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Homecoming 2024

Eastern Michigan University is ready to kick off Homecoming Week 2024, running from Tuesday, Oct. 15 to Saturday, Oct. 19. Join us for a week packed with exciting events for students, alumni, and the community.

This year’s theme — "Paint it Green!" — celebrates EMU’s 175th anniversary with a creative twist.

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EMU welcomes refugee students

Refugee students begin academic journeys at Eastern Michigan University through Welcome Corps on Campus Program.

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Eastern Michigan University will host a watch party for Amazon Prime’s “The College Tour” featuring EMU students — Oct. 16.

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Nursing students work together with a walker, a wheelchair, and medical training manikins.

Eastern Michigan University’s Bachelor of Science in nursing program jumps 79 spots in latest U.S. News and World Report rankings - named among best undergraduate nursing programs.

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Eastern Michigan University to host State of Democracy event ahead of 2024 presidential election

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Celebrating EMU's 175th Anniversary

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175th Anniversary Website

Find a timeline and fascinating archival photos like this one, which features Lucy Aldrich Osband teaching physiology in 1892.

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Did you know?

Charles E. Beatty (Class of 1932) was the first Black elementary principal inducted into the Michigan Education Hall of Fame.

EMU has had a track representative in every summer Olympic Games since Hayes Jones in 1960.

Genevieve Walton, the first Michigan State Normal School Librarian, co-founded the Michigan Library Association.