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‘Fiery Riverheads guy’ Aidan Miller was a football standout, but opted for EMU baseball

Aidan Miller said he was in eighth grade when he first heard from EMU coaches about possibly playing baseball at the Division III Harrisonburg school.

EMU Hall of Fame coach, pioneer in women’s sports, Mim Mumaw passes at 87

Miriam (Mim) Mumaw coached several women’s sports at what was then EMC in Harrisonburg in the 1960s and 1970s and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2002.

EMU | 2025 enrollment marks largest percentage increase in 10 years, double-digit growth

EMU has reported double-digit growth in new undergraduate students for fall 2025 as the university celebrates a large percentage increase.

EMU names Rev. Dr. Shannon Dycus, interim president: First Black woman in that role

Eastern Mennonite University announced April 11 the selection of the Rev. Dr. Shannon W. Dycus as interim president.

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival gets financial support from National Endowment for the Arts

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Eastern Mennonite University EMU Harrisonburg

The annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival got a boost with a $12,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Eastern Mennonite University to host Martin Luther King Jr. Day events Sunday, Monday

Eastern Mennonite University will host its eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 19, and Monday, Jan. 20.

EMU professor of art displays mixed-media at Bridgewater College

Anna Westfall, associate professor of art at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, will exhibit installation artwork at Bridgewater College through Wednesday, Feb. 5.