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Mar 16

A Letter to Eastern Students: "Hope in the Grief"

Over the past few days, your inboxes have been flooded with news and logistics surrounding COVID-19 and its abrupt ramifications for you as students. In the span of several hours, you are probably feeling like your life has been flipped upside down.
Mar 12

Eastern University to Add Esports in Fall 2020

Eastern University is excited to add Esports to its list of athletic offerings in Fall 2020. Esports, or Electronic Sports, are competitive video games across a variety of different platforms. The most popular are multiplayer games with complex environments that require players to develop a knowledge base and to work on strategies with teammates.
Mar 06

Women’s Track and Field Claims MAC Indoor Championship

Eastern University Women's Track and Field Scored at least a point in every event and held off a late charge from the Messiah College Falcons to claim the program's first MAC Championship.
Mar 25, 2019

Professor Steven Ford Featured on WHYY’s “Movers and Makers”

Professor Steven Ford, Chair of Eastern’s Music Department and Executive Director of the Fine and Performing Arts Division, was featured on WHYY’s “Mo...
Mar 14, 2019

Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr. Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker

Eastern University is pleased to welcome Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr. as the May 11, 2019 commencement speaker.
Feb 19, 2019

Tony Campolo and Lyndell D. Backues Invited to Serve as New Co-Pastors of St. John’s Baptist Church

In efforts to resurrect a once-thriving congregation, the historic St. John’s Baptist Church, whose impact has also reached around the world, has turn...
Feb 14, 2019

Eastern Pair Wins Student-Faculty Research Prize from the Center for Public Justice

Abigail Stevens ‘20 was awarded the Shared Justice Student-Faculty Research Prize for her work with Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala.
Feb 05, 2019

Eastern University’s Harrisburg Site Transitions to New Location

Eastern is excited to announce the transition of its Harrisburg site to a new location that will provide students with a state-of-the-art learning exp...
Feb 04, 2019

Professor JoAnn Flett Recognized at 2019 Greater Philadelphia Social Innovation Awards Ceremony

Professor Flett, who is the program director for Eastern’s new MBA in Social Impact, won second place in the category of Social Enterprise Intermediar...
Ron Matthews Christmas Album
Dec 11, 2018

President Matthews Releases Jazz Piano Christmas Album

Eastern University President Ron Matthews recently released a jazz piano Christmas album to celebrate the holiday season. "Holly & Ivory" is now avail...
Campus Purple Flowers
Nov 08, 2018

Prayers for the Tragedy in Thousand Oaks, California

President Ron Matthews leads the community in prayer and lament over the recent shooting in Thousand Oaks, California.
Chemistry Department
Nov 06, 2018

Eastern University Partners with Temple University to offer Accelerated 4+1 Forensic Chemistry Degree

The program leads to a BS in Chemistry or Biochemistry degree from Eastern, plus a PSM in Forensic Chemistry at Temple University. 
Volleyball
Nov 05, 2018

Women's Volleyball Claims 11th Consecutive MAC Freedom Title

Eastern University Volleyball held off top-seeded DeSales to claim the program's eleventh-consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Championship ...

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Nov 21

Rooted to Grow

If Eastern were a tree, what would our roots be? Ask many people in our community and they would quickly reply, “Faith, Reason, and Justice.” These three words, known as Eastern’s motto, encompass our core values as a university. Since our founding in 1925, we have been inspired by our faith, passionate about learning, and committed to making a difference locally and globally. 
Nov 21

Just Mercy Movie: Q&A with Bryan Stevenson

As he said goodbye to his time at Eastern University, political science graduate Bryan Stevenson ’81 never dreamed that the next generation of Eastern students would be reading his New York Times Bestseller in their classes, let alone grabbing popcorn and watching a special screening of his book-turned-movie...
Nov 20

Love Beyond the Bars: Cultivating Connections through Prison Ministry

The door buzzes as we are ushered onto the floor of the juvenile detention facility. We leave behind our phones, pass through metal detectors, and watch our bags being searched. As we walk down the familiar corridor, the thought continually crosses my mind: These kids are kids, just like us. 
Tony and Amy Hoffer
Jun 07, 2018

Another Eastern Love Story

Tony and Amy laughed as they told me about how they first met at Eastern. Amy was a sophomore and was having car trouble, and a mutual friend asked To...
Dr. M. Thomas Ridington '78, MA '81
Jun 07, 2018

Motion as a Means of Channeling Creativity

Dr. M. Thomas Ridington '78, MA '81 is the 2018 Lamplight Society Inductee for his more than three decades of work at Eastern University.
Justin Piff '02
Jun 07, 2018

Nonlinear Justice

Justin Piff '02, the 2018 Alumnus of the Year, continues to have a strong commitment to the principles of faith, reason and justice years after his gr...
Positioned to Advance the Gospel
Jun 07, 2018

Positioned to Advance the Gospel

This program was like nothing I have experienced before. Studying (and applying) the study of theology not only deepened my faith and relationship wit...
Doxa
May 25, 2018

Words in Motion

“I really love words. As a writer, I like how through spoken word you can process the things that happen to you and understand them on a deeper level ...
Nelson Bonilla
May 25, 2018

Turning Talk Into Action and Dreams into Reality

Nelson Bonilla’s life has been moving in an upward motion thanks to the faith-based education he has received at Esperanza College of Eastern Universi...
Kadeem Colburn
May 25, 2018

Five More Minutes

At ease and a great conversationalist, with a smile that doesn’t end, biology major and pre-dentistry Leadership Fellow, Kadeem Colburn ’18, is the ep...
Lara Owlett
May 25, 2018

A Life with Ripple Effects

When a difference-maker is set in motion, she not only grows personally, but she brings life, energy, and transformation to those around her. Lara Owl...
Samantha Walking
Sep 11, 2017

Samantha | Hope

"As a blind student who wanted to study dance, getting my degree meant doing something others thought was unthinkable. My courage was primarily fueled...
Jul 18, 2017

Distinguished Young Alumna of the Year: Brisa DeAngulo '07

Brisa DeAngulo ’07 had a desire for justice and started her career in activism long before she received her B.A. in Psychology at Eastern, however, it...