{"id":53173,"date":"2022-11-02T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=53173"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:30:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:30:14","slug":"gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/","title":{"rendered":"World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU&#8217;s 2022 Gala Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17153951\/ballapic.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17153951\/ballapic.2.jpg 325w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17153951\/ballapic.2-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Balla Kouyat\u00e9<\/strong> <strong>is the featured guest artist for EMU&#8217;s 2022 Gala Concert.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned balafon virtuoso <strong>Balla Kouyat\u00e9<\/strong> has toured extensively in Africa and Europe, performed in front of 27 African presidents, and been a featured artist in more than 45 albums. Now Harrisonburg music-lovers will have the opportunity to enjoy his unique artistry on the traditional Malian xylophone when this world-class talent and living legend takes the stage for Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s 2022 Gala Concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kouyat\u00e9 will perform with EMU ensembles for the Nov. 11 event that also features composer Nicholas Flagello\u2019s choral masterwork \u201cThe Passion of Martin Luther King,\u201d dedicated to the civil rights icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/28113513\/MLK.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53274\" width=\"313\" height=\"171\"\/><figcaption><strong>Nicholas Flagello\u2019s choral masterwork \u201cThe Passion of Martin Luther King,\u201d will be performed by the EMU Orchestra and University Choir. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert begins at 7 p.m. in Lehman Auditorium and will also be livestreamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EasternMennonite\/Live\">EMU\u2019s Facebook Live page<\/a>. The concert is free, with <a href=\"https:\/\/fundraise.givesmart.com\/form\/Xak_lA?utm_medium=qr&amp;utm_source=qr&amp;vid=v7vc6\">donations welcome<\/a> to help support the EMU music program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert is themed \u201cTruth and Light.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;So often truth and light go hand in hand. That is something that Dr. King taught all of us,&#8221; said Professor <strong>David Berry<\/strong>, music program director. Our program begins with Flagello\u2019s immense and rarely performed choral masterwork, which shares King\u2019s words with emotion and power. With the orchestra and chorus, we&#8217;ll also tell the story through video images and photographs. This part of the concert emphasizes the importance, poignancy, and beauty of truth. After the choral work has finished and Balla takes the stage with our ensembles, it will be pure joy and light. We need both of these in our world, the power of truth and the hope of light.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Berry called the concert \u201ca rare chance to experience the gifts of a tremendous musician who is also an important figure in world music history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Jarabi&quot; \u2013 Balla Kouyate @GMW 2015\" width=\"848\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IWXkUnx6-es?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Kouyat\u00e9 comes from an 800-year long family line of performers on the traditional Malian xylophone, or balafon. The first instrument of its kind, over 1000 years old, remains in his family, and is considered a UNESCO Artifact of Oral and Intangible History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His energetic and joy-filled performances featuring both traditional music of Mali, as well as fusion performances with bands and orchestra, have thrilled audiences throughout the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, Kouyat\u00e9 was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, the highest form of recognition for the folk and traditional arts by the United States government. He has performed in many festivals and the most famous venues across Europe and the United States. He has given lectures, demonstrations and master classes in universities and schools across the country, including Harvard University, MIT, Berklee School of Music and CalArts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kouyat\u00e9 will perform with the EMU orchestra and Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony, EMU Jazz band, and EMU Chamber Singers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American composer Nicholas Flagello was moved to compose \u201cThe Passion of Martin Luther King\u201d in 1968 as a response to King\u2019s assassination. The piece is inspired by two of Johann Sebastian Bach&#8217;s most celebrated works, &#8220;St. Matthew&#8217;s Passion&#8221; and &#8220;St. John&#8217;s Passion&#8221; which are musical retellings of the events leading to Jesus&#8217; crucifixion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kouyat\u00e9 will visit schools around the valley in a unique collaboration with Any Given Child-Shenandoah Valley. The EMU music program is a premier artist partner with the Kennedy Center-sponsored arts education nonprofit. <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/emus-music-program-named-premier-artist-partner-of-any-given-child-shenandoah-valley\/\"><em><strong>Read more about this partnership.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany partnerships with the local and broader arts ecosystem have helped to make this concert we have dreamed of come true,\u201d said Berry. \u201cWe\u2019re thankful for organizations like the Shenandoah Valley Preparatory Music Program, Shenandoah Valley Children\u2019s Chorus, and the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival as well as Any Given Child-Shenandoah Valley for helping us to host this event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past gala concerts: A tradition of excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>THE STRING QUEENS: View photos from the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/emu-musicians-and-the-string-queens-inspire-at-2021-gala-concert\/\">2021 event<\/a> featuring The String Queens. That same year, the trio headlined the presidential and vice-presidential inauguration celebration and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tZckpt_PqRI\"> partnered with ESPN for a global promotional campaign<\/a> of Wimbledon tennis tournament.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>THE STEEL WHEELS and APPALASIA: View a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_65WBePaY2w\">recording of the 2020 virtual Gala<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>JANINAH BURNETT:  View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=isk0A7fNmnQ\">video highlights<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2019\/opera-star-and-emu-ensembles-soar-at-2019-gala-concert\/\">photoessay<\/a> of the 2019 event with Burnett, then starring on Broadway in <em>Phantom of the Opera<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/28113240\/truthand-light.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/28113240\/truthand-light.jpg 512w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/28113240\/truthand-light-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned balafon virtuoso Balla Kouyat\u00e9 has toured extensively in Africa and Europe, performed in front of 27 African presidents, and been a featured artist in more than 45 albums. Now <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU&#8217;s 2022 Gala Concert<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7931,5624,5583,14184,5861,17562,5183],"tags":[],"feature":[17427,17426,17241],"class_list":["post-53173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-bach-festival","category-campus-community","category-campus-guests","category-conferences-and-events","category-digest","category-music","feature-emu-home-page-feature","feature-myemu-feature","feature-news-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU&#039;s 2022 Gala Concert - EMU News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU&#039;s 2022 Gala Concert - EMU News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Renowned balafon virtuoso Balla Kouyat\u00e9 has toured extensively in Africa and Europe, performed in front of 27 African presidents, and been a featured artist in more than 45 albums. Now\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EMU News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EasternMennonite\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-02T12:30:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-18T20:30:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17135440\/EMU-gala-concert-poster-2022-Oct10-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1078\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@EMU_News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EMU_News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/\",\"name\":\"World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU's 2022 Gala Concert - EMU News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17135440\/EMU-gala-concert-poster-2022-Oct10-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-02T12:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-18T20:30:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d6737034219398924e6bd5dedcfa1245\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17135440\/EMU-gala-concert-poster-2022-Oct10-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17135440\/EMU-gala-concert-poster-2022-Oct10-1.jpg\",\"width\":1078,\"height\":667},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU&#8217;s 2022 Gala Concert\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/\",\"name\":\"EMU News\",\"description\":\"News from the Eastern Mennonite University community.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d6737034219398924e6bd5dedcfa1245\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU's 2022 Gala Concert - EMU News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU's 2022 Gala Concert - EMU News","og_description":"Renowned balafon virtuoso Balla Kouyat\u00e9 has toured extensively in Africa and Europe, performed in front of 27 African presidents, and been a featured artist in more than 45 albums. Now","og_url":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/","og_site_name":"EMU News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EasternMennonite","article_published_time":"2022-11-02T12:30:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-11-18T20:30:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1078,"height":667,"url":"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17135440\/EMU-gala-concert-poster-2022-Oct10-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@EMU_News","twitter_site":"@EMU_News","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/","url":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/","name":"World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU's 2022 Gala Concert - EMU News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17135440\/EMU-gala-concert-poster-2022-Oct10-1.jpg","datePublished":"2022-11-02T12:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-11-18T20:30:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d6737034219398924e6bd5dedcfa1245"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17135440\/EMU-gala-concert-poster-2022-Oct10-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/10\/17135440\/EMU-gala-concert-poster-2022-Oct10-1.jpg","width":1078,"height":667},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/gala-concert-to-feature-balafon-virtuoso-balla-kouyate-and-choral-masterwork-about-mlk\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyat\u00e9 and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU&#8217;s 2022 Gala Concert"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/","name":"EMU News","description":"News from the Eastern Mennonite University community.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/d6737034219398924e6bd5dedcfa1245","name":"admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53173"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53414,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53173\/revisions\/53414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53173"},{"taxonomy":"feature","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/feature?post=53173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}