Requests for training from Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute have skyrocketed since the death of George Floyd. Donna Minter, the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding's 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year, is the organization's founder and executive director. ... read more about Minnesota institute at ‘epicenter’ of training on racial restorative justice from Star Tribune
EMU men’s basketball player Tim Jones (Forestville, Md./Central) has been named to the 2019-20 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court. In his third year with the Runnin’ Royals, Jones is a ... read more about EMU’s Jones named To NABC Honors Court
This “Bishop’s Mantle” column, republished with permission from author Jim Bishop ’67, features his friend and former colleague Stuart Showalter ’67, who retired as an associate director of development at ... read more about ‘Bishop’s Mantle’: An appreciation of Stuart Showalter ’67
When the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) moved online this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it lost some of the aspects that attract people to the Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about From Jamaica to the UK, SPI’s online move expands global access to training
Eastern Mennonite University invites students to visit the campus in person or virtually during the state’s annual Virginia Private College Week from July 20-25. The university is among 23 schools ... read more about EMU hosts Virginia Private College Week July 20-25
Kim Souther, nationally acclaimed cellist, touring artist, and educator, returns to the Shenandoah Valley as new administrative director for the Shenandoah Valley Preparatory Music Program at Eastern Mennonite University. The ... read more about Cellist and music educator is new director of EMU’s Shenandoah Valley Preparatory Music Program
Amy Rosenberger ‘85 was among 16 attorneys at the law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson to be listed among the 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Rosenberger, who works ... read more about Attorney Amy Rosenberger ’85 named ‘Super Lawyer’
Colorizing Restorative Justice: Voicing Our Realities is a collection of 18 essays penned by various authors of color: practitioners and scholars of restorative justice who “explore the issues of racism ... read more about Professor Johonna Turner among contributors to ‘Colorizing Restorative Justice’
EMU’s 2020 Alumni Award recipients will be honored during the Oct. 16-18 Homecoming Weekend. Read about Alum of the Year Luke Gascho ’74 and Distinguished Service Award recipients Susan and ... read more about Lyubov Slashcheva ’11 is EMU’s 2020 Young Alum of the Year
Eastern Mennonite School has signed an agreement with Secure Futures Solar of Staunton to install and operate solar panels on its Harrisonburg campus. Together, solar arrays will generate a total capacity of 136 kilowatts of power, more than any solar power system installed at a K-12 school in Harrisonburg. ... read more about EMS to install solar panel array from Eastern Mennonite School