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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/774-new-chapter-from-barfield-teaches-the-courage-of" title="New Chapter from Barfield Teaches the Courage of Impairment" aria-label="New Chapter from Barfield Teaches the Courage of Impairment"><img src="/live/image/gid/15/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2136,3199/4495_JP_Barfield.rev.1535726028.jpg" alt="JP Barfield" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/15/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2136,3199/4495_JP_Barfield.rev.1535726028.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/15/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2136,3199/4495_JP_Barfield.rev.1535726028.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2136" data-max-h="3199"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/774-new-chapter-from-barfield-teaches-the-courage-of" title="New Chapter from Barfield Teaches the Courage of Impairment" aria-label="New Chapter from Barfield Teaches the Courage of Impairment">New Chapter from Barfield Teaches the Courage of Impairment</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">J.P. Barfield has worked on a collaborative textbook and written his own chapter on how to exercise while impaired physically. The textbook, <em>Clinical Exercise Physiology</em>, will be released globally and teach thousands of students. <a href="/live/news/774-new-chapter-from-barfield-teaches-the-courage-of" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="New Chapter from Barfield Teaches the Courage of Impairment" aria-label="New Chapter from Barfield Teaches the Courage of Impairment">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="https://gowasps.com/general/2019-20/releases/20200203n0ckqn" title="Emory & Henry Honors Joy Scruggs On Women’s Basketball Alumni Day" aria-label="Emory & Henry Honors Joy Scruggs On Women’s Basketball Alumni Day"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/145,0,785,640/7421_Joy_Scruggs.rev.1580823626.jpg" alt="Joy Scruggs speaks at the celebration of her accomplishments in the John Rutledge King Center Gym..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/145,0,785,640/7421_Joy_Scruggs.rev.1580823626.jpg 2x" data-max-w="960" data-max-h="640"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="https://gowasps.com/general/2019-20/releases/20200203n0ckqn" title="Emory & Henry Honors Joy Scruggs On Women’s Basketball Alumni Day" aria-label="Emory & Henry Honors Joy Scruggs On Women’s Basketball Alumni Day">Emory & Henry Honors Joy Scruggs On Women’s Basketball Alumni Day</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The Emory & Henry College Department of Athletics honored former coach and retiring faculty member Joy Scruggs on Saturday, February 1 for her nearly four decades of service to the College. <a href="https://gowasps.com/general/2019-20/releases/20200203n0ckqn" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Emory & Henry Honors Joy Scruggs On Women’s Basketball Alumni Day" aria-label="Emory & Henry Honors Joy Scruggs On Women’s Basketball Alumni Day">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/922-6th-annual-global-street-party-celebrates" title="6th Annual Global Street Party Celebrates Different Nations: September 6, 2019" aria-label="6th Annual Global Street Party Celebrates Different Nations: September 6, 2019"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/4455_Global_Street_Fair_2017-30.rev.1534875807.jpg" alt="Classes representing all the different countries come together to celebrate." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/4455_Global_Street_Fair_2017-30.rev.1534875807.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/4455_Global_Street_Fair_2017-30.rev.1534875807.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1800"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/922-6th-annual-global-street-party-celebrates" title="6th Annual Global Street Party Celebrates Different Nations: September 6, 2019" aria-label="6th Annual Global Street Party Celebrates Different Nations: September 6, 2019">6th Annual Global Street Party Celebrates Different Nations: September 6, 2019</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Emory & Henry College is hosting the 6th annual Global Street Party to kick off the academic year on Friday, Sept. 6, from 4 to 8 p.m. International cuisine will be served at the event, and local vendors will have arts and crafts items for sale. <a href="/live/news/922-6th-annual-global-street-party-celebrates" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="6th Annual Global Street Party Celebrates Different Nations: September 6, 2019" aria-label="6th Annual Global Street Party Celebrates Different Nations: September 6, 2019">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1029-emory-henry-theatre-department-and-barter" title="Emory & Henry Theatre Department and Barter Theatre Continue Partnership with a Formal Signing" aria-label="Emory & Henry Theatre Department and Barter Theatre Continue Partnership with a Formal Signing"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/7040_Emory__Henry_Barter_Partnership_Signing-11.rev.1571345929.jpg" alt="E&H Theatre Faculty and Barter Staff signing the partnership contract." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/7040_Emory__Henry_Barter_Partnership_Signing-11.rev.1571345929.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/7040_Emory__Henry_Barter_Partnership_Signing-11.rev.1571345929.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1029-emory-henry-theatre-department-and-barter" title="Emory & Henry Theatre Department and Barter Theatre Continue Partnership with a Formal Signing" aria-label="Emory & Henry Theatre Department and Barter Theatre Continue Partnership with a Formal Signing">Emory & Henry Theatre Department and Barter Theatre Continue Partnership with a Formal Signing</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Emory & Henry College’s Theatre Department and the Barter Theatre have come together for the benefit of students and the region. <a href="/live/news/1029-emory-henry-theatre-department-and-barter" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Emory & Henry Theatre Department and Barter Theatre Continue Partnership with a Formal Signing" aria-label="Emory & Henry Theatre Department and Barter Theatre Continue Partnership with a Formal Signing">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/610-happy-holidays" title="Happy Holidays!" aria-label="Happy Holidays!"><img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/230,2,714,486/5779_layered_button-youtube.rev.1545328905.jpg" alt="Season's Greetings from Emory & Henry College" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/230,2,714,486/5779_layered_button-youtube.rev.1545328905.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1000" data-max-h="500"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/610-happy-holidays" title="Happy Holidays!" aria-label="Happy Holidays!">Happy Holidays!</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Season’s Greetings from Emory & Henry College! <a href="/live/news/610-happy-holidays" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Happy Holidays!" aria-label="Happy Holidays!">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/991-eamphs-grant-renewal-aids-in-the-fight-against" title="E&H’s Grant Renewal Aids in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence" aria-label="E&H’s Grant Renewal Aids in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1969/6928_AdobeStock_183494972.rev.1569435806.jpg" alt="A purple ribbon for awareness about unacceptability of violence against women" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1969/6928_AdobeStock_183494972.rev.1569435806.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1969/6928_AdobeStock_183494972.rev.1569435806.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1969"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/991-eamphs-grant-renewal-aids-in-the-fight-against" title="E&H’s Grant Renewal Aids in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence" aria-label="E&H’s Grant Renewal Aids in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence">E&H’s Grant Renewal Aids in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">E&H has renewed its grant from the Office on Violence Against Women to continue offering programs about gender-based violence awareness and prevention to students on campus. <a href="/live/news/991-eamphs-grant-renewal-aids-in-the-fight-against" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="E&H’s Grant Renewal Aids in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence" aria-label="E&H’s Grant Renewal Aids in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/911-emory-henry-college-championed-as-a-college-of" title="Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction" aria-label="Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/911-emory-henry-college-championed-as-a-college-of" title="Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction" aria-label="Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction">Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">National college resource favors undergraduate engagement over brand-name prestige. Emory & Henry College has received national recognition for the integrity of its truly individualized and engaging education. <a href="/live/news/911-emory-henry-college-championed-as-a-college-of" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction" aria-label="Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1142-mitchells-poetry-recongized-in-new-publication" title="Mitchell’s Poetry Recognized in New Publication" aria-label="Mitchell’s Poetry Recognized in New Publication"><img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/44,0,2091,2048/3528_FeliciaMitchell.rev.1520867996.jpg" alt="Felicia Mitchell" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/44,0,2091,2048/3528_FeliciaMitchell.rev.1520867996.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/44,0,2091,2048/3528_FeliciaMitchell.rev.1520867996.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2136" data-max-h="3200"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1142-mitchells-poetry-recongized-in-new-publication" title="Mitchell’s Poetry Recognized in New Publication" aria-label="Mitchell’s Poetry Recognized in New Publication">Mitchell’s Poetry Recognized in New Publication</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Dr. Felicia Mitchell’s poetry is featured in the recent publication showcasing writers from across Appalachia, <em>Mountains Piled Upon Mountains</em>. <a href="/live/news/1142-mitchells-poetry-recongized-in-new-publication" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Mitchell’s Poetry Recognized in New Publication" aria-label="Mitchell’s Poetry Recognized in New Publication">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1075-transfer-agreements-with-southwest-virginia" title="Transfer Agreements with Southwest Virginia Community College Established" aria-label="Transfer Agreements with Southwest Virginia Community College Established"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/406,0,1587,1180/7170_DSC05512.rev.1574113936.jpg" alt="The signing of the agreement between between Emory & Henry and Southwest Virginia Community C..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/406,0,1587,1180/7170_DSC05512.rev.1574113936.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/406,0,1587,1180/7170_DSC05512.rev.1574113936.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1800" data-max-h="1180"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1075-transfer-agreements-with-southwest-virginia" title="Transfer Agreements with Southwest Virginia Community College Established" aria-label="Transfer Agreements with Southwest Virginia Community College Established">Transfer Agreements with Southwest Virginia Community College Established</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">On Monday, Nov. 18 on the campus of Southwest Virginia Community College, Provost Michael Puglisi of Emory & Henry and President Tommy Wright of Southwest Virginia Community College met and signed the Concurrent Admission and Guaranteed Admission Agreements. <a href="/live/news/1075-transfer-agreements-with-southwest-virginia" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Transfer Agreements with Southwest Virginia Community College Established" aria-label="Transfer Agreements with Southwest Virginia Community College Established">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/968-judge-chafin-makes-eamph-proud-as-distinguished" title="Judge Chafin Makes E&H Proud as Distinguished Alumna" aria-label="Judge Chafin Makes E&H Proud as Distinguished Alumna"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/159,77,1449,1367/6887_Theresa_Chafin-web-3.rev.1568379513.jpg" alt="Justice Teresa Chafin being sworn into the Virginia Supreme Court." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/159,77,1449,1367/6887_Theresa_Chafin-web-3.rev.1568379513.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/159,77,1449,1367/6887_Theresa_Chafin-web-3.rev.1568379513.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1367"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/968-judge-chafin-makes-eamph-proud-as-distinguished" title="Judge Chafin Makes E&H Proud as Distinguished Alumna" aria-label="Judge Chafin Makes E&H Proud as Distinguished Alumna">Judge Chafin Makes E&H Proud as Distinguished Alumna</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Judge Teresa Chafin (’78) was recently unanimously voted into the Virginia Supreme Court, where she will serve a 12-year term. <a href="/live/news/968-judge-chafin-makes-eamph-proud-as-distinguished" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Judge Chafin Makes E&H Proud as Distinguished Alumna" aria-label="Judge Chafin Makes E&H Proud as Distinguished Alumna">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/887-sensory-hallway-provides-chilhowie-students-with" title="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus" aria-label="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg" alt="SHS Students placing a lily pad jumping course" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/887-sensory-hallway-provides-chilhowie-students-with" title="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus" aria-label="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus">Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">In a recent civic engagement project, students from the E&H School of Health Sciences volunteered at Chilhowie Elementary to help create their brand new sensory hallway. <a href="/live/news/887-sensory-hallway-provides-chilhowie-students-with" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus" aria-label="Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1178-emory-henry-college-named-to-virginia-livings" title="Emory & Henry College Named to Virginia Living’s 2020 Top Schools & Colleges List" aria-label="Emory & Henry College Named to Virginia Living’s 2020 Top Schools & Colleges List"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,996,965/7847_TopSchools2020Logo-01.rev.1584461177.png" alt="Virginia Living Top Schools and Colleges 2020" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,996,965/7847_TopSchools2020Logo-01.rev.1584461177.png 2x" data-max-w="996" data-max-h="965"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1178-emory-henry-college-named-to-virginia-livings" title="Emory & Henry College Named to Virginia Living’s 2020 Top Schools & Colleges List" aria-label="Emory & Henry College Named to Virginia Living’s 2020 Top Schools & Colleges List">Emory & Henry College Named to Virginia Living’s 2020 Top Schools & Colleges List</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p>  <em>Virginia Living </em>is a high quality, widely read lifestyle magazine that is celebrating  excellence and innovation in Virginia’s schools with their April issue.</p><a href="/live/news/1178-emory-henry-college-named-to-virginia-livings" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Emory & Henry College Named to Virginia Living’s 2020 Top Schools & Colleges List" aria-label="Emory & Henry College Named to Virginia Living’s 2020 Top Schools & Colleges List">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/717-emory-henry-college-holds-mid-appalachian" title="Emory & Henry College holds Mid-Appalachian Higher Ed Summit" aria-label="Emory & Henry College holds Mid-Appalachian Higher Ed Summit"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/921,0,3059,2136/6043_Mid-Appalachian_Higher_Ed_Summit.rev.1551899402.jpg" alt="From left to right: Moderator Dr. Michael Puglisi of Emory & Henry College, Dr. Dean Sprinkle..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/921,0,3059,2136/6043_Mid-Appalachian_Higher_Ed_Summit.rev.1551899402.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/921,0,3059,2136/6043_Mid-Appalachian_Higher_Ed_Summit.rev.1551899402.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/717-emory-henry-college-holds-mid-appalachian" title="Emory & Henry College holds Mid-Appalachian Higher Ed Summit" aria-label="Emory & Henry College holds Mid-Appalachian Higher Ed Summit">Emory & Henry College holds Mid-Appalachian Higher Ed Summit</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">For the first time in the Mid-Appalachian region, leaders of nine higher education institutions gathered to look at the state of higher education, demographic and economic trends, and workforce and career development needs in the region. <a href="/live/news/717-emory-henry-college-holds-mid-appalachian" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Emory & Henry College holds Mid-Appalachian Higher Ed Summit" aria-label="Emory & Henry College holds Mid-Appalachian Higher Ed Summit">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/973-burns-brings-social-justice-discussions-to-eamph" title="Burns Brings Social Justice Discussions to E&H" aria-label="Burns Brings Social Justice Discussions to E&H"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/6905_Leah_Burns-classroom.rev.1568741578.jpg" alt="Rev. Leah Burns during her classroom lecture." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/6905_Leah_Burns-classroom.rev.1568741578.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/6905_Leah_Burns-classroom.rev.1568741578.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1367"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/973-burns-brings-social-justice-discussions-to-eamph" title="Burns Brings Social Justice Discussions to E&H" aria-label="Burns Brings Social Justice Discussions to E&H">Burns Brings Social Justice Discussions to E&H</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Rev. Leah Burns of Knoxville Tenn. visited classrooms and hosted a Lyceum to invoke discussions on social justice in the Methodist Church and college campuses. <a href="/live/news/973-burns-brings-social-justice-discussions-to-eamph" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Burns Brings Social Justice Discussions to E&H" aria-label="Burns Brings Social Justice Discussions to E&H">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/765-announcement-for-emory-henry-community" title="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community" aria-label="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community"><img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,683,681/6152_image.rev.1553962022.jpg" alt="President Jake Schrum" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="683" data-max-h="1024"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/765-announcement-for-emory-henry-community" title="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community" aria-label="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community">Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">President Jake B. Schrum’s plans to retire are accepted by the Board of Trustees, while the Board unanimously approves to promote Provost Dr. John W. Wells as its 22nd President. <a href="/live/news/765-announcement-for-emory-henry-community" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community" aria-label="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community">Keep reading</a></div></div>