In late May, 2014, 35 people from 11 countries gathered on campus to discuss their ongoing work with EMU’s Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) program. It was the ... read more about Consultations launched in conjunction with SPI
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Alumni couple are movers and shakers in southern India
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, move over. Ditto for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. CJP has its own version of a “power couple” – but the two truly represent “power ... read more about Alumni couple are movers and shakers in southern India
Alumni relish returning to SPI
Instead of returning for EMU’s “homecoming” celebration – always held over one weekend each October – degree-holding alumni of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) often show up for ... read more about Alumni relish returning to SPI
The First and the Foremost: Summer Peacebuilding Institute
In the summer of 1994, about 40 peace and development workers gathered on the campus of Eastern Mennonite University for a one-week seminar called “Frontiers in International Peacebuilding.” It was ... read more about The First and the Foremost: Summer Peacebuilding Institute
EMU-connected architecture firm recognized as one of top in Shenandoah Valley
Randy Seitz, founder and president of Blue Ridge Architects [EMU class of ’87], still has a drawing board in his office, a source of much playful chiding from his colleagues. ... read more about EMU-connected architecture firm recognized as one of top in Shenandoah Valley
EMU delays formal action on hiring policy after listening process
After a six-month listening process that engaged a broad range of stakeholders, including Mennonite Church USA, the board of trustees of Eastern Mennonite University has delayed formal action regarding the ... read more about EMU delays formal action on hiring policy after listening process
Posey and McAlister go out in style
Seniors Adam Posey (Poquoson, Va./Poquoson) and Ryan McAlister (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) have each been named All-State by the Virginia Sports Information Directors. It is the first all-state award for each of the baseball men. ... read more about Posey and McAlister go out in style
Syrian archbishop leaves EMU abruptly to rally his flock to return to their historic, destroyed city and rebuild their lives
Two days of arduous traveling from war-torn Syria to peaceful Harrisonburg, Virginia. Four days in a class called “PeaceTalk: English Language Skills for Peacebuilders.” Then suddenly rushing back to Syria, ... read more about Syrian archbishop leaves EMU abruptly to rally his flock to return to their historic, destroyed city and rebuild their lives
Mediations guided by Hizkias Assefa yield comprehensive peace accord for a broad swath of South Sudan
Professor Hizkias Assefa responds here to questions about his successful efforts as a mediator to bring peace in early May 2014 to one large swath of South Sudan. Assefa’s key ... read more about Mediations guided by Hizkias Assefa yield comprehensive peace accord for a broad swath of South Sudan
CJP grad helps pilot restorative justice program in nation’s second-largest school system
Joseph Luciani, MA ’13, has spent the last year leading a restorative justice pilot program in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school system in the United States. ... read more about CJP grad helps pilot restorative justice program in nation’s second-largest school system