"more-seminary\" href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/category\/academics\/graduate-programs\/seminary\/?paged=2\">More 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