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Articles : Colleges and seminaries

EMU volleyball coach facing charge of battery

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Eastern Mennonite University announced April 30 its men’s volleyball head coach was charged with sexual battery, a misdemeanor.

The charges against Gary Moore were filed in October in Chesapeake, where he was employed prior to beginning his role at EMU last fall.
Seminary graduate was ‘never beyond God’s reach’

HARRISONBURG, Va. — In 2005 Nathaniel Daniel had lost everything. He was jobless, homeless, addicted to drugs and involved in criminal activity. His wife had left him, taking their three children with her.

Enhancing college diversity

Dina Gonzalez-Piña experienced a bit of culture shock when she attended Mennonite Brethren-affiliated Fresno (Calif.) Pacific University in the 1980s.
Fresno Pacific’s veteran students accomplish a new mission

FRESNO, Calif. — Mid-December is the quiet after the storm at Fresno Pacific University. Most students are home for Christmas break, while the more adventurous take a mission trip.
Saying ‘yes’ to Bethel football was only the beginning

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Leland Brown of Galveston, Texas, is, by his own description, “not a ‘no’ person.” But since coming to Bethel College almost two years ago, he’s become much more willing to say “yes.”
Tech and violence against women at Bluffton forum

BLUFFTON, Ohio — When she opened her Twitter account recently, the first photo Katelyn Brewer saw was of a woman in her underwear, accompanied by the message, “Doesn’t my girlfriend look sexy?”
With new sounds, music a metaphor for change at Rosedale Bible College

ROSEDALE, Ohio — If you could time-travel back to Holmes County on Jan. 1, 1952, you might see the beginnings of Rosedale Bible College.
Football player not guilty in Tabor student’s death

A criminal trial concerning the death of a football player from Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan., ended April 16 in McPherson, Kan.

Hesston scholarship supports inclusion

HESSTON, Kan. — The changing profile of race and ethnicity within Mennonite Church USA is the inspiration for the newly established Hesston College Inclusion Scholarship in support of the college’s work with inclusion and diversity.

AMBS book explores impact of first ordination of woman pastor

ELKHART, Ind. — A new book describes how the first ordination of a Mennonite woman pastor 40 years ago opened doors and inspired others for pastoral ministry.