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CJP alumni with doctorates (there are more than 60!) are ‘theorizers, not theorists’

November 13, 2018Last updated November 13, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

THE EMPHASIS at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding is markedly different from what graduates encounter in PhD programs. Those programs, after all, are known for work done in isolation,

Fiji-based CJP grad facilitates dialogue on gender-based violence

Fiji Times

Paulo Baleinakorodawa MA '04 facilitated a dialogue on gender-based violence sponsored by Transcend Oceania in Suva with 30 community representatives from indigenous communities nationwide. ... read more about Fiji-based CJP grad facilitates dialogue on gender-based violence from Fiji Times

CJP student petitions UN on occupation of Western Sahara

November 6, 2018Last updated November 6, 2018 by EMU communications

Bouela Lehbib, a second-year graduate student with Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, petitioned the UN Special Political and Decolonization Committee about the occupation of Western Sahara by

Hershberger set to revisit, update EMU nursing’s ‘Sacred Covenant’

November 2, 2018Last updated November 3, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Eastern Mennonite University nursing program’s signature “Sacred Covenant” is getting an update – by its originator and with the help of those who live it. Since 1994, the ethics

AMBS President Sara Wenger Shenk ’75 to retire

November 2, 2018Last updated November 2, 2018 by Annette Brill Bergstresser / AMBS

The board of directors of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS), Elkhart, Indiana, announces the retirement of Sara Wenger Shenk, Ed.D., AMBS president, effective June 30, 2019. Wenger Shenk has served in

Virginia Business: Eastern Mennonite University expands nursing program

Virginia Business

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the U.S. needs more than a million new nurses by 2024. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing reports that, in 2016, nursing schools turned away more than 64,000 qualified applicants because of lack of space. Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg has firsthand knowledge of that problem. “We always have a wait list of qualified people who are unable to get into our program,” says Associate Professor Laura Yoder. ... read more about Virginia Business: Eastern Mennonite University expands nursing program from Virginia Business

Lobbyist alum engages CJP students with DC policymakers

October 31, 2018Last updated November 3, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Even though the odds against peacebuilding can seem stacked, Theo Sitther, a lobbyist for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), has also seen consensus in Washington D.C. – this

New Testament scholar N.T. Wright visits EMU

October 30, 2018Last updated October 31, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Renowned New Testament scholar N.T. Wright will visit Eastern Mennonite University Nov. 13-14 as part of a presentation series on the theme “Discerning the Dawn.” In addition to presenting in ... read more about New Testament scholar N.T. Wright visits EMU

Florida pastor honored for generosity to Cape Coral community

October 30, 2018Last updated October 30, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Dennis Gingerich, an alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, has been recognized for his generosity to his hometown of Cape Coral, Florida. He was awarded the 2018

Sports for peace: PeacePlayer’s Andrew Daniels MA ’16 on how basketball brings kids together

October 26, 2018Last updated November 1, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Andrew Daniels had a hunch there was some connection between his graduate studies in conflict transformation at Eastern Mennonite University and the sport he’d loved for most of his life.

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