“Name any current major conflict in the world, domestic or international, and there is likely at least one graduate on location, employing the analysis and peacebuilding tools learned while studying at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding,” writes Daryl Byler, executive director, in his foreword to the annual Peacebuilder magazine.
The 2016-17 magazine features articles on the theme of “Learning Through Theory and Practice,” focusing on the MA in conflict transformation program.
- Academic programs director Jayne Docherty begins the thematic treatment with an essay about CJP curriculum development and the unique collaborative process by which the curricula is re-visioned in response to changing global needs.
- Alumni Raghda Quandour, MA ’03, and Jean Claude Nkundwa, MA ’14, talk about impacts of CJP education on their work in the Middle East and Burundi, respectively.
- The second-year practicum experience, when students merge theory and practice, is shared through four students.
- Learn about two new programs: the new MA in restorative justice program, the first of its kind in North America, and the limited residency program.
A sampling of articles about CJP programs
In addition to its academic programs, CJP also includes four programs that each receive individual treatment in the magazine: Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), Summer Peacebuilding Institute, Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program, and the Zehr Institute of Restorative Justice.
- STAR Director Katie Mansfield and Professor Barry Hart help plan and participate in a conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina about trauma and memory.
- Summer Peacebuilding Institute hosts a popular new class, “Peacebuilding Responses to Violent Extremism,” with Professor Lisa Schirch.
- Eight Kenyan women comprise the fourth cohort of the Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Cohort.
- Zehr Institute hosts and experts provide webinars on restorative justice in a variety of contexts.
Peacebuilder magazine is housed at www.emu.edu/now/peacebuilder. The site also includes professional profiles of CJP alumni, who are encouraged to update their profiles regularly.