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Shalom Academy builds on legacy of School for Leadership Training

November 14, 2023Last updated November 16, 2023 by Ryan Cornell

As the 2024 presidential election fast approaches and the campaign signs and TV ads begin their blitzes, it may seem the nation is more divided than ever. And, for faith

Gala concert to celebrate connectedness and community

November 6, 2023Last updated November 6, 2023 by Ryan Cornell

Where: Lehman AuditoriumWhen: 7 p.m., FridayCost: Free, with suggested donation of $10 to $20Online: emu.edu/gala/ Eastern Mennonite University’s 2023 Music Gala Concert, says David Berry, is a labor of love

Learning, hope central themes of 2023 CJP Graduation

May 13, 2023Last updated May 15, 2023 by EMU Communications

Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) students danced and blessed the journeys of their 16 classmates earning master’s degrees or graduate certificates at its Celebration of Blessings on May 7,

In the News: EMU professor Gaurav Pathania published in Boston Globe, interviewed by PBS

March 16, 2023Last updated March 20, 2023 by EMU Communications

Gaurav J. Pathania, professor of sociology and peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, has been published in The Boston Globe and interviewed by PBS NewsHour for his activism and expertise regarding

EMU welcomes new Board of Trustees member

January 2, 2023Last updated January 18, 2023 by EMU Communications

The Rev. Gordon Meriwether MA ‘14 (conflict transformation), MDiv ‘15, has joined the Eastern Mennonite University Board of Trustees. His term began in October 2022. Meriwether serves as director of

Former CJP visiting professor is founder and director of Nazareth Center for Peace Studies

December 27, 2022Last updated January 2, 2023 by EMU Communications

Rula Mansour, a visiting scholar at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding from 2015-17, has announced the founding the Nazareth Center for Peace Studies. Mansour will also direct the new

Seminary’s School for Leadership Training to explore disability-oriented inclusion and connection in church communities

November 26, 2022Last updated November 28, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s 2023 School for Leadership Training is themed “Creating Communities of Belonging: Appreciating EveryBODY.” The emphasis on the word body is deliberate, says Veva Mumaw, SLT director. “1

‘Thinking Pacificism’ blog: Why did Christianity move so far away from the message of Jesus?

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Maryknoll Lay Missioners honors couple with Bishop John E. McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award

November 8, 2022Last updated November 15, 2022 by EMU Communications

Kirstin Rothrock De Mello and Merwyn De Mello, both 2005 graduates of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, are the recipients of the 2022 Bishop John E. McCarthy Spirit of

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