The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, planned for June 5-7, 2020, at Eastern Mennonite University, has been postponed for a year. The new event will be June
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At first glance, there is nothing “shadowy” about the rise of fundraising organizations tied to Philadelphia public schools. These independently run nonprofits are typically associated with the sunny side of public education. But researchers Ryan Good and Katharine Nelson say there is a central paradox embedded in these “Friends of” groups, which have burst onto the scene in many wealthy or gentrifying parts of Philadelphia.
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Rota is a small town in the south of Spain, between Gibraltar and Portugal – a warm, coastal community with cobblestone streets and a cosmopolitan vibe. While deployed there with
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The first place many people go to seek help for mental illness or addiction is not the hospital, or a counselor or treatment center, according to Linda Witmer, director of
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Tonight is about a tradition that has buried in as deep and is as persistent as that impossible-to-eradicate little rodent that is the destroyer of gardens and the underminer of foundations. That tradition is a social bond based on geography, faith and taste buds.
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The Eastern Mennonite University Chamber Singers have announced a spring break tour to Pennsylvania. The group will give 10 performances in southern Pennsylvania at various churches, school chapels, and a
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Two researchers have taken the pulse of Mennonite PreK-12 education in the United States. Paul Yoder, a professor in Eastern Mennonite University’s teacher education program, partnered with colleague Peter Wiens,
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The director of Eastern Mennonite University’s two-year-old aviation program has his feet firmly planted on the ground most days, helping new pilots find their wings. It’s a path John Sibole
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Several floors above Main Street in downtown Harrisonburg, Letitia Bates sits with virtual and in-person clients and taps. It’s called the Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT for short, and it’s
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